Jenni Rivera Research Paper

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“ No one else has ever open doors for me, I opened them myself”. Jenni Rivera was a great historical influence to single moms and as well to immigrants in the United States. Jenni Rivera helped a lot of womens throughout tough times of their lives, where they just needed a person to cheer them up. Madre Soltera, by Jenni Rivera was released in 2001, is an excellent example of showing single moms that they don’t need a man so they can raise their children. Jenni Rivera was a singer who loved to singed mexican music, her music was greatly influenced by all the hard times she had to go through her life.
Jenni Rivera was an american singer who was born on July 2,1969 and died on December 9,2012 at age 43.Jenni Rivera was raised at Long Beach,California by her both parents Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera.She began writing her first song in 1992, her songs were usually about cheating, issues and relationships(Contact.Com).Jenni, was a girl who her grades at school
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“Mirame” by Jenni Rivera was one of her songs that inspired single moms to be strong. Her lyrics were describing that after a breakup a women has to show her ex that she is strong with him or without him! They also were saying that after months the women is the one winning after all and the men is now on the ground regretting what he did to her in the past.”Mirame” by Jenni Rivera was created in 2011 and published until 2012 took about a year(Naij.Com) This art piece is so special because it also relates with Jenni events after her break up with Juan Lopez(Naij.Com). Jenni makes this song for him to show him how happy she is without him. This song stands out to many single moms because her lyrics are very rough towards to him she was a very strong women who got over every obstacle. Jenni was a strong fighter who knew how to show her emotions without her minding what people would say about

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