One of her first jobs was dancing In vivid colora series of sketches from the early ’90s that featured characters like Jim Carrey or Jamie Foxx, but his first major role was that of Selena Quintanilla in 1997, the film of the same name about the mythical Texas singer who died tragically at the height of her career. Critics raved about her presence, and although some protested that no actress of Mexican descent was chosen, Lopez’s appeal dispelled any negative comment.
Its interpretation in selena promised a career full of important roles. However, a series of films followed in which she was pigeonholed due to her Latino origins. ‘[Al principio,] I think he only got roles where I had an accent. And then we gradually changed, because I remained steadfast. I just wanted to play “a girl,” you know, I didn’t even want to know her last name or first name.
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The first role Jennifer Lopez remembers is that she’s just “a girl.” The Wedding Planneropposite Matthew McConaughey in 2001. “Normally you would have seen people like Meg Ryan, Sandra Bullock or Julia Roberts in that role.” But when that happened, when I was given the role, I think things really changed. At the time, Jennifer became the first woman to have a movie and a #1 album in the same week, with simultaneous success The Wedding Planner (2001) and his album J.Lo (2001).
“[Al principio,] I think I only got roles where I had an accent, and then little by little we changed because I stuck with it.
Jennifer Lopez He struggled with more than his accent. Her accentuated curves became an obsession with the press, audiences and industry, who to this day continue to put them in the spotlight whenever they can. And just look at her awkward response to nosy questions about her body posed by male journalists trying to portray a stereotypical Latina. “Are you really asking me this question?”: This line is enough to leave the conversation. It also helps us understand how difficult it was to land the roles that would help her showcase her range as an actress. Over time, Jennifer has taken over the narration and knows how to play this game, that of the sexy bombshell, without losing control of the stories she wants to tell, like when she managed to break 18 cages in to incorporate their presentation of the bombshell Super Bowl Halftime to make a societal comment on Latino families separated at the US border during the Donald Trump administration.