Her closest relationships were with her mom, her daughters, and her sister, Rosie. However, banda superstar Jenni Rivera was mainly defined by the work ethic passed onto her by her father, her fierce loyalty to her brothers, and her very difficult romantic relationships, including three failed marriages and a secret love, some of which is chronicled in the televesion series about her life Mariposa de Barrio.
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La Diva de la Banda was a teenage bride and mother. She had three kids with her first husband, Trino Marín: Janney (aka Chiquis), Jacqie, and Trino Jr. (aka Michael). Her second husband, Juan López, was the father of her younger two children, Jenicka__ and Johnny. Jenni Rivera was in the process of divorcing her third husband, Esteban Loaiza, at the time of her death.
But none of these men were really the most important men in her life over a long period of time. Jenni had a secret love and kept her brothers and dad very close. These are their stories and the story of their relationship with La Diva de la Banda.