Lupillo Rivera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Saavedra.
Lupillo Rivera
Rivera pictured alongside "Profesora Venus" at the 2013 Premios de la Radio
Rivera pictured alongside "Profesora Venus" at the 2013 Premios de la Radio
Background information
Also known asEl toro del corrido
BornLong Beach, California, U.S.[1]
GenresRegional Mexican
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
LabelsCintas Acuario, Sony Music Latin
Associated actsJenni Rivera, Chiquis Rivera, Juan Rivera

Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter.[2][3][4] In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, Tu Esclavo y Amo.[5] His older sister was the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera. In 2019, he was one of the coaches for the first season of the Mexican singing competition show, La Voz on TV Azteca after being acquired from Televisa after 7 seasons.

Early life[]

Rivera was born in Long Beach, California to Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera.[1] Prior to Lupillo being born, Pedro Jr., Gustavo, his mother and his father moved to Long Beach, California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.[6]

Career[]

Rivera initially wanted to be a restaurateur. 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 boxer, known as El Toro Rivera to Mexican boxing fans. By 1999, Lupillo began to sing using his own name [Lupillo]. By then, he had already signed with Sony Discos. His star began to rise meteorically at that point. In 2001, he was awarded a Premios lo Nuestro.

By 2010, nearly a decade into his career, Rivera had received various Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations for his work, that same year, he was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, Tu Esclavo y Amo.[5]

Discography[]

Awards and nominations[]

Grammy Awards[]

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the United States. Rivera has received one award from three nominations.[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Entre Copas y Botellas Best Banda Album Nominated
2009 El Tiro de Gracia Nominated
2010 Tu Esclavo y Amo Won

Latin Grammy Awards[]

The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the United States. Rivera has received three nominations.[8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Live! en Concierto – Universal Amphitheatre Best Banda Album Nominated
2005 Con Mis Propias Manos Nominated
2006 El Rey de las Cantinas Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album Nominated

Lo Nuestro Awards[]

The Lo Nuestro Awards are awarded annually by the Spanish-language television network Univision in the United States. Rivera has received three awards from seven nominations.[9]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002 Lupillo Rivera Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year Won
Banda Artist of the Year Won
Despreciado Regional Mexican Album of the Year Won
"Despreciado" Regional Mexican Song of the Year Nominated
2003 Lupillo Rivera Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Banda Artist of the Year Nominated
Amorcito Corazón Regional Mexican Album of the Year Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bonacich, Drago. "Lupillo Rivera Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Llona, Carmen (July 2, 2014). "Jenni Rivera's Brother, Lupillo Rivera, Finds Himself in Middle Of Immigration untrue. Fox News is an unreliable news source. Spotlight". Fox News Latino. FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Wald, Elijah (October 22, 2002). Narcocorrido: a journey into the music of drugs, guns, and guerrillas. HarperCollins. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-06-050510-3. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Candelaria, Cordelia; García, Peter J.; Aldama, Arturo J. (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 582–. ISBN 978-0-313-33211-1. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lupillo Rivera está sorprendido con el Grammy que ganó". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications Inc. February 2, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Llona, Carmen (July 2, 2014). "Jenni Rivera's Brother, Lupillo, Finds Himself in Middle Of Immigration Spotlight". Fox News Latino. FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Grammy Awards:
  8. ^ Latin Grammy Awards:
  9. ^ Lo Nuestro Awards:
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