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![Jennifer LopezAs she sang in Jenny From the Block, [I] used to have a little / now I have a lot. Able to attend a Catholic girls' schools in the Bronx thanks to hardworking parents, Lopez's road to success was a difficult one, with less-than-glamorous part-time jobs and years of dance classes leading up to her first big gig as a Fly Girl on In Living Color in 1991. Even then, she didn't get major fame until 1997, with her starring role in Selena. Now Lopez is probably the most powerful Latina in showbiz, with the capital to push virtually any project she chooses. RELATED: See why J.Lo is one of pop culture's hottest women in uniform](http://static1.wonderwall.com/image/wonderwall/ZjllNzgwNjNlNjk4OTFmZDVkZTlkZTNmMTM4NTA2OWIvT3JpZ2luYWwvNDM5MjlfT3JpZ2luYWwuanBn/43929-original.jpg)
Photo: Martin Roe/Retna Ltd.2 of 15As she sang in "Jenny From the Block," "[I] used to have a little / now I have a lot." Able to attend a Catholic girls' schools in the Bronx thanks to hardworking parents, Lopez's road to success was a difficult one, with less-than-glamorous part-time jobs and years of dance classes leading up to her first big gig as a Fly Girl on "In Living Color" in 1991. Even then, she didn't get major fame until 1997, with her starring role in "Selena." Now Lopez is probably the most powerful Latina in showbiz, with the capital to push virtually any project she chooses.
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