
The album “On the 6” was released on Jas a debut for the artist, which was a reference to the number 6 subway line, a fixture of her childhood growing up in Castle Hill, which advanced to the Billboard 200 top ten debuts.

Her first long-term project was her appearance on In Living Color a television comedy series, as a dancer for “Fly Girl” during the years 1991-1993. After months of hard work auditioning for various dance roles in the industry, Lopez was selected in a 1990 Yo!MTV Raps episode as a dancer for rap music videos, as well as appearing in a video by New Kids of the Block at the 1991 Music Awards and in a Janet Jackson’s 1993 “That’s the Way Love Goes. At age of 16, she played a miniature role in “My Little Girl” a film released in 1987.Īt the age of 19, Jenifer invested in singing and dancing education and after completing her first semester at the Baruch College, Jennifer split her hours between performing at the nightclubs in Manhattan, working at a legal office as a notary public and dance classes.

Most of Jennifer’s academic life was in Catholic School, where she completed her education at the Preston High School for girls in the Bronx. Raised as a Roman Catholic by her parents David Lopez, a specialist for computers and Guadalupe Rodriguez, a pre-school teacher both of Puerto Rican origin.

Jennifer Lopez along with her other two siblings Leslie and Lynda, grew up in the Castle Hill neighborhood on Blackrock Avenue, New York.
