Jenni Rivera missing, A search was under way for a small plane carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera, after it disappeared shortly after leaving the northern Mexican city of Monterrey early on Sunday.
Mexican officials said Rivera's Learjet went off the radar about 60 miles from Monterrey after taking off at 3:15 a.m.
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 are all missing, officials said.
Rivera, renowned as an exponent of the Nortena and banda musical styles, has sold some 15 million records and earned Grammy nominations. The 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 most well-known 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 former Major League Baseball pitcher, Esteban Loaiza who played for teams including the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Born in Long Beach, Calif., to Mexican immigrant parents, the 43-year-old Rivera is a mother of five.
Mexican officials said Rivera's Learjet went off the radar about 60 miles from Monterrey after taking off at 3:15 a.m.
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 are all missing, officials said.
Rivera, renowned as an exponent of the Nortena and banda musical styles, has sold some 15 million records and earned Grammy nominations. The 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 most well-known 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 former Major League Baseball pitcher, Esteban Loaiza who played for teams including the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Born in Long Beach, Calif., to Mexican immigrant parents, the 43-year-old Rivera is a mother of five.
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