Jennifer Lopez tears up after getting standing ovation at Kiss of the Spider Woman Sundance premiere
Jennifer Lopez tears up after getting standing ovation at Kiss of the Spider Woman Sundance premiere
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Jennifer Lopez teared up after her film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, received a standing ovation at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Sunday. The actress, 55, got emotional and revealed to the Eccles Theatre audience, where the film had its premiere, that starring in the musical was a lifelong dream come true.
![[The actress got emotional and revealed to the Eccles Theatre audience, where the film had its premiere, that starring in the musical was a lifelong dream come true; She is pictured inside the premiere with co-star Tonatiuh and director Bill Condon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/04/94547463-14328235-image-a-156_1737953016387.jpg)
'I've been waiting for this moment my whole life,' the star said, as per Variety. 'The reason I even wanted to be in this business is because my mom would sit me in front of the TV and [West Side Story] would come on once a year. I was mesmerized and was like, "That’s what I want to do." This is the first time I actually got to do it.'.
![['I've been waiting for this moment my whole life,' the star said, as per Variety]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/01/94545163-0-image-a-42_1737942522243.jpg)
'This man made my dream come true,' she said in reference to director Bill Condon. For Condon, a renowned director of musicals ('Chicago,' 'Dreamgirls'), the Sundance premiere marks his first return to the festival since 1998's Gods and Monsters. Jennifer Lopez, 55, teared up after her film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, received a standing ovation at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Sunday; pictured on the red carpet at the premiere.
![['The reason I even wanted to be in this business is because my mom would sit me in front of the TV and [ West Side Story ] would come on once a year. I was mesmerized and was like,](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/01/94545159-0-image-a-41_1737942505052.jpg)
He shared at the event: 'I came here 27 years ago. The experience of launching that movie here is something I'll never forget.'. He added that Kiss of the Spider Woman 'is a movie I started thinking about all those years ago. It's a movie I’ve wanted to make my entire life.'.
![['This man made my dream come true,' she said in reference to Condon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/08/94549903-14328641-image-a-11_1737964974531.jpg)
