Mariposa de Barrio

Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio, la serie, or simply Mariposa de Barrio, is an American biographical telenovela based on the autobiography Unbreakable: My Story, My Way authored by Jenni Rivera before her death and was published posthumously in July 2013. It stars Angélica Celaya as the titular character, and it started airing on American broadcast channel Telemundo on June 27, 2017, and concluded on November 6, 2017.
The first season of the series was made available on Netflix on December 15, 2017, with other regions streaming the series from January 1, 2021.

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Cast

Main characters

Angélica Celaya as Jenni Rivera
Gabriel Porras as Pedro Rivera
Rosalinda Rodríguez as Rosa Saavedra de Rivera
Samadhi Zendejas as Jenni Rivera
Tony Garza as José Trinidad Marín
Regina Orquín as Jenni Rivera
Enrique Montaño as Pedro "Pete" Rivera
Adrián Carvajal as Pedro "Pete" Rivera
Adriano Zendejas as Gustavo Rivera
Emmanuel Morales as Gustavo Rivera
Xavier Ruvalcaba as Lupillo Rivera
Raúl Sandoval as Lupillo Rivera
Mauricio Novoa as Juan Rivera
Uriel del Toro as Juan Rivera
Ana Wolfermann as Rosie Rivera
Stephanie Arcila as Rosie Rivera
Vanessa Pose as Chiquis Rivera
Alma Matrecito as Jackie Rivera
Pepe Gámez as Juan Manuel López
Christopher Millán as Fernando Ramírez
Ricardo Kleinbaum as Esteban Loaiza Vega
Julio César Otero as Trinidad "Mikey" Marín Rivera
Gabriela Sepúlveda as Jenicka López Rivera
Gael Sánchez as Juan Ángel “Johnny” López Rivera

Recurring characters

Gabriela González as Ramona Suárez
Paloma Márquez as Patricia Benitez
Laura Vieira as Brenda Martínez
Diana Marcoccia as Gladyz
Yrahid Leylanni as Fabiola Llerandi
Sonia Noemí as Consuelo Ramírez
Ronald Reyes as Gabriel Vásquez
Carlos Guerrero as Pete Salgado
Alexis Venegas as Adán Terriquez
Eduardo Antonio as Jaime Terriquez
Tony Vela as Pepe Garza
Jeyson Rodríguez as Jacob Yebale
Oliver Gutiérrez as Jorge Sánchez
Julio Ocampo as Pedro Rivera
Adriana Bermúdez as Rosa Rivera
Braulio Hernández as Pedro Rivera Saavedra
John Díaz as Gustavo Rivera
Noah Rico as Lupillo Rivera
Nicholas Forero as Lupillo Rivera
Martín Fajardo as Juan Rivera
Kevin Cabrera as Juan Rivera
Mauricio Novoa as Juan Rivera
Orlyana Rondón as Rosie Rivera
Luz de Sol Padula as Rosie Rivera
Maya Idarraga as Chiquis Rivera
Paola Real as Chiquis Rivera
Dariana Fustes as Chiquis Rivera
Fabiana Lion as Jacquelin Melina Marín Rivera
Samantha Lopez as Jacquelin Melina Marín Rivera
David Hernández as Trinidad Marín Rivera
Miguel Cubillos as Trinidad Marín Rivera
Christian Alfonso as Trinidad Marín Rivera
Isabela Hernández as Jenicka López Rivera
Giana Deftereos as Jenicka López Rivera
Daniel García as Jhonny Ángel López Rivera
Thamara Aguilar as Ramona Suárez

Special guest stars

Don Francisco as himself
Charytín Goyco as herself

Production

The series is created by the Venezuelan writer Rossana Negrín, based on the autobiography Unbreakable: My Story, My Way written by Jenni Rivera published in July 2013. It is the only authorized version on the life of Rivera, based also on some testimonies published in the books "My Broken Pieces: Mending the Wounds From Sexual Abuse Through Faith, Family and Love" written by her sister, Rosie Rivera and "Forgiveness" written by Chiquis Rivera, her daughter. 90 episodes were ordered for broadcast.

Music

An official soundtrack album for the series was released on March 5, 2021. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, earning 2,000 album-equivalent units within its first week, marking Rivera's first charting since 2016.