Success in the acting field was never a guarantee for J-Lo and as we’ve seen in the past, success in music doesn’t always translate on the big screen.
For J-Lo, that was the case early on, according to her words with Daily Mail, it was hard to overcome the Latina stereotype at first;
'And in my mind, I was like, "I want to play the girl, the woman." Right. Just not the Latin woman in the Latin role where you think I should play the cook or the nanny or something like that. 'That I wanted to be the lead, I wanted to just represent for everybody and make everybody see that it didn't matter if you were Latin or black or Asian or whatever, you're a girl, you're a human being. And so there was those challenges of breaking through that.'
Things would ultimately change for J-Lo when she changed representation. She has a secret ace behind her acting success.
Super-Agent Elaine
Changing agencies propelled Lopez’s acting career in the right direction. The moral of the story here, persistency pays off.
Once agent Elaine Goldsmith Thomas got a glimpse of Lopez, she aggressively tracked her down, calling her reps several times. Ultimately, J-Lo felt strong enough to make the jump alongside Elaine, despite all the interest from other agencies;
Clearly, things worked out and the two blossomed quite the relationship, lasting two decades and counting.
According to J-Lo, Elaine was monumental when it came to where her career should be headed and what roles were suitable for her skill-set.
The two would later expand their relationship into the world of producing, they are quite the tandem these days and Lopez owes a lot of her big-screen success to her secret weapon, Elaine.
Of course, J-Lo continues to plant seeds elsewhere as well, according to the recent news, she recently trademarked for her own beauty line.
Once again, J-Lo seems poised to conquer yet another frontier, as if music and film weren’t enough.
Her net worth continues to rise and who knows, maybe she’ll be part of the billionaire club very soon with her newest venture and other projects alongside A-Rod. Lopez is a true beast!
Sources – IG & Daily Mail
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