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Federal authorities inspect the site of the plane crash in El Tejote locality, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, where Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera along with six other people died as they were travelling from Monterrey, in northern Mexico, to Mexico City.
Updated 11:05 p.m. ET: Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash Saturday night, her father and brother confirmed on Telemundo.
"She never gave up and she was good to everyone," said her father, Pedro, about his daughter’s legacy outside of his home in Lakewood, Calif.
The wreckage of the plane was found Sunday in northern Mexico with no apparent survivors, authorities said.
The wreckage was found in the Ejido La Colorada, Municipality of Nuevo Leon. Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, secretary of communications and transport, said that the plane was not recognizable, but the evidence suggested it was the aircraft carrying the singer, Telemundo reported.
NBC Latino obituary: Jenni River dies at 43
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Singer Jenni Rivera, seen here during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in January, was aboard a plane that went missing shortly after leaving the northern Mexican city of Monterrey early Sunday.
Officials said Rivera's Learjet went off the radar about 62 miles from Monterrey after taking off at 3:15 a.m. local time.
The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched investigators to assist the government of Mexico in its investigation of the crash.
Rivera was heading for the city of Toluca in central Mexico after a concert in Monterrey on Saturday night. The singer, two pilots and four other passengers were aboard, Mexican officials said.
Jorge Domene, spokesman for Nuevo Leon's government told Milenio television that civilian agency helicopters flew over the state searching for the plane. The missing included her publicist, lawyer, makeup artist and the flight crew, the ministry of transportation and communication said in a statement.
In a photo posted on her Twitter account on Friday, Jenni Rivera can be seen referencing her concert in Monterrey. In the photo she is seen holding up a sign with the words, "Nos Vemos este 7 en Colima, 8-en Monterrey. I love you!" Translation: "See you this 7th in Colima, 8 in Monterrey."
Born in Long Beach, Calif., to Mexican immigrant parents, Rivera has sold some 15 million records in her career and won several awards and Grammy nominations, her website said.
The 43-year-old mother of five is renowned as an exponent of the Nortena and banda regional musical styles.
AP
Jenni Rivera's driving license is seen of the ground at the crash site where a plane allegedly carrying Rivera crashed near Iturbide, Mexico, Dec. 9.
The so-called "Diva of the Banda" recently won two Billboard Mexican Music Awards: Female Artist of the Year and Banda Album of the Year for "Joyas prestadas: Banda." Her famous songs include "La Gran Senora" and "De Contrabando."
The singer, businesswoman and actress appeared in the movie "Filly Brown," as the incarcerated mother of Filly Brown, and has her own reality shows including "I Love Jenni" and "Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis and Raq-C" and her daughter's "Chiquis `n Control."
Rivera had given a concert before thousands of fans in Monterrey on Saturday night. After the concert she gave a press conference during which she spoke of her emotional state following her recent divorce from baseball player Esteban Loaiza.
"I can't get caught up in the negative because that destroys you. Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do. I am a woman like any other and ugly things happen to me like any other women," she said Saturday night, according to The Associated Press. "The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up."
A plane carrying Jenni Rivera, a popular singer from California, went missing in Mexico Saturday night. The 43-year-old mother of five is renowned for Nortena and banda music. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
The mother and grandmother had announced in October that she was divorcing Loaiza after two years of marriage. It was her third marriage.
Rivera is the sister of Mexican singer Lupillo Rivera.
Celebrities tweeted about Rivera's disappearance.
"OMG! Just heard about @jennirivera Praying for her and her family during this difficult & uncertain time!" Gloria Estefan tweeted.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Wow I would totally hate to lose such a great person! Still so young and very beautiful! Will take extra precaution when visiting Mexico.
The laws of physics and aerodynamics work the same in Mexico as they do everywhere else...not sure why you would feel the need to be more cautious in Mexico.
If the pilots are not familiar with local weather and geographic conditions, you've got the potential for crashes. Not saying that was the case here, but you are talking about an area where mountains, valleys, and fog can certainly play a factor if the pilot is not familar with local conditions.
i want this article to be posted on my facebook wall, per se...because i used to see her on tv!!!
..used to see her on tv...
Spell check flagged me twice in that snippet...
Hope your Fakebook wall falls on top of you.
Mr. Texas Mormon, keep your moronic comments to yourself .
Sounds to me we have a lot of uniformed commentators here today . I'm surprised they can even read !
Gerald - there are some seriously illiterate people who respond to these blogs. Sad part, these are the people who have a computer, Internet access, and log into a news website. Can you imagine those who have no interest in the news and do not own a computer?
so mexicans are getting that white love (and whoever else is posting) you should read some love that is directed to black folks. i don't know who this person is and being in a plane that you know (i assume) is crashing has got to be the most horrifying thing. glad the media is covering the story wall to wall as they say so white folks don't think they are special people and no one else deserves coverage. i was curious enough to check the story out although like i said i don't know who this person is but prayers go out to family. via con dios.
I am simply amazed reading these comments that there are those that will go out of their way to say nasty things about the dead. There is something terribly warped about such a person.
As for Jenni Rivera, my condolences to her family as well as the families of all the others that died aboard the plane. RIP to all those lost on-board.
I was pretty sure it would not turn out well, but am so sorry I was right. Condolences to the families of all the people on the plane.
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and what number should we call when the "BIG COMPANIES" go overseas (india, china, pakistan, mexico, etc) WILL YOU REPORT THAT ALSO???
USA1 Really, how does what you have posted have anything to do with the tragedy of an American entertainer dying abroad? WHAT a JERK!
USA1 Why don't you go out and get a life and make some of your own money so you can stop being jealous of people that come here and do jobs that you won't do, make wonderful lives for themselves and then you blame them for your own unhappiness.
How pathetic are you?
wire.. You are a douchebag! Grow up!
Two burritos, one chalupa
Idiot. Mexican women cook better than your wife and your mother. And no, we don't cook f$^%#g chalupas, you can have the credit for that.
The aircraft entered service in 1969, was involved in a crash landing in 2005.. Unknown what systems or avionics have been updated..
Orale mi vato Obama!! Gimme and my 5 ninos free chit ahorita!
Mariachis, all. Prayers for this Mejicana, her family, and others on the plane. A complete tragedy. Well, perhaps not entirely so. One of those on board reportedly was a lawyer. Aa.
Saw this earlier in the day looking for a good outcome. Now all i can say is RIP and prayers to the famlies. Sad, sad story. Sad, sad day.
She was a brilliant musician who crafted a unique sound. Her music integrated cultures, eras and beats. She sold 15 MILLION records and won Best New Artist Grammy.
You idiots who act like she was nothing--in talent and heart--represent the worst element of America.
te extrañaremos Jenni.
Nice to see the Klan is alive and well on the message boards. Yeah, racism is sooooo cool!
You know she was as much an American as any of you. Read the Constitution.
May her Soul Rest in Peace. God Bless her Soul. God Bless the Mexicans. God Bless Mexico.
Kevin Valentine Moraes
Mira Road (Thane)
we all mss jenny rivera her memorys are in hearts and we keep her spirit alive always and for ever we mss u jenny
It is a sad day when someone dies and a family has to deal with the loss. It doesn't matter whether a person is famous or not, what line of work he/she is in or if the person is a bum. It's still sad. I think most of you who have decided to be critical of Jenni Rivera's race, talent and /or gender are a bunch of cowards! You should look in the mirror at yourself and see who YOU really are. She was an American woman with 5 children, parents, siblings and friends. Everyone who she touched in her life will be grieving now that it is confirmed that she is dead. Will the same happen for you NOT SO NICE people who only can criticsize? The was also another death reported today of a Navy Seal who was doing his job rescuing someone. He also deserves the same respect as Jenni Rivera. I pray and hope that all of you NOT SO NICE commentators do not have to go thru this kind of loss. Rest in Peace Jenni and all who perished with you!
Nice? Just WHO gets to decide the definition of nice? You? Understand?
I have been reading all the comments in this blog only to discover that there are some who are just not nice. Referring to race and creed is not really the issue here. Trashing other countries isn't nice either. It's inexcusable to be so ugly about the death of people who you (not necessarily you) do not know or to make fun of them because of their race (or anyones race). I personsally find it unacceptable. Look up the word "nice" in the dictionary. It says:
"..pleasing; agreeable; delightful; amiably pleasant; kind:
I sure hope the 5 daddies are going to take care of the children without the help from the estate!
That will show Love, but I doubt it.
ill belive it when they have a body to comfirm ...
My condolences to her family. Sorry but never heard of her before so don't understand the newsworthiness of this story.
The "newsworthiness of this story" is because she was a well known and famous entertainer within the Hispanic community and with anyone else who listens to that music. Just like any other person who entertains
she's big in the latin music world,,,,
If you never heard of her why are you here commenting?
OMG - YOU haven't heard of her so you don't know why it's newsworthy? Are you the news compass?! How much more narcissistic can anyone be?!!
Very sad. She was one of the only female singers for "banda" music played on radio. She was a woman who never gave up and fought for what she knew she deserved. Great example of a strong woman. We will miss you Jenny. RIP.
R.I.P Jenni Rivera........Condolences to the entire Rivera Family..
"makeup artist"...lol. Women are so FAKE.
If someone wants to enhance their beauty, or as people on stage need to enhance their features to be seen by the audience, this makes them "FAKE?" Could you elaborate on your statement?
Yet another mexican singer no one has ever heard of or gave a $hit about, goodbye Selena.. or Juan Pedro.. Carlos.. wtf your name was.