Tucsonan's red carpet moment at 'Mariposa de Barrio' premiere
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Pueblo high grad Angélica Celaya attended Tuesday's private screening and premiere of the new Telemundo musical-biopic "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio." The show airs at 7 p.m. weeknights through early December.
From left, Angélica Celaya, Gabriel Porras and Samadhi Zendejas.at Tuesday's premiere of "Mariposa de Barrio." A private screening for the cast, press and invited guests was held at the Grammy Museum at Live’s Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles.
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Tucson native Angélica Celaya brought her mother Lupita to Los Angeles for Tuesday's premiere of Telemundo's "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio." The show airs weeknights at 7 p.m. through early December.
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Celaya, left, with Jenni Rivera's sister Rosie at Tuesday's premiere in Los Angeles. The Telemundo show has the support of the Rivera family, which Celaya said meant a lot to her and other cast members.
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Tucson native Angélica Celaya's boyfriend Luis Garcia was along for the premiere on Tuesday. The couple is expecting their first child in September.
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Angélica Celaya, left, with "Mariposa" co-star Samadhi Zendejas, who played Jenni Rivera as a teenager.
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Angélica Celaya, center, with the cast of Telemundo's "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio," which premiered on Tuesday. It runs at 7 p.m. weeknights through December.
- Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal
The cast of "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio" attended a private screening Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum at Live’s Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles.
- Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal
From left, Angélica Celaya, Gabriel Porras and Samadhi Zendejas.at Tuesday's premiere of "Mariposa de Barrio." A private screening for the cast, press and invited guests was held at the Grammy Museum at Live’s Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles.
- Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal
More information
- How to watch Jenni Rivera series that stars Tucson native
- Telemundo's Jenni Rivera series shines spotlight on Tucsonan
- Angélica Celaya as Jenni Rivera in Mariposa de Barrio (5 minutes)
- Mariposa de Barrio | Angelica Celaya: “Ser Jenni Rivera es un gran reto" | Telemundo
- Premiere party
- Mariposa de Barrio | Angelica Celaya: “Ser Jenni Rivera es un gran reto" | Telemundo
- Una tucsonense es Jenni Rivera en serie de Telemundo
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