Today hundreds of fans of the late banda singer Jenni Rivera gathered to dedicate a park in her honor on what would have been the Long Beach native’s 46th birthday. The memorial ceremony included a prayer, singing of the national anthems of America and Mexico by Mariachi Los Reyes. Jenni’s father Pedro Rivera also sang Las Mañanitas, which is the traditional Mexican song that is sung for birthdays. Her children, &various local officials, also provided comment on Jenni’s life and work she did for the community. It also included the unveiling of a 125-foot-long mural in Jenni’s memory. Jenni Rivera #0died December 9, 2012 in a plane crash in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. She was born and raised in Long Beach and attended Polytechnic High School. She then enrolled in Long Beach City College and later graduated from California State University, Long Beach. Jenni was also known in the community for her Jenni Rivera Love Foundation; which helps single mothers suffering from poverty, addiction and abuse. Rivera herself was a teen mom who went through poverty, domestic violence but who continued to fight despite what people said and thought.
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