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Jennifer Lopez portrayed the defiant Latina immigrant Anita and helps re-create scenes from the beloved 1961 film version of ‘West Side Story’. The 39-year old singer and actress allegedly watched the film 37 times as a kid growing up in the Bronx. JLo said “I never wanted to be that wimpy Maria, who sits around pining for her guy. I wanted to be Anita, who danced her way to the top.” In somewhat related news, JLo was or is rumored to be involved in the big screen adaptation of another Broadway hit much like ‘West Side Story’, ‘In the Heights’.