Drawing on personal experience, Jennifer Lopez delved deep into her character for the wrestling biopic "Unstoppable." The 55-year-old actress portrays Judy Robles, the mother of Anthony Robles, a wrestler born with one leg who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve NCAA championship status. Jharrel Jerome plays Anthony.

While Anthony faces physical challenges, Judy navigates the complexities of raising four children while enduring an abusive and unfaithful relationship with her husband, played by Bobby Cannavale. Lopez, currently navigating her own divorce from Ben Affleck, connected with Judy's tendency to remain in a toxic relationship.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lopez shared her understanding of Judy's perspective, recognizing the manipulative nature of such relationships where genuine care is often a facade for inflicting emotional harm.

Cannavale described Judy and Rick's relationship as co-dependent, and he and Lopez discussed how their characters' dynamic resonated with their own past experiences. They acknowledged a shared recognition of the dysfunctional patterns, understanding the complexities and underlying tensions even with the passage of time. Lopez emphasized Judy's conflicting emotions, torn between her anger at her husband's infidelity and her desire for him to remain a part of their family.

"There was a lot going on with the two of them that was dysfunctional and unhealthy, but she loved him and wanted him to be there."

— Jennifer Lopez

Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck, her fourth husband, on the two-year anniversary of their Georgia wedding. They initially wed in a surprise Las Vegas ceremony in 2022. A source revealed Lopez's devastation over the split, highlighting her commitment to the marriage and her hope for reconciliation after rekindling their romance during the pandemic. The pair first met on the set of "Gigli," got engaged in 2002, and postponed their planned 2003 wedding before ultimately separating in early 2004.