Born July 24, 1969
Jennifer Lopez burst onto the Hollywood scene as a Fly Girl on the hit Fox comedy sketch show In Living Color, and gained recognition starring opposite Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in the 1995 film Money Train—but it was her starring role in Selena (1997) that catapulted her to superstardom, making her the first Latina actress to earn $1 million for a movie role. Born and raised in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Lopez has dominated the worlds of fashion, music, movies and fragrances for more than 10 years. She has her own production company, Nuyorican Productions, and has been ranked by Forbes as the most powerful Latina in Hollywood. Lopez has five platinum-selling albums, and is currently a judge on American Idol, alongside Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler.
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We were super excited to hear that Jennifer Lopez was already shooting the music video for her new single, “On the Floor!”
The new American Idol judge looks absolutely stunning (as usual) and the energy of the video really does make you want to just dance."I play one character where she kind of runs this party, acts like she’s kind of over it, but at the same time loves it and loves this kind of underground kind of party dance culture," explains Lopez. "So I got to be wild and crazy, and I got to be sexy and sweet too."
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Jennifer Lopez is flirty in feathered Marchesa, Camilla Belle is fierce in silver Giorgio Armani, Eva Mendes is girly in lace Valentino and more!
Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Shakira are just some of the Latin artists that have successfully crossed over into the English language market, paving the way for the many musicians who dream of stardom on U.S. soil.
But the reverse has become increasingly popular, with singers switching to Spanish after hitting the big time. Check out some of the performers that have fine-tuned their voices in español—capturing a whole new legion of listeners in the process.
— American Idol judge Randy Jackson told Jimmy Kimmel last night that his fellow AI judge, Jennifer Lopez is (almost) as good a singer as Lady Gaga.
— Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber attended a birthday party for Justin's tour mate Jessica Jarrell this past weekend, and...
The tenth season of American Idol premiered last night with Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez in the judges’ seats. “I decided to become a judge because we can actually take somebody and change their life,” said the former Fly Girl at the start of the two-hour show. “I want them to be great. I want them to be a superstar. I think I’m going to be compassionate. I’m not in the business of crushing spirits.” So how did she do behind the table at the New Jersey auditions?
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Some people are questioning producer RedOne and Jennifer Lopez on the origins of her new single featuring Pitbull, "On the Floor."
Critics are pointing out similarities between the new song and a single Kat de Luna released back in November of 2010 in Europe called "Party O'Clock." We can't lie, the competing dance ditties do share similar lyrics and a general sound—but isn't producer RedOne (who created both songs) more to blame for this faux-pas than either of these Latin divas?
...Eva Longoria looked amazing at the Golden Globes this weekend, proving that even a bad divorce can't hold this superstar down. Her fabulous composure got us thinking about all the other ladies we love who had made fierce comebacks from bad breakups, cheating scandals and divorces.
![Behind the Scenes: J.Lo's "On the Floor" Music Video](http://www.latina.com/files/imagecache/spotlight/jennifer_lopez_latina_music_0125_275.jpg "Behind the Scenes: J.Lo's "On the Floor" Music Video")
![](http://www.latina.com/files/imagecache/spotlight/jennifer_lopez_kat_deluna_latina_music_0119_275.jpg "J.Lo's "On the Floor" Vs. Kat De Luna's "Party O'Clock"")
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