Quotes by Jenni Rivera

About Jenni Rivera:

Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera was an American singer, songwriter, actress, television producer, and entrepreneur known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre. In life and death, several media outlets including CNN, Billboard, Fox News, and The New York Times have labeled her as the most important female figure and top selling female artist in the regional Mexican music genre.
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I vowed that I would never tell anyone of my shame. They say that when you kept a secret, it eats you up inside, but I felt it was better that way. I wanted to appear strong in front of my children and my family. I didn't want anybody to know. And I ...

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Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do.

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I had no choice but to work hard. I was a straight-A student, went to college, and I loved business. I never thought I was going to be a singer myself.

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I had no choice but to work hard. I was a straight-A student, went to college, and I loved business. I never thought I was going to be a singer myself. It came accidentally.

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Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.

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Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.

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I want to be the Mexican-American Oprah Winfrey. That's a small goal, isn't it? That's something that I want. And of course not just to host, I want to OWN it! So, that's in my future.

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I realized going back and writing and explaining in details the difficulties I had lived actually became emotional again. It's like therapy but sometimes therapy can be painful. But it's part of life and part of the autobiography so I'll have to fini...

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I can't get caught up in the negative because that destroys you.

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The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up.

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I am the same as the public as my fans.

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If I had the opportunity to speak to a young immigrant girl that just arrived to the U.S. the advice I would have for her would be: ask, speak, search; because there are opportunities out there. And, know that you aren't the only immigrant or the las...

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Being a mother by far is my favorite and most important career.

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It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken.

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I'm just being myself. To me, that people are interested in Jenni, not necessarily the artist, but the woman... it amazes me still.

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Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

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No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

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Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother. I thought that's what I had to do, but my counselors told me there was no way they would let me drop out. I had too much promise.

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'Malandrinas' means 'bad girls,' but not bad in a negative way. I wrote it in homage to my female fans.

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I've been recording since 1993. It was a hobby for six of those years. In 1999, I decided to do it full time and take it seriously.

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Author Bio

  • NameJenni Rivera
  • DescriptionMexican-American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer
  • AliasesDolores Janney Rivera
  • BornJuly 2, 1969
  • DiedDecember 9, 2012
  • CountryMexico; United States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Composer