Jennifer Lopez doesn’t need an introduction. But as today is J Lo’s 53rd birthday, HITC dives into her humble beginnings, career, and current incredible international fame.
Jennifer Lynn Lopez, also known by J Lo or Mrs Affleck, was a wild ride that led to her becoming one of today’s biggest female stars with a massive career. It was a remarkable feat. net worth of $400 million, there’s no doubt that the Puerto Rican is unstoppable.
Let’s get loud. She was a star from an early age and is now a successful Latino singer and actress.
Keep reading to find out more about J Lo’s start in the entertainment career, to the powerful celebrity she is today.
J LO, happy 53rd birthday!
The beginnings ‘Jenny From The Block’
J Lo has been in the limelight since she was five years of age, but she became famous at 20. Best known for her role as the legendary Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the actress-turned-singer shot to fame thanks to her hit single ‘Jenny From The Block‘.
Growing up in The Bronx as a Latina, Jennifer was destined to become one of the biggest Latino artists in Hollywood and around the globe. Born to her parents, her dad was a computer technician and her mother a homemaker, she took dance and singing lessons from age seven.
Her journey began with building an empire from scratch and going on to making a trademark name for herself. I mean, almost everyone knows or has heard of J Lo.
Before shooting to fame, Jennifer started as a dancer. Dedicated to beginning her showbiz career, she then became a Fly Girl, shot her first music videos and movies, and studio albums.
A decade after getting her name out there, she dropped her third album This Is Me… Then, where the famous track Jenny From The Block was included.
Her international fame expanded, and she became known as the J Lo from the Bronx we know of today.
J Lo reflects on her career: ‘I didn’t grow up with a lot’
The Pop Culture Innovationator for 2020 was chosen by WSJ Magazine and the singer chose to talk about where she came from.
The star shared a video of the experience with her fans.
J Lo stated in the video: “When I first came on the scene, I wasn‘t trying to be the size zero model or say I wasn’t Latin and change my name. I was Jennifer Lopez. I had a big butt, I embraced that, but I didn’t just wanna be the Latin actress or the one who played those roles”. Then, she confessed: “I wanted to do different roles.”
“There’s different acts in our lives and every day I’m trying to be a better version of myself,”She continued.
“It’s really been a life’s journey of trying to figure myself out and where I fall short and where I could be better and where patterns from my childhood have held me back in different areas of my life.”
Then she admitted: “Growing up in the Bronx really did shape me, because I grew up with not a lot.
“Everything about me; my kind of grit. I never thought about it or described it this way before but it is the heartbeat inside of me that is the Bronx and my upbringing that continues to drive me.”
‘La Guitarra’ ‘insuring her bum’
Many men dreamed about Jennifer Lopez in their adulthood and fell for her stunning body. She was thus given the nickname “The Lady with the Dragon Tattoo”. “La Guitarra’, which in Spanish translates to “The Guitar”. Why? All it comes down to her shaped body, which is almost like an instrument.
Rumours circulated that the singer had in 2016 insured her bum for a staggering sum of one million dollars. Yes, you’ve read it right.
It seems that celebrities on the A-list are willing to pay a premium for their bodies, as well as certain parts of their bodies. Just like Rihanna’s legs being worth a million dollars, rumours flew of J Lo joining the club.
But the singer shut down the rumours. Even though she knew such a thing existed elsewhere in the world, she chose not to insure her famous bum for this amount.
After being asked by James Corden to clarify her fans during a Carpool Karaoke, the singer said: “No! There is no such thing. I think there is a place in your home country (UK) where you can secure certain things, parts of your body, seriously. It exists. I have heard it. But not here (Los Angeles), I don’t think so!”
Being an icon and living a fairytale life
J Lo is a pop culture icon and has been a superstar. The 53-year-old has been able to make her name famous in the entire world for five decades. She has been hard at work and is now a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.
Jennifer Lopez has been nominated for Grammys and won over 200 awards, including American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards.
Her work has been well-received and people have danced to her songs (literally). But her entire life has been closely watched. Yes, she was married four times and had two children.
The Marry me actress took it quite literally… Y El Anilla Pa’ Cuándo?Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were reunited last week after two decades of being together.
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