Double threats! Musicians can top the charts and dominate their industry, but their artistry is taken to another level when they break into acting.For Jennifer Lopez, her music and acting career went hand in hand after she landed the title role in the 1997 biopic Selena.
While she soon became known for her hit songs, her passion was always acting.The Hustlers star told Vanity Fair in 2020 that she never considered giving up on her dream. “Once I started, no,” she said. “I always felt like this is what I wanted to do.
It was this or nothing. There was not really an option for me. It’s just what I love.”Lopez learned to balance acting, singing and a slew of other opportunities as she skyrocketed to fame, but she kept coming back to her true calling.“I would say dancing and music are my first loves, but acting is the love of my life.
You have your first love and the love of your life, and acting is the love of my life,” she told the outlet. “I feel like every time I take on a role, it is only about becoming somebody that I’m not.
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