Jennifer Lopez Research Paper

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx in New York on July 24, 1970. She grew up in a loving Puerto Rican family. Her parents are David and Guadalupe. Jennifer Lopez was the middle of three daughters, her older sister is Leslie and her younger sister is Lynda. As a small child, Jennifer’s dream was to be an entertainer. At the age of five, her parents enrolled her in dance classes at a local Boys and Girls club. Some of the first dances she learned were jazz and ballet. Along with dance lessons, Jennifer took piano lessons, and she loved to sing. Jennifer was born to be a star.
Jennifer had a childhood idol; she aspired to be like Rita Moreno who was an actress in Jennifer’s favorite movie “West Side Story.” In
In 1991, she relocates to Los Angeles and was selected to be a Fly Girl on Fox TV’s variety show “In Living Color.” Consequently, she leaves the Fox TV show to pursue acting roles. In 1993 through 1994 her acting roles were as followed: Nurses on the Hot line and The Crash of flight 7 (TV movies), TV series: Second Chances, Hotel Malibu, and South Central. In 1995, she ends her long-term relationship with boyfriend David Cruz; they were together since Jennifer was fifteen. Following this, Jennifer was hired by Gregory Nava for the film Mi Familia/My Family. Moreover, Jennifer was in films such as, Money Train, Jack, and Blood & Wine. Generally speaking, Jennifer Lopez has been one of my favorite artists; on the other hand, Selena has also been one of my favorites. After the tragedy of Selena happened, I could not have been any happier to see that Jennifer Lopez was the final choice to star in “Selena.” Despite controversies, Jennifer Lopez had many similarities between herself and her movie character. They were also approximately the same age and Jennifer was very close to her family. Jennifer obtained a $1 million salary for starring in Selena, she became the highest-paid Latina performer in Hollywood history and she earned a Golden Globe Award. Afterwards, Ojani Noa, a Cuban-born, proposed to Jennifer and with surprise she said yes. In 1998, Jennifer earns $2 million to costar with George Clooney in Out of Sight, she signed a recording contract with Sonny Records, took part in film Antz, divorces Ojani Noa, and begins dating rapper Sean “Puffy” Combs as known as P-Diddy. In 1999, Jennifer releases her first album On the 6, and she makes headlines on December when detained for 14 hours in jail regarding a shooting in a Manhattan club where she was accompanied by P-Diddy. In the years 2000 through 2003, she ends the relationship with the rapper, she was