Hollywood Exec on Jenni Rivera: 'The Fans Knew Who She Was'  The
Associated Press, Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 2:45pm (PST)
The Hollywood Reporter -- This story first appeared in the Dec.
21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.  I had met Jenni
almost 10 years ago when I was producing a local show. At that
time, she was in the shadow of her brother Lupillo Rivera, who
was this enormously successful Mexican regional singer. It was
interesting to me that she was American -- she was born in Long
Beach and went to Cal State Long Beach -- yet for a long time
nobody knew. She was very cool; she would reference 2Pac as much
as she would another Mexican singer.  We then met in a
restaurant and spoke for a couple of hours, but reality was not
something she wanted to do. She loved reality, but didn't want
to be one.  PHOTOS: Remembering Jenni Rivera: 1969-2012  We
couldn't get a follow-up until much later, when Jenni was
interested in producing a series about her daughter working for
her with her friend Raq-C.