Chiquis Rivera

**Janney Marín Rivera** (born June 26, 1985), better known as **Chiquis Rivera**, is an American singer and television personality. She is the eldest

daughter of singer Jenni Rivera. She began her singing career in early 2014, releasing her first single "Paloma Blanca" as a tribute to her mother. At Premios Juventud, she made her musical debut on international television with her performance of "Esa No Soy Yo".

She made her television debut with her reality show *Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis & Raq-C* and also appeared on her mother's hit spin-off reality show *I Love Jenni*. Rivera's debut album, *Ahora*, was released on June 2, 2015. On April 7, 2015 she released her memoir titled *Forgiveness*. Rivera won a Latin Grammy Award for her 2020 album, *Playlist*.

## Life

Janney Marín Rivera was born and raised in California. She is daughter of Regional Mexican star, Jenni Rivera and her first husband, José Trinidad Marín. She is the first child of both her parents, has one younger sister, Jacquelin, one brother, Mikey, and two half-siblings from her mother's second marriage. Rivera is Presbyterian and attends church regularly with her family.

### Relationship with mother

On April 7, 2015 she released a memoir called *Forgiveness*, she revealed the reasons she and her mother, Jenni Rivera, stopped speaking in October 2012. She revealed that she was molested by a woman. She confirmed that the reason for her and her mother's separation stemmed from the rumor that she had an affair with Esteban Loaiza. She denied the rumor and attributes it to "toxic voices" that surrounded her mother at a time when she was deeply lonely and confused, leading her to doubt her then-husband's fidelity and her own daughter's loyalty. She stated, in an attempt to find evidence of incriminating behavior, that Rivera looked at video footage from her home's security system and found an instance in which Chiquis is seen leaving the master bedroom which Rivera shared with Loaiza while they were married. Chiquis said that Rivera became fixated with the video, and watched it so many times that she had made herself believe her daughter actually "came back to the house and snuck back into the bedroom" to have a sexual encounter with Loaiza. Beto Cuevas, who was friends with Jenni, has stated that he gave her advice on how to deal with the rift with Chiquis three days before Jenni's death.

### Sexual abuse

In 1997, her aunt, Rosie Rivera came forward and confessed to Jenni Rivera, that José Trinidad Marín, used to sexually molest her, and was now doing the same to Chiquis. Physical examination showed he'd done the same with her younger sister Jacqie Marín. The molestation case was opened in 1997 and Marín spent 9 years as a fugitive before he was apprehended in April 2006 and convicted of sexual assault and rape. In May 2007, José Trinidad Marín was found guilty of 6 out of 9 charges and sentenced to more than 31 years in prison without parole.

## Career

### Television personality

She made her television debut with her reality show *Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis & Raq-C*, *Chiquis 'n Control*, and also appeared on her mother's hit spin-off reality show *I Love Jenni*. She also starred in her mini web—series *Chiquis Confidential*. She and her siblings started in a spin-off of *I Love Jenni* called *The Riveras*. The series aired its fourth and final season on NBC Universo on August 11.

### Singer

Rivera began her singing career in early 2014, releasing her first single "Paloma Blanca". It was written by her and dedicated as a tribute to her late mother. At Premios Juventud she made her musical debut on international television with her performance of "Esa No Soy Yo".

On April 6, 2015, Chiquis declared to the daily newspaper *Miami Herald*, she would be releasing an album called *Ahora*, on June 2, 2015. She stated, "I called it Ahora because it's about living in the moment and appreciating the now. I feel that's how my life can be summed up. It really has a little bit of everything – pop mixed with banda. I love all types of music and didn't want to limit myself since I am my own record label [Sweet Sound Records] I was able to take my time with it. I want to give that to people. I don't know anyone who listens to just one type of music – it's universal and brings everyone together."

In Spring of 2018, Rivera released her second studio album titled ‘Entre Botellas’ which feature songs made with Lorenzo Mendez, Jenni Rivera and Juan Rivera. Her two singles ‘Vas a Volver’ and ‘Horas Extras’ where featured in the album as well as ‘Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar’, a duet sang with her mother Jenni Rivera.