Jennifer Lopez
Lopez in 2010, kathclick/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 24, 1969
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican [Spanish, likely Taíno and African]
Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, producer, and television personality. Her roles include Blood and Wine, Selena, Out of Sight, The Cell, The Wedding Planner, Shall We Dance?, Hustlers, and Anaconda, among many other films.
Her parents, Guadalupe Rodríguez and David López, are Puerto Rican. Her sister, Lydia Lopez, is a journalist. Jennifer is married to actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. She has two children with her former husband, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Marc Anthony, who is also Puerto Rican. Her sister is DJ Lynda Lopez.
A picture of Jennifer with her parents can be seen here.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was named José Julio Rodríguez y Febres (the son of a father surnamed Rodríguez, and of Justina Febres).
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Julia Rivera y Rosado (the daughter of Vicente Rivera y Rivera and María Rosado y Rodríguez). Julia was born in Jayuya, Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Vicente was from Ponce, the son of Valentín Rivera y Rivera and Narcisa Rivera y Rivera. Valentín and Narcisa were born with the same paternal and maternal family names. Jennifer’s great-grandmother María was the daughter of Antonio Rosado and Rodulfa Rodríguez.
Source: Genealogy of Jennifer Lopez (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Lopez in 2008, photo credit: Urbanworld Film Festival
Putting “Spanish Puerto Rican” is dumb. All Hispanics have a correlation to Spain and almost everyone who is Hispanic has a Spanish last name. There is a common misconception that the majority of Puerto Ricans are just white (Spaniard). Actually, most of them are mixed (Spanish, African, indigenous and various other ethnic groups). Most Puerto Ricans on the island like to consider themselves white because they think it is better even though they’ll have tan skin and such, that’s why they put on the census they are white but DNA studies show otherwise. To people who say its like the U.S. let me drop you in fajardo and let me know if you still think it’s people are white.
PEOPLE!!! Come on already….I understand everyone point of view and all. When you really come to think about it we are ALL A MIX’S. I’m not saying that everyone have black in them or everyone have white in them too. What I’m saying that we are all a mix’s. Nowadays people are fighting about race, color and religion. I honestly think that if we all take a look of ourselves how we all the same. Because every each and one of us are HUMAN BEING. What we should focus is how we treat others with respect and love. I think that if everyone was to see it like that then maybe this world would be a better place. Beauty is with in not the color.
I Agree mostly what the Australian Women Stated from before she is clearly stating the facts. And I don’t believe her comment was meant to be offensive in anyway. Many of you who are offended by this is because the truth hurts.don’t understand why people are ashamed to accept that many people of different ethnicity have traces of black in them, I am Afro-Caribbean And won’t allow anyone to force their insecurities on to me Proud to be whoever I am.I couldn’t careless regardless where Jlo comes from I love her for who she is.She is a beautiful women.And many of you need to do your research probably and stop spreading your hate it is racist,sickening and appalling learn to love and accept yourself and move on pronto
CORRECTION, the surname “Lopez” is a spanish surname, many people on Spain have that surname, please, puerto rican is like you put she’s from USA, but this page is for know the ethnicity, so you should put the origen, spanish puerto rican, not only puerto rican… Like Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Jessica Alba or similar celebrities who has spanish surname from Spain, thanks.
She looks like she has something black going on there. I dunno. But she looks like she was biracial. like you know those kids that are caramel because of their white and black parents.
No she just looks Latin