Jennifer Lopez: Bronx Star Shining Bright

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born in the Castle Hill section of the South Bronx, New York, on July 24, 1969. Her father, David, is a computer specialist, her mother, Guadalupe, a kindergarten teacher. She is the middle of three musically inclined daughters, and her parents were born in Puerto Rico but did not meet until both came to America. Jennifer’s paternal grandparents were Europeans who settled on the island of Puerto Rico. Her parents infused a work ethic in all their children very early in their lives and Jennifer began taking singing and dancing lessons from the tender age of … Continue reading