Jennifer Lopez, J.Lo, Jenny from the Block… These are all names of the outstanding and amazing woman, one of the most famous Hollywood stars. She is a successful singer, actress, dancer, designer and philanthropist. It doesn’t matter if you follow show business news or not, but you have definitely heard something about Jennifer Lopez. Buttocks insured for $300 million, relationships with the world’s leading machos, secrets of youth and beauty of Jenny, who at 53 years old looks like she is 33 years old… In addition to scandalous articles in magazines and provocative interviews, there are still a lot of facts from the biography of this wonderful woman. How did an ordinary Latin American girl from the gangster Bronx become famous and beloved by millions? In this article, we will talk about some interesting moments from the life of Jennifer Lopez to have a broader look at her personality. Read more on i-bronx.
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J.Lo as a triathlete
Pregnant women sometimes have very strange and unpredictable desires. Someone wants strawberries in the middle of February, while others wish to radically change their hairstyle. Jennifer Lopez, being in the eighth month of pregnancy, got excited about the idea of taking part in a triathlon. Her only experience in this kind of competition was participation in a 10-kilometer marathon at the age of 12. Jen just happened to see a triathlon sports report on TV and decided she had to give it a try. Lucy Danziger, editor of Self magazine, who has participated in these competitions for four years, supported Jennifer and offered her help. Lucy worked out with J.Lo every day for an hour and a half, not including regular home training.
Later, Lopez admitted: ‘The morning before the race, when I was standing there surrounded by a thousand paparazzi and imagined that I would have to jump into cold water, I realized that this was probably not the best idea that ever came to me’. However, everything went great. Jennifer Lopez’s official race time was 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds. She managed the swimming, which Jen dreaded more than anything, in 20 minutes and 52 seconds, the bike race in one hour, 14 minutes and 36 seconds and the run in 38 minutes and 51 seconds. Due to her participation, an additional $127,000 was collected for the fund of the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital.
J.Lo as the founder of Nuyorican Productions
Back in the early 2000s, Jennifer Lopez and manager Benny Medina founded a production company called Nuyorican Productions. Over the years of its existence, the studio has released 16 films and 19 series. The list is quite long. Among the most famous projects are the films Feel the Noise, Bordertown, Second Art, Marry Me, The Mother and Shotgun Wedding. Among the series and TV shows, the most popular are South Beach, Dance Life, The Fosters and World of Dance. Since 2014, the production center has been actively promoting J.Lo’s music career. The decision to open her own company in the 2000s and the fact of having her own studio influenced Jennifer Lopez’s achievements in show business and made her path a little easier. However, it did not become the main reason for her crazy success.
By the way, the Nuyorican Productions company has a rather symbolic logo, which Jen probably had a hand in. It features the Empire State Building along with a coconut tree, conveying the combination of the two most important places for Lopez, New York and Puerto Rico.
J.Lo as a dancer for New Kids on the Block and Janet Jackson
Jennifer Lopez started her career on the dance floor. A talented and hardworking young girl stood out from the crowd. To gain this advantage, Jen constantly worked on herself. When she came from the Bronx to Manhattan to learn to dance, Jennifer often had to spend the night in the training hall after hard choreography classes. For the first time on television, Lopez appeared on the show In Living Color, where Rosie Perez was the main choreographer. Jen was noticed after that.
For a while, she was a backup dancer for the popular boy band New Kids on the Block and performed with them at the American Music Awards in 1991.
The next step was to work as a dancer for Janet Jackson, a well-known singer at that time. Jennifer Lopez can be seen in the video for the song That’s the Way Love Goes. In 1993, Janet was going on a big tour. Lopez was one of the first to be called to the team. However, she refused. Jennifer realized that she wanted and could do more than shade someone’s talents in the background.
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J.Lo as a perfumer
Another passion of Jennifer Lopez is perfume. Jen released the first fragrance under her brand in 2002. Like a real woman, she likes to change her tastes and preferences often. Therefore, J. Lo has created 33 author’s fragrances for 22 years. She also collaborated with leading perfumers, including Frank Voelkl, Michel Girard, Ellen Molner, James Krivda, Louise Turner, Catherine Walsh, Gabriela Chelariu, Steve DeMercado, Caroline Sabas, Calice Becker, Honorine Blanc, Veronica Casanova, Dominique Ropion, Claudette Belnavis, Shyamala Maisondieu and Harry Fremont.
J.Lo as a philanthropist
In 2009, Jennifer Lopez, together with her sister Linda, founded the Lopez Family Foundation, a charitable organization. The goal of the foundation was to provide qualified and timely medical assistance to women and children, regardless of their financial situation. The reason for creating this organization was Jen’s personal experience. Once, her little daughter Emma had a lump on her head. Jennifer immediately received advice and help from doctors and calmed down. The next day she thought about mothers who do not have the opportunity not only to cure the child but even to find what is happening to the baby. Since then, the Lopez sisters have been engaged in charity work in this area. They provide expensive medicines to the most vulnerable parts of the population, organize professional counseling programs that provide information to women about women’s and children’s health and provide children’s hospitals with the necessary equipment.
In 2013, for her activities and exemplary motherhood for other women, Jennifer Lopez was honored with the March of Dimes Grace Kelly Award at the annual charity evening in New York. In 2015, the United Nations Foundation awarded Lopez with the title of Global Advocate for Girls and Women. J. Lo constantly supports the following projects and initiatives: UNICEF, Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, GRAMMY Foundation, New York City Police Foundation, Save the Children, Amnesty International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, City of Hope, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Love Our Children USA, Every Mother Counts and others.
J.Lo as a record holder
Jennifer Lopez has several notable achievements. Lopez was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and became the first Latin American actress to earn over $1,000,000 for her first starring role in the biopic Selena in 1997.
She also starred in the adventure horror film Anaconda and the crime comedy Out of Sight, becoming the highest-paid Latin American actress in Hollywood.
Jennifer Lopez is the only woman who twice became the sexiest woman in the world according to FHM.
In 2001, J.Lo was an absolute favorite in the music and cinema arena. Then, she became the only woman who released two masterpieces in one week, which occupied the first places in the tournament tables. It was the movie The Wedding Planner and J.Lo’s second studio album.
