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The proclivity might surprise her fans, especially those in Mexico.
For most of her career, shes been known for comedies likeCasi Divas,Ninas mal, andLadies Night.
Despite her background in comedy, Lopezs favorite films are the ones that dive into the darkness.
I felt horrible, says Lopez.
But thats who you are as a kid.
Thats how you survive: through fantasy, through creating stories, through playing.
Thats what the movies about.
Thats why, she says, the films opening sequence was the most difficult to construct.
That comes from fairy tales, and I have more elements.
It also tied the beginning of the story to the finale.
It binds the movie together, says the director.
All of that has to coexist in this extremely real universe.
It will come behind you, Lopez says.
And it happened on accident.
This was one of the later scripts, Lopez explains.
I keep on rewriting and reimagining as the visuals start to fall in place.
Just like her orphans.
Its a wild creature.
Its also a very powerful symbol.
The tiger is a symbol of power.
