Jennifer Lopez was built-in on July 24, 1969, in the Castle Hill area of the Bronx. Her father, David, was a computer technician. Her mother, Guadalupe, accomplished kindergarten. Jennifer is the average of three daughters. Her ancient sister, Leslie, is a housewife who sings opera. Her adolescent sister, Lynda, is a DJ on New York's WKTU, a VH1 VJ, and a morning account appearance contributor on New York's Channel 11. Jennifer's parents were built-in in Puerto Rico, but did not accommodated until both came to America. Her mother's parents were Europeans who acclimatized in Puerto Rico. She says that it was her parents' assignment belief that fabricated a aberration in her life. Jennifer took singing and dancing acquaint from age 5. She abounding 12 years of Catholic school, including an all-girl aerial school. She played softball and tennis in aerial academy and was a gymnast.
After aerial school, she briefly formed in a law office. During this time, she connected ball classes at night. At 18, she larboard home because her mother was afraid by her accommodation to accompany appearance business. With casting on "In Living Color" (1990) in 1990, she confused to L.A., but initially hated it. Finally her boy friend, David Cruz, confused to be with her there and she abstruse to acquire her new environment. Her career took off from her "Living Color" assignment and accomplished new peaks with her assuming of collapsed Latino accompanist Selena (1997).