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
Her mother is undeniably mixed with african. If you look at old pictures of her you’ll notice she looked more African. Her mother could easily pass as a light skin black woman. Her father isn’t white. He is clearly mixed with Taino. Those monolids.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ee/88/54/ee885446ebe1b31cfc56a34a86ba2fe3.png
I changed my stance after actually seeing this picture of her parents younger. It’s no doubt J.Lo is multiracial.
“Light skin black woman”: this American stuff alwais cracks me up.
That’s a Puerto Rican people, so you can’t expect they look like rednecks.
If you look at what which haplogroup each European country belongs to, you can clearly see what they’re mixed with.
she look native american. not so much african
I agree with the user that says she is 70% european. She’s mixed but obviously has more european in her bloodline than african or taino.
Jennifer’s mother is from Ponce Puerto Rico. She is heavily triracial. Maternal great grandparents, and great aunt, are listed here, all say “De Color”. Race in Puerto Rico can be tricky, because it involves skin color. Mariah Carey could be considered “blanco/white” in Puerto Rico, but she is mixed heavily. Many Puerto Ricans who classify themselves as white, are not, but have light complexions, or consider themselves white. Theirs is a white is right mentality, which comes from colonialism, etc. Jennifer Lopez would be considered trigueña like her mother, which equals European, Native (Taino), and African. Jennifer Lopez’s father looks white, but he could be triracial as well, or very likely is triracial, but way more European than her mother. Sorry for any typos, using my phone.
Name: Vicente Rivera
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Gender: Varon (Male)
Race: De Color
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Marital status: Casado (Married)
Relation to Head of House: Jefe (Head)
Home in 1940: Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Mayor Cantera
House Number: 29
Inferred Residence in 1935: Ponce
@history guy
Do you have a link for that Census record?
Vicente Rivera’s death record lists him as “blanco” (white): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-R2SV-2K?i=741
Maria Rosada: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-RV98-BV?i=1620
“blanca” as well.
J.Lo’s maternal grandma looked arguably white: https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000029403842100?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000029403973896/6000000029403842100?through=6000000010073630656
We don’t know much about her maternal grandpa, but consider that “Febres” is a surname from Canary Islands.
My guess, 70% European, 15% African, and 25% Native American. Her mother’s grandparents are listed as mulatto in the census.
your math is off
Sorry, typo. 70% European, 15% African, 15% Indigenous (Taino).
Correction from typo*****My guess, 70% European, 15% African, and 15% Native American (Taino). Her mother’s grandparents are listed as mulatto in the census
If she is part African or whatever, why isn’t her African ancestry not listed? Is she just Spaniard and Native American?