The actress and singer Jennifer Lopez He surprised his followers by sharing on his Instagram account two photographs never seen before his adolescence. The 55 -year -old star, known worldwide for constantly reinventing over more than two decades in the entertainment world, offered an intimate look at its formative years in Preston High School, before becoming the international diva we know today.
In the first image, you can see a young Jennifer wearing the characteristic colored sweater of her school, adorned with the institutional shield. The garment, which carried front closure, was combined with pants of the same tone. His golden hair appears in a ponytail, while his makeup, although youthful, already showed features of his future personality: smoked eyes, luminous cheeks and pink lips.
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The second photograph, captured in black and white, reveals a little known sports facet by the artist. In it, you can see a teenager Lopez In full school athletic career, concentrated and determined while moving along the track. His clothing consists of a white muscular and black shorts, demonstrating that his physical discipline began long before his acclaimed presentations as a dancer and singer.
These nostalgic images were shared by the artist as part of a message of support to her old school. “As a proud former student of Preston High School, I deeply move the students, families and local officials making their voices heard during this difficult time,” he wrote Lopez Together with the photographs, expressing his solidarity with the educational community that formed it and adding the label “BestonForever” as a sample of his attachment to the institution.
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The childhood and adolescence of the interpreter of “Jenny from the Block” passed in the Bronx, New York, where he first attended Holy Family School and then to the Women’s College Preston High School. His Puerto Rican ancestry and his upbringing in a working class neighborhood deeply molded his character. As she herself acknowledged upon receiving the Pop culture innovative award at the WSJ Magazine’s Innovator Awards of 2020: “Growing at the Bronx really shaped me because I grew up without much.”
The transformation of that high school student into one of the most influential figures of world entertainment reflects the indomitable spirit that Lopez attributes to its roots. “From a very young age, I never wanted them to be pigeonholed. I wanted to be intelligent, athletic, sweet, hard and Tomboy, but also very glamorous,” he confessed at that time, thus explaining the multiple facets that prompted her to become an actress and artist.
