Jennifer Lynn Lopez Rodríguez, known as Jennifer Lopez or JLo, is an American actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, businesswoman, television producer, choreographer, and perfumer of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on July 24, 1969.
World-renowned for hits like "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 albums and became the first Latina actress to earn a million dollars for her role in the film Selena, which catapulted her to fame in 1997 after working in various series and films that didn't receive much acclaim. Despite this, in 1995, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as María, a young Mexican immigrant in the film My Family. Following her success with Selena, she starred in other titles like Anaconda, U Turn, directed by Oliver Stone, and Out of Sight, a film by Steven Soderbergh.
By 1999, Jennifer López had already established herself as an actress in Hollywood when she released her debut album, On the 6, in collaboration with Sony Music, Tommy Mottola's record label, achieving tremendous success. Subsequently, the single for the Latin market titled "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 both an actress and a singer, while also becoming a symbol of female empowerment through her sophisticated and sensual image.
February 22, 1997Jennifer LopezShe married the Cuban Ojani Noa, from whom she divorced a year later. From that time, a video is circulating on the internet in which you can see herJLocaminando por las calles del barrio habanero de Jaimanitas cuando aún no era famosa, en la que se supone haya sido su única visita a Cuba. Los enfrentamientos entre López y Noa tienen más de 20 años por la forma despectiva y el descrédito con el que el cubano se sigue refiriendo a la Diva quien en 2006 publicó un libro, donde alegó que Noa la violaba. Al año siguiente, fueron a juicio y Lopez fue recompensada con 545 000 dólares.
In 2011, she collaborated with Cuban-American singer Pitbull on the song "On The Floor," and in 2014, they teamed up again to perform the anthem for the World Cup. Later, both supported "Back It Up" by Prince Royce.
In the video for the song "I'm Into You," López was accompanied by Cuban actor William Levy, which sparked media speculation about a possible relationship between the two actors.
At the 2013 American Music Awards, she performed three songs by Celia Cruz ("Kímbara," "La vida es un carnaval," and "Bemba Colorá") at a tribute gala for La Guarachera de Cuba, for whom she has always had great admiration.
In July 2017, the single "Ni tú ni yo" was released from the album Por primera vez, featuring the successful Cuban duo Gente de Zona, which has garnered over 117 million views on YouTube. The album also includes the track "Amnesia," written by Yotuel Romero from Orishas.
In 2020, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her leading role as Ramona in the film Hustlers, and she delivered a memorable performance alongside Colombian singer Shakira at the Super Bowl.
