Jennifer Lopez tears up as new film receives standing ovation at Sundance
Jennifer Lopez tears up as new film receives standing ovation at Sundance
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‘I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life,’ the star said. Jennifer Lopez became emotional after the premiere of her latest project, Kiss of the Spider Woman, received a standing ovation at Sundance Film Festival on Sunday (26 January). The Hustlers actor, 55, stars alongside Diego Luna and Tonatiuh in Bill Condon’s latest movie musical, which is based on the 1993 Broadway show by Cabaret and Chicago creatives John Kander and Fred Ebb.
![[Tonatiuh and Diego Luna in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman']](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/13/Kiss-of-the-Spiderwoman.jpg)
Lopez, who was widely mocked for self-financing her own musical film last year, told attendees at the Park City’s Eccles Theatre that starring in Kiss of the Spider Woman had fulfilled one of her life-long dreams. “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.”.
She continued: “I was mesmerised and was like ‘That’s what I want to do.’ This is the first time I actually got to do it. This man [Condon] made my dream come true.”. Condon, whose filmography includes Chicago and Dreamgirls last premiered a film (Gods and Monsters, starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser) at Sundance in 1998.
Kiss of a Spider Woman is mostly set in an Argentinian prison during the ‘Dirty War’ and follows a queer window dresser Luis Molina (Tonatiuh) who is serving time for having sex with a man. To pass his time behind bars, Luis tells his cellmate Valentine Arregui (Diego Luna) stories about his favourite movie star, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
