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Lopez is regarded as the most influential Latin entertainer of all time, credited with breaking ethnic barriers in the entertainment industry. [21] [477] [478] In 1999, Lopez said the "responsibility" of being a role model for the Latin community initially "kind of scared me because you don't want to let anybody down and you don't want to do anything wrong ... I've always wanted to be the best that I can be and I think that's more what they look to, y'know, 'She's up there. She's doing it. She's from the same place we are." [479] In 1999, The Record newspaper observed that she was responsible for the introduction of a Latina presence in the film industry, which was a "whites-only preserve" for much of its history. [480] Described as a "multidimensional artist who had turned into a financial powerhouse", [481] Lopez became the highest-paid actress of Hispanic descent in history. [482] Miriam Jiménez Román stated in The Afro-Latin Reader: History and Culture in the United States (2009) that "[she] was able to traverse the difficult racial boundaries". [483] In 2012, business magazine Forbes suggested that Lopez "may be the most powerful entertainer on the planet", [484] and named her "the world's most powerful Latino celebrity". [485] May 10, seattlepi com staff on (May 10, 2011). "Jennifer Lopez credits Barry Manilow with saving relationship with mom". Celebrities and Entertainment News. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021 . Retrieved June 12, 2021. a b "The Triple Threat: Jennifer Lopez is Born". Evan Carmichael. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012 . Retrieved March 23, 2012. Azzopardi, Chris (September 1, 2016). "Jennifer Lopez's 'I'm Real' 15 Years Later: How the Rule-Breaking Duet With Ja Rule Prevented a Sophomore Slump". ETonline. CBS Studios, Inc . Retrieved November 23, 2016.