Famous woman actress and singer whose life is the subject of the documentary: Who is Jennifer Lopez?

Jennifer Lopez, whose full name is Jennifer Lynn Lopez, was born on July 24, 1969 in the Bronx, a borough of New York. Her mother, Guadalupe Rodriquez Lopez, is a teacher at a nursery in New York. Her father, David Lopez, worked as a computer technician after serving in the military. The couple divorced in the 1990s.

Lopez has an older sister named Lesie and a younger sister named Lynda. Lopez said she grew up with a strict upbringing. She attended the Holy Family School and the all girl Preston High School, where she received a Catholic education. At school, Lopez ran track and field at the national level, participated in gymnastics, and was on the softball team. She danced in school musicals and starred in the Godspell musical production she. West Side Story made a special impression on Lopez and she wanted to be an entertainer from an early age. She began taking dance lessons at the age of five at Ballet Hispánico on the Upper West Side. As a teenager, she learned flamenco, jazz, and ballet at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club and taught dance to younger students, including Kerry Washington.

Lopez made her acting debut at the age of 16 with a small role in the 1986 film "My Little Girl." Her family was not happy with Lopez's decision, who left the university to pursue her dance career. Her mother asked her to move out of the family home, and they stopped talking for eight months. Lopez moved to Manhattan and slept in the dance studio's office for the first few months.

Lopez's first professional job was in 1989 when she spent five months touring Europe with the musical revue show "Golden Musicals of Broadway". She was the only member of the choir without a solo, and later described it as a pivotal moment in the entertainment industry where she understood the importance of "hard skin". Her entry into the television world began in 1990, when she won Fox TV's "Fly Girl" dance competition, thus qualifying for a role in the comedy series "In Living Color".

Lopez moved to Los Angeles in late 1991 for work. She went to shoot the drama during the day and attended acting classes given by Aaron Speiser at night. Lopez's first professional acting job was a recurring small role on the TV show "South Central(1994)". She later starred in "Second Chances" and its spin off "Hotel Malibu". She then took part in a drama called "Lost in the Wild (1993)".

She made her continuing film debut with the 1995 hit movie "Money Train" starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. She then had a supporting role opposite Robin Williams in the 1996 comedy "Jack". She then continued to make a name for herself by co-starring in the neo-noir thriller "Blood and Wine (1997)" with Jack Nicholson. Lopez became the first Latino actress to earn $1 million for her role as singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in the biographical musical drama film "Selena (1997)," and subsequently received her first Golden Globe nomination. She then acted with George Clooney in the detective theft movie "Out of Sight (1998)". Lopez received rave reviews for her performance.

Lopez started her music career in 1999 and released "On the 6", one of the most popular albums of the summer. The album was also a success, with Lopez's first single "If You Had My Love" topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In early 2001, Lopez became the first woman to simultaneously have a number one movie and album when the romantic comedy "The Wedding Planner" with Matthew McConaughey and her sophomore album "J.Lo" were released the same week. The album received mixed reviews. In other 2001 work, Lopez founded Jennifer Lopez's clothing brand, J.Lo, her first commercial venture.

The romantic comedy "Maid in Manhattan (2002)," in which Lopez co-starred with Ralph Fiennes, became the highest-grossing film of her career. In 2002's business venture, Lopez opened Madre's, a Los Angeles restaurant serving Latin cuisine, and launched her first fragrance, Glow by JLo. It became the best selling perfume in the United States.

Lopez, who has acted in many movies and starred, could not achieve the success she wanted in them. Later in 2004, Lopez launched her second fashion label, Sweetface, and the box office hit romantic comedy drama film "Shall We Dance?" co-starred with Richard Gere. Lopez's next three film projects were box office failures. These are: An Unfinished Life (2005), Bordertown (2007) and El Cantante (2006).

Lopez released two studio albums in 2007. Her fifth album, "Como Ama una Mujer", was the first to be recorded entirely in Spanish. Her sixth studio album, "Brave", became the lowest ranked album worldwide. While pregnant with twins, Lopez embarked on her first concert tour starring Anthony in September 2007. After giving birth to twins in February 2008, Lopez took a career break. Then Lopez's first theatrical role in three years was the romantic comedy "The Back-up Plan (2010)".

A "big turning point" in Lopez's career came in 2011 when she joined the jury of the American Idol singing competition series. She accepted the job at a time when "a lot of movies weren't offered," and the show made her stand out. After signing a new recording contract with Island Records, Lopez's seventh studio album "Love?" It was published in early 2011. While the album itself was a moderate commercial success, the single "On the Floor" was one of the most successful songs of the year.

Lopez's biggest hit album, Dance Again... the Hits, was released in mid-2012 to fulfill her contractual obligations with her former label, Epic Records. "Dance Again" peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, Lopez co-starred with Jason Statham in the detective thriller "Parker," in which she plays Leslie. Her performance received positive reviews.

Also that year, Lopez released "We Are One (Ole Ola)", the official song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, along with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte. Later, Lopez partnered with Endless Jewelry on a series of jewellery. She published a book called "True Love", which entered the New York Times bestseller list.

From 2016 to 2018, Lopez performed a guest concert show called "All I Have" at Planet Hollywood's Zappos Theater in Las Vegas. It performed 120 shows over the course of three years and made a huge profit from ticket sales. Lopez also produced and starred as Detective Harlee Santos, a single mother and police detective in New York City, on NBC's crime drama "Shades of Blue" from 2016 to 2018. Lopez's performance received positive reviews. In 2018, Lopez was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.

Lopez starred in the big-grossing movie "Hustlers (2019)," which she also executive produced. Directed by Lorene Scafaria, the film was inspired by a true story about a group of Manhattan strippers defrauding rich men. Lopez's role received critical acclaim, and some considered it the best performance of her acting career. The film also gave Lopez the highest opening weekend at the box office for a live-action film and earned multiple award nominations.

In 2019, Lopez embarked on an international concert tour called It's My Party to celebrate her 50th birthday; the tour consisted of thirty-eight shows. In February 2020, Lopez co-starred with Shakira on the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in Miami, Florida. The performance was critically acclaimed and is now the most watched Super Bowl LIV halftime show to date.

In mid 2021, Lopez signed a multi year deal with Netflix to produce a series of films and television shows through Niyorican Productions. Lopez co-starred with Owen Wilson and Maluma in the romantic comedy "Marry Me," which was shot in late 2019 and hit theaters in February 2022. The film grossed over $50 million at the box office, becoming the top rated daily film on Peacock and received generally mixed reviews from critics. Lopez also released a soundtrack for the film that composed the singles "On My Way" and "Marry Me".

Her next project was the documentary "Jennifer Lopez: Halftime (2022)", which focused on Lopez's life after the release of The Hustlers and preparing for her 2020 Super Bowl performance. The first half received positive reviews from film critics. In October 2022, Jimmy Fallon and Lopez published a New York Times bestseller, "Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure," a children's book.

Filmed in the Dominican Republic and starring Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Coolidge, the action-comedy Shotgun Wedding is scheduled to air directly on Amazon Prime Video on January 27, 2023.

In October 2021 and March 2022, Lopez was in Canada and Gran Canaria for the action feature film "Mother" directed by Niki Caro and scheduled for release on Netflix in May 2023. Lopez shot the science fiction thriller "Atlas" from September to November. He has several projects he is working on as a producer and an upcoming studio album called "This Is Me... Now", scheduled for release in 2023.

Private life

Lopez was in a relationship with her high school boyfriend, David Cruz, for nearly a decade until the mid-1990s. From February 1997 to January 1998 she was married to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa. Lopez was in an on and off relationship with record producer and rapper Sean Combs (later known as "Puff Daddy") from 1999 to early 2001.

She was married to former backup dancer Cris Judd from September 2001 to January 2003. Before her divorce with Judd was finalized, Lopez was in a relationship with actor and film producer Ben Affleck from mid-2002 to early 2004. Although their paths have crossed several times before, their first big date was on the set of Gigli (2003), in December 2001. Later, their relationship was widely publicized. The tabloids referred to the couple as "Bennifer". They got engaged in November 2002 and ended their engagement in January 2004.

Lopez was married to singer Marc Anthony from June 2004 to June 2014. They had worked together before and dated for a few months in the late 1990s. They collaborated on music and performed together during their marriage, and also co-starred in El Cantante (2006). Lopez gave birth to fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, on Long Island in February 2008. People paid a reported US$6 million for the first photos of the twins, making them the most expensive celebrity photos taken at the time. The couple announced their separation in July 2011.

Lopez had an on and off relationship with former backup dancer Casper Smart from October 2011 to August 2016. She dated New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez from February 2017 to early 2021. They got engaged in March 2019 but postponed their wedding twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2021, they announced that their relationship was ending.

In April 2021, Lopez and Affleck were reported to be dating again, and Lopez made it public that their relationship flared up again that July. In the years after their separation, they kept in touch and spoke highly of each other in the press. Both Affleck and Lopez have talked about the gift of giving each other a second chance since their reunion. On April 8, 2022, Lopez announced their second engagement 20 years after the first proposal. They got married on July 16, 2022 in Las Vegas. The following month they held a wedding celebration for their family and friends.