Chiquis

Background

Janney Marín Rivera — better known as Chiquis Rivera — an American singer and television personality, was born in California on June 26, 1985. She is the daughter of the late Jenni Rivera, who was also a singer and Mexican star. Rivera’s music career started at a later stage in her life at 29 years old. Her first single, ‘Paloma Blanca,’ was released in 2014 as a tribute to her mother. In 2015, she made her television debut with her own reality show called “Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis and Raq-C” and started the spin-off of her mother’s reality show “I Love Jenni” with her siblings called “The Rivera’s” which was released in 2016.

Within the year of 2015, Rivera also released her first studio album called “Ahora, “ which she claimed to be about living in and appreciating the present moment. Her memoir, “Forgiveness,” was also released in 2015 and told the story of why her relationship with her mother was strained. In 2016, Rivera became the recipient of the “Regional Mexican: Female Artist of the Year” award, and in 2017, the ‘Female Artist of the Year.’ In 2018, the Mexican star released her second album called “Entre Botellas.” In 2019, Rivera took her relationship with Lorenzo E. Mendez Ronquillo to the next level and got married, however, the newlyweds divorced a year later.

Rivera’s third album, “Playlist,” was released in 2020 and has awarded her the ‘Best Banda Album’’ award. More recently, in 2021, she released a new book called “Unstoppable,” which Rivera describes as a sequel to her first memoir. In addition to singing, Rivera is also a lover of cooking and has also released her cookbook called “Chiquis Keto: The 21-day Starter Kit for Taco, Tortilla, and Tequila Lovers” and has her cooking page on Instagram.