Jen Named One of TIME's 25 Most Influential Hispanics

Jen Named One of TIME's 25 Most Influential Hispanics

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    Aug 14, 2005#1

    Jennifer Lopez
    The Diva from the Block
    By JOSH TYRANGIEL

    Posted Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005


    Even if we count only her performances in Selena and Out of Sight (and absolve her of her contributions to Anaconda and Gigli), Jennifer Lopez doesn't really belong on a list of America's greatest actresses. And now that she's married to fellow Boricua Marc Anthony, she can't even claim to be the best singer in her own house. But J. Lo's place on a list of most influential Hispanics is a no-brainer. Why? Because over a decade ago, she was an anonymous background dancer on the second-rated sketch-comedy show. Today she's known by two syllables. That's one less than Madonna, and, yes, Lopez is probably counting.

    Ambition is what makes America moveand what makes Hispanics move to America. As the Bronx-born daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, Lopez, 36, has an outsider's hunger and a native's assumption of infinite possibility. She works hard and dreams big. In 2001 she became the first actress to have a movie (The Wedding Planner) and an album (J. Lo) top the charts in the same week. Now there are clothing lines (JLO by Jennifer Lopez and the newly launched Sweetface) and fragrances (Glow, Still), which together brought in more than $300 million in revenue in 2004, making her the 19th richest person under 40, according to Fortune magazine.

    Lopez's lunge for icon status has not always been graceful. Her movie choices are sometimes bizarre, and her string of boyfriends (P. Diddy), husbands (remember Cris Judd?) and near husbands (Ben Affleck) has made her the butt of jokes. Speaking of which, Lopez is famed for her callipygousness, but less so for the humor with which she embraces the public discussion of her curves. (She once described her backside as "two potatoes on sticks.") Lopez speaks of her shape as a cultural legacyand one she's quite proud of. She may want to rule the world, but, like the lady says, at least in some ways she's still Jenny from the block.

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      Aug 14, 2005#2

      i don't consider her hispanic at all. i see her as an all american. she sure acts like an all american.

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        Aug 14, 2005#3

        but shes still hispanic...

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          Aug 14, 2005#4

          hispanic OR NOT, congratulations jennifer

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            Aug 15, 2005#5



            Anyway, this is a really nice honor.

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              Aug 15, 2005#6

              Yeah, it is a nice honor. Time Magazine is a pretty respectable magazine.

              Here is another article:

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              Lopez, Rodriguez, Romero on Time list of influential Hispanics

              August 14, 2005, 6:47 PM EDT

              NEW YORK (AP) _ Time magazine has named singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, designer Narciso Rodriguez and American Civil Liberties Union executive director Anthony Romero to its list of the nation's 25 most influential Hispanics.

              The magazine also named Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, actress Salma Hayek, broadcaster Jorge Ramos and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to its list.

              Lopez was chosen, the magazine said in a press release, for her rise from background dancer to chart-topping actress and singer. Her clothing lines and fragrances brought in more than $300 million in revenue last year, the magazine said, making her the 19th-wealthiest person under 40.

              The list is the topic of Time's cover story, available on its Web site, time.com, and on newsstands Monday.

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                Aug 15, 2005#7

                so can somebody post the complete 25 hispanics here? aside from our very own Jennifer Lopez.

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                  Aug 15, 2005#8

                  I hate when props are due, they still manage to find a way to stick as much sarcasm into the article as they can, saying anything they can to bring her down, smh. Might as well keep their lil "honor" imo.

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                    Aug 15, 2005#9

                    congratssss....to jen bet u shes #1 on the list...i wonder if jessica alba is on the list????

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                      Aug 15, 2005#10

                      ^ She's only half Mexican, so probably not.
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                      i don't consider her hispanic at all. i see her as an all american. she sure acts like an all american.
                      She may be American, but she's still Latin and that's part of her appeal.

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                        Aug 15, 2005#11

                        congrats to jenny

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                          Aug 15, 2005#12

                          why is it that hispanic people are gifted in terms of the physical attributes? damn! i wish i'm hispanic!

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                            Aug 15, 2005#13

                            Congrats Jennifer

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                              Aug 15, 2005#14

                              yeah go jenny go jenny go jenny

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                                Aug 15, 2005#15

                                Heres the list:

                                Alberto Gonzales
                                Mel Martinez
                                Lionel Sosa
                                Antonio Gonzalez
                                Antonio Villaraigosa
                                Cristina Saralegui
                                Gustavo Santaolalla
                                Robert Rodriguez
                                Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
                                Anthony Romero
                                Arturo Moreno
                                George Lopez
                                Jennifer Lopez
                                Jorge Perez
                                Mari Carmen Ramirez
                                Narciso Rodriguez
                                Aida Giachello
                                Bill Richardson
                                Jorge Ramos
                                Pablo Alvarado
                                Mario Molina
                                Jose Gomez
                                Salma Hayek
                                Sara Martinez Tucker
                                Ysrael Seinuk

                                  Aug 15, 2005#16

                                  ...by the way, jen seems to be one of the youngest on there. you can check out the other people at www.time.com

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                                    Aug 15, 2005#17

                                    go JLO go JLO go JLo congrats

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                                      Aug 21, 2005#18

                                      Yeah, I agree with Alex...what nice backhanded compliments they rain on her Oh well, I'm still gonna buy the mag!

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                                        Aug 21, 2005#19

                                        yea damn people, cant u just metion the good parts and thats it

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                                          Aug 22, 2005#20

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                                          She once described her backside as "two potatoes on sticks.&quot

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                                          yea damn people, cant u just metion the good parts and thats it
                                          I know!! I hate when they start off talking good about her then find away to put little cheap shots out : -->:"> cant they just give props when props are due!!!

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                                            Aug 22, 2005#21

                                            Here is a good prop...Jen Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                                              Aug 22, 2005#22

                                              "i don't consider her hispanic at all. i see her as an all american. she sure acts like an all american. "

                                              There's no such thing as an all American. North Americans all came from somewhere else, somewhere down the line.

                                              Anyway, bottomline is that she's a Hispanic American and it's really good to see a celebrity proud of her heritage. Unlike girls like Jessica Alba that don't want to be considered ethnic or latin in her case.

                                              Congrats to Jennifer.

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                                                Aug 22, 2005#23

                                                *clapping** so true, so true ^

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                                                  Aug 22, 2005#24

                                                  okay
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                                                  i wonder if jessica alba is on the list????
                                                  I don't mean this to sound offensive (who am i kidding?) but of course she's not on the list! What has she done that's so inspiring? But I have to disagree with someone who said J.Alba isn't proud of her latin heritage...she's said on several occasions that she is latin and proud of it. don't try to make her out to be ashamed just cuz you might not like her ppl...
                                                  Twitter: @timmylovesjlo

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                                                    Aug 22, 2005#25

                                                    I concur.^ The only thing I've ever heard her say is that she doesn't want to be stuck playing only "Latina" roles.

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