Jennifer Lynn Lopez Rodríguez, (Jennifer Lopez, JLo) is an actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, businesswoman, television producer, choreographer, and perfumer from the United States of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on July 24, 1969.
Globally known for her major musical hits such as "If You Had My Love," "No Me Ames," "Waiting for Tonight," "El Anillo Pa Cuando," "On the Floor," and "Dance Again," Jennifer Lopez has sold over 80 million records and became the first Latina actress to earn a million dollars for her role in the film Selena, with which she rose to fame in 1997 after working on series and films that had not received very favorable reviews. However, back in 1995, portraying María, a young Mexican immigrant in the film My Family, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her success in Selena was followed by other titles such as Anaconda, U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone, and Out of Sight, a film by Steven Soderbergh.
By 1999, Jennifer López was already an actress making her mark in Hollywood when she released, in collaboration with Sony Music, the record label of Tommy Mottola, her debut album, titled On the 6, which was a resounding success. Subsequently, the single aimed at the Latin market, "No me ames," a duet with Marc Anthony, reached number one on the Billboard Latin Tracks for ten consecutive weeks.
In the following years, Jlo would continue to achieve great success as an actress and singer, simultaneously becoming a symbol of female empowerment through her sophisticated and sensual image.
On February 22, 1997, Jennifer Lopez married the Cuban Ojani Noa, from whom she divorced a year later. During that time, a video circulated on the internet showing JLo walking through the streets of the Havana neighborhood of Jaimanitas when she was not yet famous, presumably her only visit to Cuba. The conflicts between Lopez and Noa have lasted over 20 years due to the derogatory manner and discredit with which the Cuban continues to refer to the Diva, who published a book in 2006, claiming that Noa had assaulted her. The following year, they went to trial, and Lopez was awarded $545,000.
In 2011, they teamed up with Cuban-American singer Pitbull on the track "On The Floor," and in 2014, they collaborated again to perform the anthem for the World Cup, later both supporting Back It Up by Prince Royce.
In the video for the song "I'm Into You," López was joined by Cuban actor William Levy, which sparked media commentary about a possible relationship between the two actors.
At the 2013 American Music Awards ceremony, she performed three songs by Celia Cruz ("Kímbara," "La vida es un carnaval," and "Bemba Colorá") at a tribute gala to La Guarachera de Cuba, for whom she has always had great admiration.
In July 2017, the single "Ni tú ni yo" was released, part of the album Por primera vez, where it features the successful Cuban duo Gente de Zona with over 117 million views on YouTube. The same album includes the song Amnesia, written by Yotuel Romero of Orishas.
In 2020, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her leading role as Ramona in the film Hustlers and delivered a memorable performance alongside Colombian star Shakira at the Super Bowl.
