Rosa Amelia Rivera (born July 3, 1981) is an American

television personality Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports ...

and businesswoman. Rivera is the former chief executive officer of Jenni Rivera Enterprises. Rivera first gained media attention through her sister

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer known for her work within the Regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda, Mariachi and Norteño. In life and death, sev ...

's death but she received wider notice after she began to star in Spanish-language reality shows and taking over her sister's enterprise. In late 2014, she and her family began to appear in the

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

series ''

Rica, Famosa, Latina ''Rica, Famosa, Latina'' (''Rich, Famous, Latina'') is an Estrella TV reality series which was co-created by Lenard Liberman of ''Estrella TV'', and by Joyce Giraud. The Spanish-language show was inspired by the ''Real Housewives'' franchise. '' ...

''. Rivera resigned from Jenni Rivera Enterprises in June 2021 after allegations of misappropriation of funds arose from Jenni Rivera’s five children.

Life and career

Early life

Rosie Rivera was born to parents Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera. Rivera is the younger sister to Latin singers,

(deceased),

Lupillo Rivera Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, '' Tu Esclavo y Amo''. His older sister was the late singer and actress J ...

and the aunt of singer

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 sing ...

. Her other brothers are Pete Rivera, Gustavo Rivera, and Juan Rivera. In 2003 she had daughter Kassandra with ex-boyfriend, Chief. In 2011 she married Abel Flores. They have 2 children together: daughter, Samantha Chay Flores (born 2013) and son, Elias Melek Flores (born October 2015)

Career

In 2013, the third-season of Jenni Rivera's reality show, ''

I Love Jenni ''I Love Jenni'' is an American reality television series on Universo that debuted on March 5, 2011, and concluded on August 11, 2013. ''I Love Jenni'' documents the personal and professional life of Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera and those ...

'' aired. Rivera starred in the show, as she lived in her sister's house along with her family. In late 2014, she and her family began to appear in the reality television series ''

''. In February 2016, Rosie Rivera published her first book ''My Broken Pieces: Mending the Wounds From Sexual Abuse Through Faith, Family and Love'' that discusses her tragic, life-changing experience of sexual abuse at a young age, and shares her story on how faith and the love from her family helped her heal and mend those broken pieces. ''My Broken Pieces'' is Rivera's first book that set her free from the trauma and helped her strength while helping other victims of sexual abuse along the way. She is a spokesperson and model for young women who like her, were victims of sexual abuse and shares her story to uplift the pain and create strength in anyone who has been affected by sexual abuse.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Rosie American people of Mexican descent Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Participants in American reality television series 1981 births