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.
La Papa Sin Catsup
Jenni Rivera Lyrics
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Me dejaste y me dejaste bien dejada
Y ahora que estoy abandonada supe lo que perdi
Me dejaste como una papa sin catsup
Como una uña sin mugre y la mugre eres tu
Me dejaste como un oido sin cerilla
Como diente sin macilla y la macilla eres tu
Como camaron en la corriente y el corriente eres tu
Me dejaste como un borracho sin tequila
Como un bebe sin su mamila y el mamila eres tu
Creeras que estoy sufriendo, que ansiosa espero tu regreso
Sin ti yo soy la que salio perdiendo
Pero perdiendo mi complejos
Ahora me subo, me bajo, me voy, me regreso y la paso brutal
Me dejaste como un ojo sin lagaña
Telareña sin araña y la araña eres tu
Me dejaste como una cueva sin osos
Como un nopal sin lo baboso y el baboso eres tu
Me dejaste como a titan sin su carnal
Como a Tarzan sin su punal y el punal eres tu
Ahora me vengo, me subo, me bajo, me voy, me regreso, me quiero y la paso brual!
The song "La Papa Sin Catsup" by Jenni Rivera is a tribute to Gloria Trevi, a Mexican singer and songwriter known for her provocative lyrics and controversies. The lyrics describe the feeling of being abandoned and left behind after a breakup, but also emphasize the empowerment that comes from realizing the worth and value of oneself.
The chorus uses playful analogies to compare the feeling of being without the partner to various objects or situations that are incomplete without a crucial component. The line "me dejaste como una papa sin catsup" (you left me like a potato without ketchup) is an example of this, as it suggests that a potato is plain and unappetizing without the flavorful topping, just like the singer feels incomplete without her lover. Other analogies include a nail without dirt, a tooth without filling, a sleeping beauty without a prince, and a drunkard without tequila.
However, in the second verse, the singer starts to reject this victim mentality and claim control over her life. She declares that she doesn't need her ex to feel happy and confident, and that she's capable of having fun and enjoying herself without him. The last line of the song, "me quiero y la paso brutal" (I love myself and have a great time), summarizes this attitude of self-love and self-care.
Overall, "La Papa Sin Catsup" is a catchy and humorous song that uses creative metaphors to express the mixed feelings of heartbreak, independence, and self-empowerment.
Line by Line Meaning
Me dejaste y me dejaste bien dejada
You left me and you left me alone and abandoned
Y ahora que estoy abandonada supe lo que perdi
And now that I'm abandoned, I know what I lost
Me dejaste como una papa sin catsup
You left me like a potato without ketchup
Como una uña sin mugre y la mugre eres tu
Like a fingernail without dirt and the dirt is you
Me dejaste como un oido sin cerilla
You left me like an ear without wax
Como diente sin macilla y la macilla eres tu
Like a tooth without filling and the filling is you
Me dejaste como la bella durmiente
You left me like Sleeping Beauty
Como camaron en la corriente y el corriente eres tu
Like a shrimp in the current and the current is you
Me dejaste como un borracho sin tequila
You left me like a drunkard without tequila
Como un bebe sin su mamila y el mamila eres tu
Like a baby without its bottle and the bottle is you
Creeras que estoy sufriendo, que ansiosa espero tu regreso
You believe that I'm suffering, that I anxiously wait for your return
Sin ti yo soy la que salio perdiendo
Without you, I am the one who is losing
Pero perdiendo mis complejos
But losing my anxieties
Ahora me subo, me bajo, me voy, me regreso y la paso brutal
Now I go up, I go down, I leave, I come back and I have a great time
Me dejaste como un ojo sin lagaña
You left me like an eye without sleep in it
Telareña sin araña y la araña eres tu
Like a cobweb without a spider and the spider is you
Me dejaste como una cueva sin osos
You left me like a cave without bears
Como un nopal sin lo baboso y el baboso eres tu
Like a cactus without its slime and the slime is you
Me dejaste como a titan sin su carnal
You left me like a titan without its partner
Como a Tarzan sin su punal y el punal eres tu
Like Tarzan without his knife and the knife is you
Ahora me vengo, me subo, me bajo, me voy, me regreso, me quiero y la paso brual!
Now I come, I go up, I go down, I leave, I come back, I love myself and I have a great time!
Contributed by Caroline R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.