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American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has had a cultural impact through her films, music, television work, dance, fashion, lifestyle and entrepreneurship. For her contributions to the arts, Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers in the world. She has also been cited as the most influential Latin entertainer of all time, credited with breaking racial barriers in the entertainment industry. A significant cultural figure, Lopez is considered the "first Latina superstar" by writer Ned Zeman, and has been described as embodying the American Dream. With her early films, she was credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood, having received the highest salaries ever for a Latin actress and subverting genre conventions by playing non-stereotypical roles. One of the few actors to successfully transition into the music industry, she became one of the biggest pop stars at the turn of the century. She helped lead the Latin pop movement in English music, having increased the influence and visibility of Latin culture in mainstream music. Lopez, who started her career as a dancer, has been dubbed the "Queen of Dance" by media outlets. She also impacted competition-based reality television with her career resurgence as a judge on American Idol. A fashion icon, Lopez has shaped various fashion and beauty trends through her red carpet fashion and personal style, including her Versace dress, which inspired the creation of Google Images. She helped redefine celebrity branding and made the celebrity fragrance market a lucrative industry. Her status as a Latina icon has produced considerable academic analysis of her influence on shifting cultural norms, especially through the public discourse on her body. Commentators have also noted her ability to benefit from racial ambiguity, reflected by the contrast between her music and Hollywood image. Lopez has been further discussed for challenging standards around age and sexuality, while her highly publicized personal life had a considerable effect on tabloid journalism. Through her performances and lobbying, Lopez has advocated for causes including education, television diversity, and immigration. Influence and fame Lopez was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. Previously, Time listed her as one of the most influential Hispanics in America, remarking: "...over a decade ago, she was an anonymous background dancer on the second-rated sketch-comedy show. Today she's known by two syllables." In 2012, Forbes ranked her as the world's most powerful celebrity and the 38th most powerful woman. Lopez is considered a pop icon, with VH1 ranking her at number 15 on their list of 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons in 2003. Lopez has been ranked among the top ten most admired women in the world, according to surveys conducted by YouGov and Gallup. Described as "the biggest female star in the world" at the peak of her career, Lopez has been noted for her ability to start trends, which has prompted the usage of the phrase "the J.Lo effect" in popular culture. The phrase has been used in numerous different contexts, including in relation to Lopez's impact on reality competition programming, celebrity overexposure, a phenomenon resembling mate choice copying, and a "fashion craze that promoted curvaceousness and redefined mainstream ideals of feminine beauty". Journalist Michael Joseph Gross posits that Lopez's stardom, unlike other celebrities, is more about her life story than her work. Gerrick Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times describes Lopez as having "unbridled omnipresence in pop culture", while being a "consummate performer who is more famous than any one of their works". Entertainment industry Film Lopez's film career has been credited with paving the way for greater representation of Latino Americans in Hollywood. Biographer Kathleen Tracy opined that "Lopez blazed a trail no openly Latin actress had gone before", noting that previous Latina stars like Raquel Welch had cosmetically downplayed their ethnicity and changed their names. Cindy Pearlman of The Record said Lopez brought a "Latina presence to a film industry which for most of its history has been a whites-only preserve." Lopez is the highest-paid Latina actress in history, making up to US$15 million per film during the 2000s. With her role in Selena (1997), she became the first Latin actress in history to earn $1 million for a film role. Writer Camila Barbeito said Lopez was "a pioneer in helping Latina stars get paid their true worth, and changed the game forevermore." In her early films such as Blood and Wine (1996), Lopez played stereotypical roles which signified her as a "racialized, exoticized" other, and was typecast as the "maid" and "dishwasher". This shifted with Selena, which "affirmed her Latinx identity, and won her the loyalty of that significant section of the US and global audience." She was the first Hispanic actress to lead a "major Hollywood film" since Rita Hayworth. Her next film Anaconda, which co-starred Ice Cube, was the highest-grossing film of 1997 which starred a Latino. Critic Joe Leydon said Anaconda subverted genre conventions by being "the first movie of its kind to have a Latina and an African-American" as its stars. With Out of Sight (1998), where her character's ethnicity is a mere sidenote, Lopez became an "anomaly in the traditionally white space" of mainstream Hollywood at the time. Scholar Frances Negrón-Muntaner observed that Lopez had "achieved what generations of Hollywood Latino actors continue to dream about: ethnic 'blind' casting", adding that "[If Selena] made her the top Latina actress in Hollywood, Out of Sight secured her place as a top talent, period." By deliberately avoiding stereotypical roles, biographer James Robert Parish said Lopez "helped minimize racial boundaries in show business." Other Latin actresses such as Jessica Alba were said to be "following in the path set by Lopez" by securing "non-ethnic-specified roles", which contrasted with their earlier work. Lopez's role in her first romantic comedy, The Wedding Planner (2001), was a "major departure" from stereotypical parts for Latina actresses. Wanting to break away from her earlier typecasting, Lopez and her agents had to convince director Adam Shankman and studio executives to cast her. Lopez said: "...the idea of a Latina girl starring in a romantic comedy was like, what? ... Why can’t I be the girl in the movie? Just the girl." She would later become known for starring in romantic comedies, and has been described as the "Queen of Romantic Comedies". Lopez's perceived Academy Award snub for Hustlers (2019), which led to "renewed focus" on the academy's diversity issues, was referenced by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti when announcing a new initiative to increase Latino representation in Hollywood. Music With her musical debut, Lopez helped drive the "Latin explosion" occurring in entertainment .... Discover the Lola M Schaefer Adam Schaefer popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lola M Schaefer Adam Schaefer books.