Jenni Rivera a popular Mexican singer known as La Diva de la Banda.

Born as Dolores Janney Rivera Saavedra to Rosa Saavadera and Pedro Rivera on July 2, 1969, in long beach California. Her parents discovered they were expecting while illegally crossing the border. Jenni's youth wasn't so easy. Rivera got pregnant at only 15 by Trino Marin because of this her parents kicked her out the house. She married Marin in 1984 and together they had 2 more children. She was mentally and physically abused by Marin, this led to depression and two suicide attempts. She eventually left Marin reconciled with her parents and started working with her dads record label - Cintas Acuario. Jenni very hopeful started singing in bars, she met Juan Lopez her second husband they then had two more children. He was jailed and died in prison in 2009. Jenni signed with Fonovisa in 1999 which was when her record "Que me Entierren con la Banda" hit. She then became known as "La Diva de la Banda. Later than she discovered that her first husband Marin, not only molested her two daughters but her sister too. Marin evaded capture for a long period of time, then was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Setting family scandals aside Jenni continued to making hit albums. She earned Grammys and Billboard nominations. Jenni was involved with charity work. She was spokeswoman for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She founded the Jenni Rivera Love Foundation which helped woman who had been victims of domestic violence, children with cancer and immigrants also. She became involved with business, she launched Jenni Jeans, Divine music, her very own fragrance, and cosmetics. During all this time Jenni's fame grew much more because she married former baseball player Esteban Loiaza. She also started several reality tv shows along with her family. Couple years later Rivera filed for divorce with Loiaza.

Jenni Rivera died after her final performance in Mexico on December 9, 2012 in a plane crash. She was traveling from Monterey to TlC, her plane went missing 10 minutes after departing, later found in Nuevo León, Mexico. Her music still lives within in us and will never be forgotten her music is her legacy.