Rivera was born in Long Beach, California. Her parents are Mexican immigrants who raised Rivera and her four brothers and sister (including Lupillo Rivera) in a tight-knit musical household. While still in high school she became pregnant with the first of her five children, and eventually married the child's father, José Trinidad Marín.
Rivera made her first recording in 1994 as a birthday present to her father. She then made more recordings and signed to Capitol/EMI's Latin division after receiving significant airplay on Southern California radio stations. Her first album, Chacalosa (slang for "party girl"), was released in 1995, and sold over one million copies. She then released the albums We are Rivera and Farewell to Selena independently, the latter a tribute album to Tejano music singer Selena who was murdered in 1995. She signed to Sony Music in the late 1990s and Fonovisa Records in 1999; in the same year, Rivera released her first album with Fonovisa, titled Que Me Entierren con la Banda, featuring the hit "Las Malandinas".[6] In 2001, she released the records Dejate Amar and Se las Voy a Dar a Otro.Her 2003 release Homenaje a las Grandes (in English "Homage to the Great Ones") was a tribute album to female Mexican singers including Lucha Villa, Mercedes Castro, Rocío Dúrcal, Lola Beltrán, and Alejandra Guzmán. She attained more substantial success with the record Parrandera, Rebelde y Atrevida, released in 2005, which peaked at number ten on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
Rivera sold over 15 million albums worldwide and was nominated at the 2003, 2008 and 2010 Latin Grammys. She was awarded a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.She started many companies, including Divina Realty, Divina Cosmetics, Jenni Rivera Fragrance, Jenni Jeans, Divine Music and The Jenni Rivera Love Foundation. Jenni Rivera became the first female banda artist to sell out a concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California, and became the first artist to sell out two back-to-back nights at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on August 6 and 7, 2010.
On August 6, 2010, Rivera was named spokeswoman for the National Coalition against battered women and domestic violence in Los Angeles. A proclamation was given "officially naming" August 6 “Jenni Rivera Day” by the LA City Council for all her charity work and involvement in the community.
Rivera married baseball player Esteban Loaiza on September 8, 2010. According to reports, divorce papers were filed on Monday, October 1, 2012. The statement released by Rivera's reps stated that the divorce was due to "irreconcilable differences on behalf of both parties derived from private circumstances that occurred during the lapse of their two-year marriage."
Rivera's musical style was classified as banda, a form of traditional regional Mexican music popular in Mexico and areas of the Southwestern United States.However, according to Leila Cobo of Billboard, her music contained a "contemporary, outspoken flair". She was significant as one of the few female artists in the often male-dominated genre.[6] She sung in both Spanish and English and often addressed personal themes such as her struggles with domestic violence, divorce, and her weight. Rivera described speaking openly with her fans about her personal issues as a "primary part" of her career. Discussing her unconventional approach and her single "Las Malandrinas", Rivera explained, "It was the late 1990s and the early 2000s and the female singers were singing ballads and romantic fare. So I figured, I'm not typical at all in any way, so I'm going to do what the guys do but in a different voice."
At approximately 3:25 a.m. CST on December 9, 2012, a U.S. registered private Learjet 25 N345MC (manufactured in 1969) carrying two pilots and five passengers, including Rivera, lost contact with air traffic control near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico. The plane had taken off from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey about 10 minutes earlier and was en route to Toluca for an appearance by Rivera on La Voz ... México.All on board were presumed dead by Mexican authorities when the wreckage was found later that day with no apparent survivors. Jenni Rivera's father Pedro Rivera confirmed in a Telemundo interview that his daughter had died in the crash.Univision has reported that the plane had been involved in a 2005 fuel system incident. Rivera was finally buried on December 31, 2012 at All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach, California. Her father told Telemundo that her burial was delayed due to legal issues.
She acted in the film Filly Brown, released in 2012. The whole cast won the award Special Achievement in Film at the 2013 American Latino Media Arts Awards, or ALMA Award, and Jenni (deceased by the time of the award) was also given a moment of silence.
In 2016, Spanish singer Natalia Jimenez released Homenaje a la Gran Señora, a set of covers of Jenni's songs.
Hacer El Amor Con Otro
Jenni Rivera Lyrics
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No es igual que estar contigo
No es que este mal, ni hablar
Pero le falta madurar, es casi un niño
Blanco como el yogurt
Sin ese toro que tu llevas en el pecho
Fragilidad de flor
Sin tus uñas
Arañándome la espalda
Sin tus manos
Que me estrujan todo cambia
Sin tu lengua envenenado
Mi garganta
Sin tus dientes que torturan
Y endulzan yo no siento nada
Hacer el amor con otro, no, no, no
No es la misma cosa
No hay estrellas de color rosa
No destilan los poros del cuerpo
Ambrosía salpicada de te quieros
Hacer el amor con otro no, no, no
Es como no hacer nada
Falta fuego en la mirada
Falta dar el ama en cada beso
Y sentir que puedes alcanzar el cielo
Quise olvidarte con
Él, quise vengar
Todas tus infidelidades
Y me salió tan mal
Que hasta me cuesta
Respirar su mismo aire
Los mechones
De tu pelo negro crespo
Tus caderas afiladas y escurridas
Esa barba que raspaba como lija
Y tu sonrisa retorcida son
Lo mejor que hay en mi vida
Hacer el amor con otro, no, no, no
No es la misma cosa
No hay estrellas de color rosa
No destilan los poros del cuerpo
Ambrosía salpicada de te quieros
Hacer el amor con otro, no, no, no
Es como no hacer nada
Falta fuego en la mirada
Falta dar el alma en cada beso
Y sentir que puedes alcanzar el cielo
The lyrics of "Hacer el Amor con Otro" by Jenni Rivera speak of the singer's experience of attempting to move on from a past relationship by being with someone else. She talks about waking up next to her new partner, but feeling like it is not the same as being with the previous person. She points out that her new partner lacks maturity and is almost childlike in comparison to her previous lover, who had a toro (bull) on his chest, indicating strength and power. She then goes on to compare the physical sensations of being with the two partners - the new partner's touch and kisses are nothing like the previous one's. She emphasizes that making love with someone new is not the same as with the old flame, and it feels like something is missing. She longs for the passion, the intensity, and the connection she had with her past lover, which she feels cannot be replicated with anyone else.
The song further talks about the singer's attempt to forget her ex-lover through this new relationship, but she finds it difficult to move on. She even tries to seek revenge for the infidelity of her previous partner, but that does not bring her any satisfaction. In the end, she concludes that making love with someone else is not the same as with the person she truly loves. The lyrics are heartfelt, and they show how difficult it can be to move on from a past relationship and find someone new who can capture the same emotions and intensity.
Line by Line Meaning
Amanecer con él a mi costado
Waking up next to him is not the same as being with you
No es igual que estar contigo
Being with him is not equal to being with you
No es que este mal, ni hablar
It's not wrong to be with him, but it's not the same
Pero le falta madurar, es casi un niño
He needs to mature, he's almost like a child
Blanco como el yogurt
He's as white as yogurt
Sin ese toro que tu llevas en el pecho
He doesn't have the passion that you have
Fragilidad de flor
He's fragile like a flower
Nada que ver con mi perverso favorito
He's nothing like my perverse favorite
Sin tus uñas
Without your nails
Arañándome la espalda
Scratching my back
Sin tus manos
Without your hands
Que me estrujan todo cambia
Everything changes, they squeeze me tight
Sin tu lengua envenenado
Without your poisonous tongue
Mi garganta
My throat
Sin tus dientes que torturan
Without your teeth that torture
Y endulzan yo no siento nada
And sweeten, I don't feel anything
Hacer el amor con otro, no, no, no
Making love with someone else, no, no, no
No es la misma cosa
It's not the same thing
No hay estrellas de color rosa
There are no pink stars
No destilan los poros del cuerpo
The body doesn't exude
Ambrosía salpicada de te quieros
Sweet nectar spattered with 'I love you's'
Es como no hacer nada
It's like doing nothing
Falta fuego en la mirada
There's no fire in the look
Falta dar el alma en cada beso
There's no giving my soul with every kiss
Y sentir que puedes alcanzar el cielo
And feeling like you can reach the sky
Quise olvidarte con
I tried to forget you with him
Él, quise vengar
Him, I wanted to take revenge
Todas tus infidelidades
For all your infidelities
Y me salió tan mal
And it turned out so bad for me
Que hasta me cuesta
To the point where it's hard for me
Respirar su mismo aire
To even breathe the same air as him
Los mechones
The locks
De tu pelo negro crespo
Of your curly black hair
Tus caderas afiladas y escurridas
Your sharp and slim hips
Esa barba que raspaba como lija
That beard that scraped like sandpaper
Y tu sonrisa retorcida son
And your crooked smile are
Lo mejor que hay en mi vida
The best things in my life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Consuelo Arango Bustos, Marella Cayre
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