Almost a week after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Jennifer Lopez’ was finally able to make contact with all of her family members. The ‘Ni Tu Ni Yo‘ singer, posted a video of her relatives Adela Rios and Tomas Rios on Instgram, captioning the clip “After a long 6 days we found the last of the family! Now the rebuilding begins!”
The couple is the aunt and uncle of J.Lo’s cousin and assistant Tiana Rios, and if you can understand Spanish, you can hear how affectionate and sincerely they speak about the 48-year-old singer. “I’ll never forget how good she was with us, especially my brother,” Tomas Rios said about Jennifer, his brother being Lopez’s ‘Tio Negro‘ whom she refers to in a hashtag on her Instagram post #TioNegroImissyou. “I remember her since she was a little girl with a lot of love and affection,” Adela Rios, Tomas’ wife, added. “I’ve always loved her, although I haven’t always had the opportunity to show her because we’re so far away, but I’ve always loved her and remember her with much affection. The Jennifer I remember was about 2 or 3-years-old,” Adela said with a smile on her face.
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Since the category 4 hurricane swept the Caribbean island, life on the U.S. territory has become a struggle for all its inhabitants, who are desperately struggling to cope with the shortage of electricity, clean water, food, medicine among other vital necessities. Despite the grim scenario, Lopez’s relatives seem to have it together and look into the future with hope. “I’m excited to know that there are people who are here on Jenny’s behalf and that they’re helping us,” said the lovable aunt. “It’s a huge feeling. I have so much to express, but I don’t have the words. Jennifer, hi my love, we love you. God bless you.”
Jenny from the block has been working tirelessly to raise money and awareness, and even teamed up with her Puerto Rican ex-husband Marc Anthony, as well as other celebrities like Ed Sheeran, Vin Diesel, Maluma, Luis Fonsi, Buno Mars, Pitbull, and even some Mexican artists who are going through similar perils of their own in their country, like Alejandro Fernandez and Gloria Trevi.
This star-studded Dream Team formed what is called “Somos Una Voz“, a social media alliance where celebrities will crowd-source funds to help with relief efforts for the 3.5 million U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico. In just a little over 24 hours, the page already has over $200,000 worth of donations. Lopez has also pledged to donate $1,000,000 from the proceeds of her Las Vegas residency, urging others to contribute what they can to the cause.
