For those of you haven’t heard about the terrible news, this past Sunday, Regional Mexican music star Jenni Rivera, known as “La Diva de la Banda (The Banda Diva)”, died in a horrific plane crash at the young age of 43. She dedicated her career to being not just one of the top stars in Latin music, but music period. She spent a lot of years being one of the top female performers in the male-dominated Regional Mexican music genre. With many of her successes also came many controversies, but she overcame all of them. She used her success to launch her own real estate agency, her own line of denim wear, her own perfume, her own charity, and three shows that she produced for the channel Mun2 (Chiquis and Raq-C, I Love Jenni, and Chiquis-N-Control). The shows that ran on Mun2 offered a lot of insight into her life, both on and off the stage. Earlier this year, her third marriage between her and her now ex-husband, former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Esteban Loaiza, ended in divorce. But what happened earlier this week, is absolutely frightening. Up to this week, there were sources that stated that she had signed a deal with the Universal Music Group, was developing a sitcom for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) starring her, and was going to collaborate with the popular rapper Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg. It appeared that next year was going to be huge for her. Even though I didn’t listen to a lot of her music, I enjoyed “El Amor (Love)”, her 2009 collaboration with the popular reggaeton star Tito El Bambino, and the song “El”, the theme for the popular telenovela (Spanish Soap Opera) Eva Luna (Univision, November 2010-April 2011), and the live performances on award shows. My heart, and my condolences go out to her family, her friends, and her fans. She was a musical hero who left this Earth much too soon.
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Music: Jenni Rivera, and The Legacy That She Leaves Behind
Posted: December 13, 2012 in MusicTags: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Chiquis and Raq-C, Chiquis-N-Control, El, El Amor, Esteban Loaiza, Eva Luna, I Love Jenni, Jenni Rivera, La Diva de la Banda, Latin Music, Major League Baseball (MLB), Mun2, Music, Reggaeton, Regional Mexican, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion, Tito El Bambino, Univision
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