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But a stint as a backing dancer in the early 1990s for MC Hammer and New Kids on the Block secured her place as one of the Fly Girls, a dance troupe on the TV comedy sketch show, In Living Colour.įrom there followed various minor TV roles, before two high-profile forays on to the big screen that were nevertheless flops – action thriller Money Train in 1995, and comedy Jack with Robin Williams a year later. Through a mixture of chance and design, the documentary seems to pose the question: is Lopez Hollywood's most underestimated star?įrom a young age, Lopez has always battled a certain scepticism: she's talked about how, as a late teen, she was challenged by her parents David and Guadalupe when she decided to drop out of college, having originally envisioned she might be a lawyer, to pursue her dreams of being a performer. Respectively, we see how she fails to receive a much-expected Oscar nomination for Hustlers, and is made to share the Super Bowl stage with another Latina performer, Shakira, a decision about which Lopez doesn't hold back: "it was the worst idea in the world to have two people do the Super Bowl!" she says on camera. However, at the same time as celebrating both these achievements, it highlighted the pushback she still faces from the industry. That was evident in the recent Netflix documentary, Halftime, which followed her during a busy career period in 20 when she appeared in a critically acclaimed role in the film Hustlers, and performed at the 2020 Super Bowl half-time show.
Lopez's rise to what can now be regarded as a global icon has been a long one, but even now, three decades into her career, having sold 80 million records, recorded eight albums and appeared in more than 40 films, she still struggles to receive her dues. On Lopez's part, it also reflected a drive to link back to her heritage that has defined her as a performer since she was young. "People like to support places as well as they like to support people, so I felt there would be a big connection with Jennifer and the Bronx, as it's the home of hip hop," explains Deyo of giving the song that geographical emphasis. What also set the track apart from a lot of other big mainstream pop songs was its specificity in showcasing the autobiography of its singer, Lopez, a second-generation immigrant from Puerto Rico, who grew up in the Bronx neighbourhood of New York, which is mentioned 29 times in the song. I also wanted to give her a new nickname, like J-Lo, so I wondered if she would like being called Jenny?"įrom that video to the insanely catchy flute riff – sampled from Enoch Light's 1975 disco track Hijack – it was one of the year's most talked-about songs, and, in the US, spent a total of 16 weeks on the Billboard charts. The song, the lead single from her third album This is Me… Then, was the creation of Andre Deyo, a songwriter who was inspired by Lopez’s tell-all interview in May of the same year with Oprah Winfrey. "Originally, it was called Jenny from the Bronx," Deyo tells BBC Culture, "But it was changed in the end.
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