蜜柚直播 native Ang茅lica Celaya has been weathering a mini-storm of criticism from fans of the late Jenni Rivera for her portrayal of the singer in the Telemundo series 鈥淛enni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio.鈥
Some of Rivera’s fans have taken to social media to criticize Celaya’s portrayal, according to a story posted on
The story attributed the criticism mostly to Telemundo鈥檚 competition, Univision, airing its own Jenni Rivera series early this year.
Rivera鈥檚 family has since filed suit against Univision, claiming the source of their series came from a tell-all book by Rivera鈥檚 manager Pete Salgado that included details that should have been kept confidential according to a non-disclosure agreement he had with the star that prevented him from sharing intimate personal and financial details. The star鈥檚 estate contends that Univision greased the wheels with Salgado, providing financial incentives to air those secrets, according to published reports of the lawsuit.
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鈥淚 understand that there are people that like my job and other鈥檚 that don鈥檛,鈥 Celaya told People en Espa帽ol about the criticism against her. 鈥淓veryone has the right to their opinion. What I do want to say is that my interpretation is not an imitation ... there鈥檚 only one Jenni Rivera and I don鈥檛 want to replace her. I am telling her story.鈥
Telemundo鈥檚 90-episode series 鈥淛enni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio鈥 premiered in June and airs nightly through early December, leading up to the fifth anniversary of Rivera鈥檚 2012 death.
We did a quick social media search and found a few snarky comments including from @5uzette who said 鈥渨hoever decided to cast a skinny actress to play Jenni Rivera. you failed #MariposaDeBarrio.鈥
But mostly we found a lot of positive feedback including from Mayra Palos鈥 (@palos_mayra), who tweeted on Aug. 3: 鈥... This Jenni Rivera novela has me hooked !! its so good, im a big fan & this novela makes me be a bigger one #MariposaDeBarrio.鈥 We also found one from a user called @ClubDeJenni 鈥 鈥淍AngelicaCelaya love youuuuuu鈥 鈥 that the star responded to: 鈥淟ove ya back ! #MariposaDeBarrio.鈥
Here are a couple others we found: @Vale19902 posted: 鈥淐rying over here with #MariposaDeBarrio heartbreaking what #JenniRivera had to go thru ... great job @AngelicaCelaya I got the goosebumps.鈥 @nneeliddaa tweeted: 鈥#MariposaDeBarrio has me missing @jennirivera.鈥
Celaya, who grew up in 蜜柚直播 and graduated from Pueblo High School, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Luis Garc铆a in October.
鈥淢ariposa de Barrio鈥 airs nightly at 7 p.m. on Telemundo.
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com or 573-4642. On Twitter: @Starburch
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