Jlo coudn't hold back her tears

Washington (ANI): Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she was deeply moved by the reception her latest film El Cantante got when the film was screened recently.

In the film that is based on salsa singer Hector Lavoe, Lopez's stars opposite hubby March Anthony.

The luscious diva said that it was her dream to make a Puerto Rican story, and that it was very heartening to see tons of fans outside during the film's screening.

"It was always our dream to debut the film in Puerto Rico because it is a Latino story, it is a Puerto Rican story. It was great to just go there and see the reception and feel it. We showed the movie and there was tons of fans outside. I was kind of white-knuckled the whole time during the screening," Contactmusic quoted Lopez, as saying..

"I was holding Marc's hand like, Oh my God, how are they gonna like it?' "Right at the end of the film, the first person stood up, the second person... and we got a standing ovation at the end of the movie. It was so overwhelming we got tears in our eyes. It was very moving," she added.