Pedro Rivera started out taking photos and selling cassettes in Huntington Park, California. He dreamed of becoming a singer, and although he achieved that dream, destiny led him to make his mark in ...

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Cintas Acuario, owned by Rivera, has begun releasing posthumous Sanchez material, and says it will do the same with other legends like his daughter Jenni Rivera and Valentín Elizalde. By Tere Aguilera ...