The influence of "La Diva de la Banda" lives on even after Jenni Rivera's untimely death - mun2 is set to premiere the third and final season of the late singer's reality series, "I Love Jenni," April 14, the network announced, according to Los Angeles Times.
Featuring footage filmed just weeks before the plane crash that would ultimately take her life, according to the network, the last season is expected to be an emotional one. Episodes will reportedly show how her family and her children Chiquis, Jacqui, Michael, Jenicka and Johnny, and also her sister Rosie, grapple with the news of the iconic musician's passing, as they grieve and try to conserve her legacy, according to the Huffington Post.
"I remember her every day and just receiving her words gives me strength," said Chiquis explaining how he mourns his mother to Univision's "El Gordo y la Flaca."
"It is very difficult for me, but I am happy to be with my brothers, supporting and educating them as always," he added.
A week before mun2 airs the final season, the network will honor the queen of banda with a one-hour special entitled, "We Love Jenni." The tribute will include interviews with Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg), Thalia, Diana Reyes, Mexican band Tucanes de Tijuana, Horoscopos de Durango and Larry Hernandez, and Carson Daly and Mario Lopez will also be featured in the special.
Rivera, four of her staff, and two pilots died Dec. 9 when the small private Learjet carrying them plummeted from 28,000 feet and crashed into a mountainous area 9,000 feet above sea level, according to Mexico's transportation secretary. The jet was flying them from the northern Mexican city of Monterrey to the central city of Toluca.
According to CNN, the cause of the crash is under investigation. The accident report will not be ready for nine months to a year, the secretary of communications and transportation said.
The DEA has announced that it is currently investigating Starwood Management, the company that owns the luxury jet that crashed and killed Rivera and her crew. The agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe, reported The Huffington Post.
"Rivera was well-established as a musical powerhouse with her Spanish-language performances of regional Mexican corridos, or ballads," noted USA Today following her death. "For fans, the [Diva de la Banda] nickname captured her powerful voice and the personal strength many admired," said the newspaper.
After dominating Latin charts for years, many saw Rivera as poised to break into the English-language market. Rivera sold 15 million records, according to Billboard, and recently received 11 posthumous Latin Grammy nominations.
The final season of "I Love Jenni" premieres Sunday, April 14 at 9 p.m. EST on mun2.
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