Jenni Rivera Death: Dolores Janney Rivera Saavedra, born July 2, 1969, was an American singer best known for her contributions to the Norteo, Mariachi and Banda genres. CNN, Fox News and Billboard have all called her the most influential and best-selling female musician in Regional Mexican Music, both in death and life. Billboard magazine ranked her as the “biggest selling Latin artist” and “top Latin artist” of 2013. Read on to know more about Jenni Rivera Death.
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Jenni Rivera’s Death
Rivera died in a plane accident in Monterrey Mexico in the early hours on December 9, 2012. Rivera was due to perform at Monterrey Arena the night before. Four other employees, along with two pilots, took off from Monterrey Airport on December 9, at 3:20 AM local time, to fly to Toluca in Mexico for an appearance on La Voz… Mexico.
The contact with the plane was lost approximately 15 minutes later. Later that day, its debris was found near Nuevo Leon, Iturbide. There were five passengers and two crew on board but no survivors.
Rivera was laid in repose at All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach (California) on December 31, 2012. Telemundo was told by her father that Rivera’s delay was due legal concerns. For weeks, her death made worldwide headlines.
Mexican authorities assisted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board completed their investigation in December 2014. The cause of the accident was not determined (as it is when a U.S. aircraft or U.S. citizen/s are aboard such aircraft). Continue reading to know jenni rivera death.
The aircraft crashed to the ground at approximately 1,000 mph. Both flight recorders were also destroyed. According to the probable cause, the aircraft lost control for unknown reasons.
Early Life Of Jenni
Rivera was born in Long Beach, California on July 2, 1969 to Mexican parents Rosa Saavedra (and Pedro Rivera). Rivera, Rivera’s sister, and her four brothers were raised in a musical, close-knit family. Her brother Lupillo, a regional Mexican musician, was also raised.
Rivera was fluent in Spanish and English. She was exposed to traditional Mexican music by her family, including banda, nortea and ranchera. Rivera received consecutive A’s from her first year to her second year. At the age of 15, Rivera fell pregnant with Janney “Chiquis”, Marn-Rivera.
Rivera supported them both by selling CDs at flea market while she attended a continuation school to earn her GED. She also finished as class valedictorian. Rivera shared her 2003 experiences as a teenage mother. This was what I believed I needed to do. However, my counselors told me that they wouldn’t allow me to drop out. I had made too many promises.
After graduating from Long Beach City College, she earned a business administration degree and then worked in real estate. She later joined her father’s record company. Her father, an entrepreneur and bartender, founded Cintas Acuario Records in 1987. This record company launched the career of Chalino Sanchez, a Mexican singer/songwriter.
Personel Life Of Jenni Rivera
Rivera is the mother of five children and been married three times. Janney, also known as Chiquis, was her first child. She was still in high school. Jose Trinidad Marn was her father. She married her and had two more children, Jacqueline (1989) and Michael (1991). However, she filed for divorce in 1992.
She claimed that she suffered mental and physical abuse. Rosie, Jenni’s younger sister, said in 1997 that Jenni’s ex-husband (Marn), had sexually abused and was now doing so to Chiquis. A physical examination revealed that he had done similar to Jacqie.
Marn fled for nine years, but was finally captured in April 2006. He was convicted of sexual assault, rape and sentenced to over 31 years without the possibility of parole.
Rivera was married to Juan Lopez in 1997. After having a daughter Jenicka, in 1997, and a son Juan Angel, in 2001 they divorced. Lopez was convicted in 2007 of cocaine trafficking. He died from complications of pneumonia in 2009 after being convicted of cocaine trafficking.
Rivera is married to Esteban Loaiza, a baseball player in 2010. Rivera and Esteban Loaiza divorced in 2012, just months before her death. However, the divorce never finalized.
