Jenni Rivera, 43, the Mexican-American singer and reality star, gave her final performance Saturday night in the city of Monterrey, Mexico before boarding a plane headed to Toluca early Sunday morning. Minutes later the aircraft had reportedly disappeared. Within hours, Mexican officials confirmed the chartered jet carrying Rivera and members of her professional team had crashed, leaving no survivors.
Rivera’s tragic death echoes a life filled with adversity -- hardship that in turn seemed to fuel the singer's journey to stardom. Esteemed by fans as “La Diva de la Banda,” the singer overcame depression, physical and psychological abuse, and family controversy to become a strong-willed woman within a male-dominated genre.
Dolores Janney Rivera Saavedra, as she was baptized by her parents Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera, was the third of six children: Pedro, Gustavo, Lupillo, Juan and Rosy.
When Rivera’s parents decided to cross the border illegally from Mexico into the United States,...
Rivera’s tragic death echoes a life filled with adversity -- hardship that in turn seemed to fuel the singer's journey to stardom. Esteemed by fans as “La Diva de la Banda,” the singer overcame depression, physical and psychological abuse, and family controversy to become a strong-willed woman within a male-dominated genre.
Dolores Janney Rivera Saavedra, as she was baptized by her parents Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera, was the third of six children: Pedro, Gustavo, Lupillo, Juan and Rosy.
When Rivera’s parents decided to cross the border illegally from Mexico into the United States,...
- 12/10/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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