Jennifer Lopez whose larger-than-life presence propelled her from television to film roles, is the highest-paid Latina actress with $1 million she is asking per film. Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York on July 24, 1970. The daughter of a computer specialist and kindergarten teacher, Lopez always knew she wanted to be a performer. She started her professional career by appearing in the chorus of dancer, singer and choreographer Hinton Battle's Synchrocinicity musical in Japan. She had also appeared in Golden Musicals of Broadway on a European tour, along with regional productions of Oklahoma and Jesus Christ Superstar. Jennifer Lopez got her shot at acting in Connie Kaiserman's My Little Girl where she performed a little part as Myra. She was selected as one of choreographer Rosie Perez's "Fly Girls", after she won a national competition of about two thousand contestants.

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