Nominee Profile 2020: Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”

Jennifer Lopez, who first stole our hearts when she starred as the late Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Perez in her breakout movie Selena, is making waves again. This time as Ramona Vega, a veteran stripper in the Lorene Scafaria-helmed crime drama which J. Lo also co-produced, Hustlers.

Based on a 2015 New York magazine article, the Hustlers at Scores by Jessica Pressler, the movie follows a crew of club strippers as they plot to turn the tables on their rich clients.
As part of her research, J. Lo went to strip clubs and talked to the dancers. “I learned a lot from the girls,” she said. “I love observing and I talked to a lot of the girls. So it was just good to observe the atmosphere of the club when I went there a few times. Some said they were proud of their body, others said they were single moms or were in college, while some said it was like an addiction or like going to a casino. Sometimes you make $40 a night, sometimes you go home with $5,000. So that was an interesting mindset for Ramona.”
As for her pole dancing scenes, she revealed, “It was fun to learn. It was difficult. It was hard.  I was much bruised and very beat up by it. I had huge bruises all over my legs and my shoulders. I had to train a lot, even in the gym to gain upper and core strength.”
On her similarities with her character Ramona, J. Lo disclosed, “The good things about her are similar to some ways that I am. I am maternal. I like to take care of everybody on the set, make sure they are okay, especially when I am a producer. I like to create that atmosphere. Ramona’s ambition, power, just being a single mom, were very in line with what I do.”

For her performance as Ramona, Jennifer earned the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture nomination. It’s her first Golden Globe nod since 1998 when she was up for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy honors for Selena.
The actress, who turned 50 last July 24, revealed that the secret of her youthful looks is not drinking alcohol. She added that being happy also makes a big difference. Forbes ranked her in 2012 as the most powerful celebrity in the world, as well as the 38^th most powerful woman in the world while Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
The highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood, Lopez is also considered as the most influential Latin performer in the United States with a cumulative film gross of $3.1 billion and estimated global sales of 80 million records.
Her other ventures include a production company, clothing lines, fragrances, and a charitable foundation
This lady from the Bronx who carved a name for herself as an actress-singer-dancer-fashion designer-producer-businesswoman is also a passionate supporter of LGBT rights and has raised millions of dollars for HIV/AIDS research.
This indefatigable and talented lady will be seen next in the movie Marry Me opposite Owen Wilson and in the new TV series, Thanks a Million. Source: goldenglobes