Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2010, Rivera was awarded a

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for his album, ''

Tu Esclavo y Amo ''Tu Esclavo y Amo'' is a studio album released in 2009 by Regional Mexican artist Lupillo Rivera. ''Tu Escalvo y Amo'' earned Rivera a Grammy award for Best Banda Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place ...

''. His older sister was the late singer and actress

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. In 2019, he was one of the coaches for the first season of the Mexican singing competition show,

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after being acquired from

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after 7 seasons.

Early life

Rivera was born in

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to Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera. Prior to Lupillo being born, Pedro Jr., Gustavo, his mother and his father moved to

, where Lupillo graduated from

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in 1990.

Career

Rivera initially wanted to be a

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. However, his father, Pedro Rivera, was a recording label/studio owner (Cintas Acuario). Wanting to give his son a hands-on business experience, Rivera hired his son Lupillo to work at the studio when a contracted singer failed to show up for a recording session. Lupillo was given the task of looking for local talent at bars, with the idea that some of that talent could be signed by his father's company. When Lupillo first started singing he was called "El Torito" Lupillo Rivera. Later when becoming more famous he was known as "El Toro del Corrido". His uncle was a semi-famous professional

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, known as ''El Toro Rivera'' to Mexican boxing fans. By 1999, Lupillo began to sing using his own name upillo By then, he had already signed with

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. His star began to rise meteorically at that point. In 2001, he was awarded a

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. By 2010, nearly a decade into his career, Rivera had received various

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and

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nominations for his work, that same year, he was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, ''

''.

Discography

* 1995 – '' Selena, La Estrella'' * 1999 – ''

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'' * 1999 – ''

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'' * 2000 – ''

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'' * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2001 – '' Veinte Mujeres'' * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2001 – '' Sufriendo a Solas'' * 2002 – '' Amorcito Corazón'' * 2002 – '' Los Hermanos Más Buscados'' * 2003 – '' De Bohemia con Lupillo Rivera'' * 2004 – ''

Con Mis Propias Manos ''Con Mis Propias Manos'' ( Eng.: ''With My Own Hands'') is the title of a studio album released by regional Mexican artist Lupillo Rivera. This album became his second number-one set on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums. It garnered Rivera a Lat ...

'' * 2004 – '' Pa' Corridos'' * 2005 – '' El Rey de Las Cantinas'' * 2006 – ''

Entre Copas y Botellas ''Entre Copas y Botellas'' is a studio album released in 2006 by Regional Mexican artist Lupillo Rivera. ''Entre Copas y Botellas'' garnered Rivera a Grammy nomination for Best Banda Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards The 50th Annual Gr ...

'' * 2007 – '' Mi Homenaje a Pedro Infante'' * 2007 – '' Desde Una Fiesta Privada'' * 2008 – ''

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'' * 2008 – ''

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'' * 2009 – ''

'' * 2010 – '' 24 Horas''

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The

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are awarded annually by the

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in the United States. Rivera has received one award from three nominations. , - ,

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Latin Grammy Awards

The

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are awarded annually by the

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in the United States. Rivera has received three nominations. , - ,

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, ''El Rey de las Cantinas'' , Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album ,

Lo Nuestro Awards

The

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are awarded annually by the Spanish-language television network

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in the United States. Rivera has received three awards from seven nominations.Lo Nuestro Awards: *2002 Nominations/Awards: *2003 Nominations: , - , rowspan=4 scope="row",

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Lupillo Living people American banda musicians Grammy Award winners Musicians from Jalisco American musicians of Mexican descent Mexican emigrants to the United States Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists Musicians from Long Beach, California Hispanic and Latino American musicians 1972 births Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni