With her casting as the singerSelena Quintanilla-Prezin the biopicSelena (1997), Lpez became the first Latina actress to earn $1 million. She was excited by the rare opportunity to "actually star" in a movie "in the title role but expressed disappointment that other Latina actors were not being afforded the same opportunitiesDespite having previously worked with the film's director Gregory Navq onMi Familia, Lpez participated in an intense auditioning process and spent time with the late singer's family inCorpus Christi, Texas before filming beganRoger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times described it as "a star-making performance" and particularly enjoyed the onstage scenes: "She has the star presence to look convincing in front of 100,000 fans.Kenneth Turanof theLos Angeles Times praised the "incandescent" performanceLpez received her firstGolden Globenomination for the performance Offred here we have Jennifer Lopez's B&W 810 photo. Signature Signed in black felt pen. And grades 9-10 Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker Jennifer Lopez's Signed Photo