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Jacqie Rivera tears up while speaking about her mom, Jenni Rivera, at Jenni Rivera's posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Los Angeles, California, USA. This video is available for editorial use in all media and worldwide. To ensure compliance and proper licensing of this video, please contact us. ©MaximoTV
Jacqie Rivera tears up while speaking about her mom, Jenni Rivera, at Jenni Rivera's posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Los Angeles, California, USA. This video is available for editorial use in all media and worldwide. To ensure compliance and proper licensing of this video, please contact us. ©MaximoTV
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00:00Jacky!
00:03All right, we all bet to see who was not going to cry, so let's just win this bet.
00:24I just want to tell my siblings I'm extremely proud of you guys, and mom would be so proud
00:29of every single one of you guys, not only for your speech, but for your heart and the
00:34way you're carrying yourself.
00:35You guys are wonderful children.
00:37Okay, can you guys hear me?
00:42Okay.
00:43Allí?
00:44Perfecto.
00:45Down.
00:46Allí?
00:47Perfecto.
00:48Down.
00:49Allí?
00:50Perfecto.
00:51Down.
00:52Allí?
00:53Perfecto.
00:54Okay.
00:55With so much prize, wrong page, you know, okay, it is such a beautiful honor to be able
01:04to receive this star on behalf of our mother, Jenny Rivera, and to be able to celebrate
01:10this moment with all of you and the fans that made her unforgettable.
01:16This is beyond an artistic accolade.
01:19This is beauty for ashes.
01:24This gives even more purpose to the life our mother lived, a life filled with tribulations,
01:31but also a life filled with sweet, sweet triumphs, like the one we are living right now.
01:38You guys took my line, but it's okay.
01:42Jenny Rivera was a Latina girl from Long Beach who got pregnant at 15, and a few more times
01:48after that.
01:51A single mother chasing a dream to give a better life to her children, but what she
01:57didn't know was that her dream would lead her to become a multi-award winning recording
02:02artist and songwriter, captivating the world with her voice, lyrics, and story.
02:08But God knew.
02:12What she did know, without a doubt, was that she went through all the hardship and made
02:17it to the other side victorious.
02:20And it was for a reason.
02:23She lived with certainty in her heart that she was given this platform to show the world
02:28that if she can do it, so can you.
02:32Which is why she lived her life so openly, and because of her vulnerability, she inspired
02:38women and men all over the world.
02:41She was able to impact many with her life and with her music.
02:47If I can be honest, this is a very bittersweet moment.
02:53Because I wish she could be here, and we could once again witness the beautiful smile on
02:58her face, and we'd be able to hear the witty speech she would have delivered.
03:03But nonetheless, I know she would be so full of joy and pride to be recognized on such
03:09a prestigious landmark, where only the great get awarded.
03:15And for me, as a daughter, to think that not only in this moment, but for many, many, many
03:21years to come, the future generations will see and wonder, who was Jenny Rivera?
03:27And the new generations will discover her and fall in love and be inspired by her.
03:34It fills me with pride to know that.
03:39Mama, we are proud of you, proud to be your children, and will forever be grateful for
03:49everything that you did for us, for not giving up when life got hard.
03:54Your strength and resilience to come out on top hasn't only inspired us, but millions.
04:02If I had to live it again, if we had to live it again, I know that we would.
04:07Estoy sumamente agradecida con Dios por darme la dicha de ser tu hija.
04:14Here we go.
04:17Almost there, guys.
04:20Our mom's favorite Bible verse was Philippians 4.13, and it reads, I can do all things through
04:27Christ who strengthens me.
04:29And let me tell you, he did, he really did strengthen that woman.
04:34With that being said, thank you, Lord, for choosing Jenny Rivera, for your predestined
04:40plan, and for giving her the strength to carry it out.
04:48I would like to take a moment to thank all the people who are part of our mom's story,
04:52and I want to recognize the fact that I know she would be here, she would do it so much
04:56better because she loved to make people feel seen, and appreciated, and loved.
05:02And I know that there's many, many people who take part on this day.
05:09I can't name you all, but you guys are all valued and loved, so.
05:18To all her teams that believed and stood by her.
05:23To the friends who were a safe place for her tears.
05:28Her colleagues that rooted and fought for her.
05:31Thank you so much because you took part in us getting us here today.
05:36Thank you to our team.
05:39Thank you for your heart, the heart that you put in, and all that you do for Jenny Rivera
05:43legacy.
05:44I know it's hard, but thank you.
05:48You are all very appreciated and loved.
05:53Thank you to our family.
05:55I'm glad that we're all here today because that's what she would have wanted on this
05:59day.
06:00Muchas gracias, Gloria.
06:01Por ser una gran amiga de nuestra mamá, my nose is crying, y por hacer todo lo posible
06:14para estar aquí con nosotros este día.
06:16Eres una gran bendición.
06:20Realmente se nota el amor que le tienes a nuestra mamá.
06:23Muchas gracias.
06:27And to Mrs. Nanette Rios, you're such a beautiful soul.
06:31Thank you for being here with us today, and for all, and for the way that you not only
06:35love our mom, but our family.
06:37Thank you so, so much.
06:40Last but not least, oh no, not yet.
06:43Thank you.
06:44Thank you to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
06:47Thank you, Anna.
06:48Thank you, Ellie.
06:49Thank you, Zamaha, for taking part in making this day possible and making it happen.
06:56Jenny once said, God created me.
07:00My parents conceived me, but my fans made me.
07:11She would always tell us that the love of her fans is like a love she'd never experienced.
07:18And I want to say thank you to you guys, thank you to you guys from the bottom of our
07:22hearts for not only loving our mother and honoring her and playing her music and showing
07:27your children, you're keeping her memory alive and her legacy alive.
07:32And thank you, because we have, hemos heredado este amor de parte de ustedes, y muchas gracias
07:39de todo corazón.
07:43Together we celebrate you, la diva de la banda, la gran señora, the one and only Jenny Rivera.
07:55Happy birthday, mom.