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Tucsonan's red carpet moment at 'Mariposa de Barrio' premiere
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Tucsonan's red carpet moment at 'Mariposa de Barrio' premiere

  • Jun 28, 2017
  • Jun 28, 2017 Updated Feb 16, 2020

Pueblo high grad Angélica Celaya attended Tuesday's private screening and premiere of the new Telemundo musical-biopic "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio." The show airs at 7 p.m. weeknights through early December.

Red carpet moment

Red carpet moment

Tucson native Angélica Celaya brought her mother Lupita to Los Angeles for Tuesday's premiere of Telemundo's "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio." The show airs weeknights at 7 p.m. through early December.

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

One of the family

One of the family

Celaya, left, with Jenni Rivera's sister Rosie at Tuesday's premiere in Los Angeles. The Telemundo show has the support of the Rivera family, which Celaya said meant a lot to her and other cast members.

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

Premiere

Premiere

Tucson native Angélica Celaya's boyfriend Luis Garcia was along for the premiere on Tuesday. The couple is expecting their first child in September. 

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

Co-stars

Co-stars

Angélica Celaya, left, with "Mariposa" co-star Samadhi Zendejas, who played Jenni Rivera as a teenager.

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

The cast

The cast

Angélica Celaya, center, with the cast of Telemundo's "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio," which premiered on Tuesday. It runs at 7 p.m. weeknights through December. 

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

Screening

Screening

The cast of "Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio" attended a private screening Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum at Live’s Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles. 

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

Front-row view

Front-row view

From left, Angélica Celaya, Gabriel Porras and Samadhi Zendejas.at Tuesday's premiere of "Mariposa de Barrio." A private screening for the cast, press and invited guests was held at the Grammy Museum at Live’s Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles.

Maria Escandon, NBCUniversal

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Premiere party

Premiere party

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Mariposa de Barrio | Angelica Celaya: “Ser Jenni Rivera es un gran reto" | Telemundo

Mariposa de Barrio | Angelica Celaya: “Ser Jenni Rivera es un gran reto" | Telemundo

Una tucsonense es Jenni Rivera en serie de Telemundo

Una tucsonense es Jenni Rivera en serie de Telemundo

Angélica Celaya, de origen sonorense, protagoniza Mariposa de Barrio, que inicia este martes.

Coveted role

Coveted role

Tucson native Angélica Celaya on taking the role of Jenni Rivera: “I’m portraying an idol, a person people still look up to.”

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