Misión Cumplida

Misión Cumplida (English: Mission Accomplished) is the first posthumous studio album by regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera, released by Sony Music Latin on June 30, 2023. It is Rivera's first full-length release in eleven years since Joyas Prestadas (2011) and consists of old recordings that were stored in a hard drive for a long period of time, which were remastered upon release. The album also features vocal appearances by Chiquis and Jacqie Rivera, as well as an instrumental appearance by Banda Los Reyes, with most of the album's production done by Sergio Lizárraga and Pavel Ocampo of Banda MS.

To promote the album, five singles were released; "Aparentemente Bien" was released in 2019, "Engañémoslo" and "Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar" in 2020, "Motivos" in 2021, and its title track "Misión Cumplida" in 2022. The former single peaked at number 34 on the US Hot Latin Songs and number seven on the US Regional Mexican Airplay charts, making this Rivera's first song chartings since 2014. The album was certified Gold in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 30 thousand copies in the United States.

Four of the 16 songs on Misión Cumplida, which range from banda music to mariachi, are covers of songs and compositions: "El Que Hoy Está en Tu Lugar", "Hablando Claro", "Que Me Entierren Cantando", and "Motivos"; the first two are originally performed by Chayito Valdez, the third being originally performed by Ramón Ayala, and the latter song was originally written by Aniano Alcalde Zorzano and José Domingo Castaño Solar. Another four songs off the album are single or alternate versions of other songs on the album.

Background and recording
On December 9, 2012, Jenni Rivera and five other passengers died in a plane crash en route to the city of Toluca. Posthumous compilation and live albums have been released since then. In 2016, Johnny Lopez, who is Jenni's youngest child, found handwritten lyrics to a song titled "Misión Cumplida", that were originally written by Jenni in 2008, and kept them for a long time. He also had a goal to find Jenni's old recordings that were stored in her hard drive, which ended up being found. Among the songs in the hard drive, covers of songs by Chayito Valdez, Lucha Villa, and Ramón Ayala and an unfinished recording of "Pedacito de Mí" were found. The song was originally recorded when Jenni was pregnant with Johnny, and he recalled that he originally heard the song when her oldest sister, Chiquis Rivera, sang it in 2015, in an event for Jenni's birthday.

Chiquis, along with her sister Jacqie Rivera, who is the acting CEO of Jenni Rivera Fashion, had recorded additional vocals for the unfinished recording. All of Rivera's five children, Chiquis, Jacqie, Michael, Jenicka, and Johnny, had been working on the album. Johnny said, "What my mom loved was la banda sinaloense and Sergio [Lizárraga] is a master at that" and wanted to "make sure Jenni’s songs sound like [banda] before she left [them]."

Release and promotion
The album had been announced on Jenni's official Instagram account, which is managed by her estate. The album was released on June 30, 2023, on streaming platforms, digital download, and as a CD. It was also announced that the album would be released on an LP record on November 17, 2023. Johnny Lopez and Jacquie Rivera had promoted the album in Mexico City in August 2023, as well as in Monterrey. In October 2023, Misión Cumplida was certified Gold in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling over 30 thousand copies in the United States.

Singles
The album was supported by five singles, all being released posthumously. "Aparentemente Bien" was released on July 2, 2019, in honor of Jenni Rivera's fiftieth birthday, as the first single for Misión Cumplida. The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and number seven on Regional Mexican Airplay. "Engañémoslo" was released on February 28, 2020, as the second single for the album.

"Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar" was released on July 2, 2020, for Rivera's fifty-first birthday, as the third single for the album. It was also one of the songs found by Juan Rivera. "Motivos" was released on March 19, 2021, along with an accompanying animation, as the fourth single. "Misión Cumplida", the album's title track, was released on November 2, 2022, as the fifth and final single for the album, although some media outlets refer it as the first single on the album.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.

Production
 * Sergio Lizárraga, Pavel Ocampo – production
 * Honorio Emmanuel Sillas Lara – recording (tracks 2–8)
 * Luis Humberto López López – recording, mastering, mixing (tracks 2–8)
 * Guadalupe Cruz – A&R coordinator (tracks 2–8 and 12)
 * Manuel Prado – A&R director (tracks 2–8, 12)

Additional musicians
 * Jesús Daniel López López – accordion (tracks 2–8)
 * Pavel Josue Ocampo Quintero – clarinet (tracks 2–8)
 * Heleodoro Delgadillo – guitar (track 9)
 * Abel Campos, César Aguilar, Diego Arrellano, Hector Gallegos – guitar (track 14)
 * José Javier Osuna Samano – saxophone (tracks 2–8)
 * Marcos Omar Medrano Acosta – trombone (tracks 2–8)
 * Saul Medina Carrillo – trumpet (tracks 2–8)
 * Iván López Montoya – tuba (tracks 2–8)