Photos: Jenni Rivera, Mexican music star, confirmed dead in plane crash
December 10, 2012
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera, a popular recording artist and reality television star, is feared dead after a small plane crashed early Sunday in northern Mexico. Here, Rivera, performs in Irvine, California on July 10, 2012. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Civil Protection personnel inspect the perimeter of the crash site of a plane with Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera on board, in the municipality of Iturbide, south of Monterrey December 9, 2012. Rivera died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down in northern Mexico, her father said on Sunday. Speaking after the wreckage was discovered, the singer's father, Pedro Rivera, told Telemundo television all seven of the people on board the plane, including two pilots, had died. REUTERS/Stringer
A piece of wreckage from a Learjet passenger plane is seen at the perimeter of a crash site, in the municipality of Iturbide, south of Monterrey December 9, 2012. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down, her father said on Sunday. Investigators are still searching the crash site and the transportation and communications ministry said the wreckage was strewn so far and wide that it was hard to recognize anything. REUTERS/Stringer
Jenni Rivera's driving license is seen of the ground at the crash site where a plane allegedly carrying Rivera crashed near Iturbide, Mexico Sunday Dec. 12, 2012. The wreckage of a the small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. (AP Photo)
A helicopter flies over a crash site in the municipality of Iturbide, south of Monterrey December 9, 2012. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down in northern Mexico, her father said on Sunday. Investigators are still searching the crash site and the transportation and communications ministry said the wreckage was strewn so far and wide that it was hard to recognize anything. REUTERS/Stringer
A temporary airman's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sits on the ground at the crash site where a plane carrying U.S. born singer Jenni Rivera apparently crashed near Iturbide, Mexico Sunday Dec. 12, 2012. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Rivera, the singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. (AP Photo)
A Civil Protection personnel and soldiers gather to inspect the perimeter of the crash site of a plane with Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera on board, in the municipality of Iturbide, south of Monterrey December 9, 2012. Rivera died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down in northern Mexico, her father said on Sunday. Speaking after the wreckage was discovered, the singer's father, Pedro Rivera, told Telemundo television all seven of the people on board the plane, including two pilots, had died. REUTERS/Stringer
Federal police officers return from the crash site where a plane allegedly carrying U.S-born singer Jenni Rivera crashed near Iturbide, Mexico Sunday Dec. 12, 2012. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. (AP Photo/Hans Maximo Musielik)
A view of the terrain Mountains of the Sierra near the crash site where a plane allegedly carrying U.S-born singer Jenni Rivera crashed near Iturbide, Mexico Sunday Dec. 12, 2012. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. (AP Photo/Hans Maximo Musielik)
Forensic technicians (C) arrive at a base set up by the Federal Police near the plane crash site in the municipality of Iturbide December 9, 2012. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera is feared dead after Mexican authorities said they found the wreckage of a plane she was traveling in on Sunday. Rivera was heading for the city of Toluca in central Mexico after a concert in Monterrey on Saturday. The singer was one of five passengers on the plane that also carried two pilots. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Rosa Rivera, mother of singer Jenni Rivera, hugs a family member after a news conference outside the home of Rivera's father in Lakewood, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Riveraís relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the Learjet 25 that disintegrated on impact Sunday in rugged territory in Nuevo Leon state in northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)
Rosie Rivera, sister of singer Jenni Rivera, speaks with their mother Rosa Rivera, right, during a news conference outside the home of Rivera's father in Lakewood, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Jenicka Lopez, 15, daughter of Jenni Rivera, watches at rear left. Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Riveraís relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the Learjet 25 that disintegrated on impact Sunday in rugged territory in Nuevo Leon state in northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)
Rosie Rivera, sister of singer Jenni Rivera, hugs their mother Rosa Rivera, as Pastor Pedro Rivera Jr., rear, and Gustavo Rivera, right, watch during a news conference outside the home of Rivera's father in Lakewood, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Riveraís relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the Learjet 25 that disintegrated on impact Sunday in rugged territory in Nuevo Leon state in northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)
In this July 1, 2011 file photo, singer Jenni Rivera, right, poses with a replica of a star for the Las Vegas Walk of Stars as her husband, former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza, reacts during an official presentation ceremony in Las Vegas. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, and there are no apparent survivors, authorities said. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Cecy Robles places candle and a balloon in front of what is believed to be the home of singer Jenni Rivera as Ruben Robles, top, and Anthony Robles watch on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in the Encino section of Los Angeles. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
A woman adjusts a flower in front of candles and pictures displayed in tribute to singer Jenni Rivera at the Plaza Mexico shopping center in Lynwood, Calif., early Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Riveraís relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the Learjet 25 that disintegrated on impact Sunday in rugged territory in Nuevo Leon state in northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)
In this April 26, 2012, file photo, singing superstar Jenni Rivera performs during the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla. Authorities in Mexico say the wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Rivera has been found on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, and there are no apparent survivors. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)
A small plane carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera went missing on December 9, 2012 after leaving Monterrey, Mexico. MIAMI - APRIL 23: Singer Jenni Rivera attends the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards at Bank United Center on April 23, 2009 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
Singer Jenni Rivera stands on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in this January 20, 2012 file photo. Mexican-American singer Rivera is missing after the plane she was travel ling in disappeared shortly after leaving the northern Mexican city of Monterrey early on December 9, 2012. Rivera was heading for the city of Toluca in central Mexico after a concert in Monterrey on the night of December 8, 2012. The singer, two pilots and four other passengers are all missing, the ministry said. A search is continuing for the aircraft. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/Files
Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American singer and television star, third right, during an event to honor her father, Don Pedro, third left, at the Los Angeles Theater Center, in Los Angeles, May 21, 2009. A plane carrying Rivera crashed early in the morning on Dec. 9, 2012, Mexican officials said, adding that they feared there were no survivors. From left: Don Pedro's children, Juan, Lupillo, Jenni, Gustavo and Pedro Jr. (Eric Grigorian/The New York Times)
In this picture taken March 8, 2012, Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera poses during an interview in Los Angeles. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, and there are no apparent survivors, authorities said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American singer and television star, performs during an event to honor her father, Don Pedro, right, at the Los Angeles Theater Center, in Los Angeles, May 21, 2009. A plane carrying Rivera crashed early in the morning on Dec. 9, 2012, Mexican officials said, adding that they feared there were no survivors. Her brother, Juan, left. (Eric Grigorian/The New York Times)
This April 25, 2012 photo released by Telemundo shows Latin singer Jenni Rivera rehearsing for the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday and there are no apparent survivors, authorities said. (AP Photo/Telemundo, Gary I Rothstein/Telemundo)
A small plane carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera went missing on December 9, 2012 after leaving Monterrey, Mexico. LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 02: Actress Jenni Rivera attends the Screening of "Girl In Progress" at the Directors Guild of America on May 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
In this March 8, 2012, file photo, Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera poses during an interview in Los Angeles. Mexican authorities confirmed that the plane in which Rivera was traveling disappeared early Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, after leaving the Mexican northern city of Monterrey where she performed in concert on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera performs during the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Coral Gables, Florida in this April 26, 2012 file photo. Rivera is missing after the plane she was travel ling in disappeared shortly after leaving the northern Mexican city of Monterrey early on December 9, 2012. Rivera was heading for the city of Toluca in central Mexico after a concert in Monterrey on the night of December 8, 2012. The singer, two pilots and four other passengers are all missing, the ministry said. A search is continuing for the aircraft. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity/Files
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