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.

Main characters

 * Angélica Celaya as Jenni Rivera
 * Gabriel Porras as Pedro Rivera
 * Rosalinda Rodríguez as Rosa Saavedra de Rivera
 * Samadhi Zendejas as Jenni Rivera (13-25 Years old)
 * Tony Garza as José Trinidad Marín
 * Regina Orquín as Jenni Rivera (9-12 Years old)
 * Enrique Montaño as Pedro "Pete" Rivera (19-30 Years old)
 * Adrián Carvajal as Pedro "Pete" Rivera (31-48 Years old)
 * Adriano Zendejas as Gustavo Rivera (17-28 Years old)
 * Emmanuel Morales as Gustavo Rivera (29-46 Years old)
 * Xavier Ruvalcaba as Lupillo Rivera (15-22 Years old)
 * Raúl Sandoval as Lupillo Rivera (23-40 Years old)
 * Mauricio Novoa as Juan Rivera (15-20 Years old)
 * Uriel del Toro as Juan Rivera (21-34 Years old)
 * Ana Wolfermann as Rosie Rivera (12-17 Years old)
 * Stephanie Arcila as Rosie Rivera (18-31 Years old)
 * Vanessa Pose as Chiquis Rivera (14-27 Years old)
 * Alma Matrecito as Jackie Rivera (13-23 Years old)
 * 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 (14-21 Years old)
 * Gabriela Sepúlveda as Jenicka López Rivera (12-15 Years old)
 * Gael Sánchez as Juan Ángel “Johnny” López Rivera (8-11 Years old)

Recurring characters

 * Gabriela González as Ramona Suárez (28-45 Years old)
 * Paloma Márquez as Patricia Benitez (26-43 Years old)
 * Laura Vieira as Brenda Martínez (20-34 Years old)
 * 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 (17-34 Years old)
 * Adriana Bermúdez as Rosa Rivera (15-32 Years old)
 * Braulio Hernández as Pedro Rivera Saavedra (14-17 Years old)
 * John Díaz as Gustavo Rivera (12-15 Years old)
 * Noah Rico as Lupillo Rivera (6-9 Years old)
 * Nicholas Forero as Lupillo Rivera (11-13 Years old)
 * Martín Fajardo as Juan Rivera (5-7 Years old)
 * Kevin Cabrera as Juan Rivera (9-14 Years old)
 * Mauricio Novoa as Juan Rivera (15-20 Years old)
 * Orlyana Rondón as Rosie Rivera (4-7 Years old)
 * Luz de Sol Padula as Rosie Rivera (8-11 Years old)
 * Maya Idarraga as Chiquis Rivera (2-3 Years old)
 * Paola Real as Chiquis Rivera (4-7 Years old)
 * Dariana Fustes as Chiquis Rivera (8-13 Years old)
 * Fabiana Lion as Jacquelin Melina Marín Rivera (4-6 Years old)
 * Samantha Lopez as Jacquelin Melina Marín Rivera (9-12 Years old)
 * David Hernández as Trinidad Marín Rivera (5-6 Years old)
 * Miguel Cubillos as Trinidad Marín Rivera (7-10 Years old)
 * Christian Alfonso as Trinidad Marín Rivera (11-13 Years old)
 * Isabela Hernández as Jenicka López Rivera (3-4 Years old)
 * Giana Deftereos as Jenicka López Rivera (5-7 Years old)
 * Daniel García as Jhonny Ángel López Rivera (4-7 Years old)
 * Thamara Aguilar as Ramona Suárez (18-27 Years old)

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, marking Rivera's first charting since 2016.