Jenni Rivera passed away on December 9, 2012, in a plane crash near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Quick Scoop

  • Date of death: December 9, 2012.
  • Cause: Plane crash shortly after takeoff, while traveling from Monterrey to Toluca for a TV appearance.
  • Location: Near Iturbide, in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

A bit of context

Jenni Rivera had just performed a concert at Arena Monterrey on the night of December 8, 2012, before boarding a private Learjet in the early hours of December 9. Minutes after takeoff, contact with the plane was lost, and wreckage was later found in the Sierra Madre Oriental, with no survivors.

Aftermath and legacy

A public memorial was held on December 19, 2012, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, reflecting how deeply loved she was by fans of regional Mexican music. She was buried on December 31, 2012, in Long Beach, California, where she had been born, symbolically tying her legacy to both Mexico and the United States.

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