Jenni Rivera<\/a>, will premiere on ViX and select theaters in the U.S. and Mexico on December 6, the Spanish-language streaming service announced today (Nov. 13) in a press release including the first trailer of the film.<\/p>\n\n\tStarring Annie Gonzalez<\/strong> (Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/em>, Gentefied<\/em>) as the iconic Mexican-American banda singer, the movie follows Rivera from her humble beginnings in her hometown of Long Beach, California, to her rise as one of the most famous female regional Mexican artists, and the last days before her tragic and unexpected death.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cJENNI<\/em> also shows the struggles that she endured in her personal life and how she became the artist fans all know and love today, and how she persevered and found strength from within,\u201d adds the press release. \u201cThis story of resilience and bravery shows the building blocks of what made Jenni Rivera who she was and the remarkable legacy she left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tThe trailer starts with Gonzalez \u2014 who also sings and is credited as executive producer \u2014 performing Rivera\u2019s early song \u201cLa Chacalosa\u201d at a night club. \u201cMy life ain\u2019t no fairy tale,\u201d she\u2019s heard saying while the song continues in the background and a collage of scenes shows Jenni\u2019s struggles with teenage pregnancy, domestic violence and stumbles with the law, but also her ascend to stardom and role as the proud mother of five.<\/p>\n
\n\tRivera paved the way for women in M\u00fasica Mexicana<\/em>, a genre that to this day is dominated by male artists. Her anthemic songs, including \u201cLa Gran Se\u00f1ora\u201d and\u00a0\u201cInolvidable,\u201d\u00a0offered empowering lyrics and became a source of inspiration for women everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\tKnown as \u201cLa Diva de la Banda,\u201d she was the single most successful woman in regional Mexican music and on the Billboard<\/em> Latin charts when she tragically died in a plane crash in 2012 at the age of 43. Among other achievements, she entered more than 30 songs on Regional Mexican Airplay, including 15 top 10s and her No. 1 hit \u201cDe Contrabando.\u201d On Hot Latin Songs chart, she placed a total of 25 songs. La Misma Gran Se\u00f1ora<\/em> gave her her third No. 1 on Top Latin Albums in December 2012, ruling for eight weeks and becoming her longest charting title, remaining on the tally for 73 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\tJENNI<\/em>\u2018s cast includes Manuel Uriza as Pedro Rivera, Jenni\u2019s father and Regional Mexican entrepreneur; Cinthya Carmona as her oldest daughter, singer Chiquis Rivera; and Jero Medina and Miguel Angel Garcia as Trino Mar\u00edn, Jenni\u2019s first husband and father of her three oldest children, at different stages in his life.\u202f Gabriela Reynoso plays Jenni\u2019s mother, Rosa Saavedra; J.R. Villarreal plays Juan \u201cCinco\u201d Lopez, Jenni\u2019s late second husband; and newcomer Tatiana Alicia Beltr\u00e1n portrays the young Jenni Rivera.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n\n\tJENNI<\/em> was produced by Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun of Mucho Mas Media and Alec Meachem from De Line Pictures, under the direction of Gigi Saul Guerrero with a screenplay by Shane McKenzie and Kate Lanier.<\/p>\n\n\tWatch JENNI<\/em>\u2018s official first trailer below:<\/p>\n\n