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Jenni Rivera, "La Diva de la Banda"

12/21/12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

December 21, 2012

Jenni Rivera, “La Diva de la Banda”

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) submitted the following for the Congressional Record to remember singer Jenni Rivera.

“Mister Speaker, I rise today to honor Jenni Rivera. On December 9th, a plane crash took the life of the singer and six others on board.  Jenni Rivera was known as ‘La Diva de la Banda,’ the queen of Banda music. But she was much more than a music superstar; she was ‘una guerrera,’ a warrior for her family, and a role model to many. She faced monumental challenges in life, but tackled them with dignity and determination. At the public celebration of her life this week, her family described her as being ‘perfectly imperfect,’ but to the millions of us moved by her music and her life story, she was and will always be ‘nuestra Jenni,’ La Diva de la Banda. I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating this beautiful guerrera, a guerrera of life and of music.”

 

 

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