Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez recently spoke out about her early audition for the title role of Argentine political heroine Eva Peron in the 1996 biographical musical drama Evita, a role that went to pop icon Madonna.
Speaking during a question-and-answer session, Lopez said: "I went to audition for Evita for (director) Alan Parker. I had been practising for weeks and I sing my heart out and he goes, ‘You’re amazing. You know Madonna has the part, right?’ I said, ‘OK, bye-bye. Nice to meet you.’"
Currently, Lopez is bringing a long-held dream to life by starring in the big-screen adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, a new musical drama, according to femalefirst.co.uk.
The actress admitted that filming was both exhilarating and intimidating, especially when director Bill Condon asked her to perform one of the film’s more intricate songs in a single take. She shared, “I was like, ‘We’ll do some coverage?
She said: "I was like, ‘We’ll do some coverage?’ He was like, ‘Nope, no coverage.’ I was like ‘I better get it right then.’ Like halfway through the take it’s going perfectly and then you trip on your dress or whatever so it’s like, maybe we start over.
“It was challenging in that way, time wise, as independent films can be, right? It’s the time, it’s the prep, it’s the, you know, budget. All of it were constraints for us."
Meanwhile, Lopez shared earlier this year that she feels "proud" of her career.
The chart-topping star has tasted huge success in the music and film industries.
She told People magazine: "Everything feels like I just did it. I remember the moments. I remember getting dressed for them. I remember things people said when we were walking to the stage afterwards.
"So it’s all these amazing core memories of my life that when you look back on them… I don’t know that I get emotional, but I definitely get like, ‘Wow.’ Happy. I’ve been doing this and I’m proud of that."
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