Jenni Rivera, Mexican American singer and reality television star, dies at 43

	Jenni Rivera, Mexican American singer and reality television star, dies at 43 Jenni Rivera, Mexican American singer and reality television star, dies at 43 Jenni Rivera, a daughter of Mexican immigrants who became one of the most successful Latina singers on both sides of the border with her soulful, straight-talking ballads of hard-living, hard-partying and female empowerment, died Dec. 9 in a plane crash in Northern Mexico. She was 43. The small jet carrying Ms. Rivera and six other passengers crashed about 3:30 am in the mountainous terrain outside Monterrey, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. There were no survivors. Ms. Rivera was en route from a concert in Monterrey to the city of Toluca, where she was scheduled to appear as a judge on "La Voz" (the Mexican version of the TV vocal competition "The Voice"). Authorities have not determined what caused the crash. Ms. Rivera straddled many worlds in her path-breaking career, which included sales of more than 15 million records, three nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards and her growing fame on Spanish and English television. She grew up in Long Beach, Calif., where her father, Pedro Rivera, was a patriarch of banda, a traditional genre of Mexican music heavy on horns and polka-like rhythms. For generations, banda was dominated by men. Ms. Rivera broke into the industry in the mid-1990s with hits such as "Las Malandrinas," an anthem for party girls. She became a conspicuous feminine presence on stage with her rhinestones and leather bustiers.	From: Firsttoknownews Views: 0 1 ratings
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