Tucsonan's red carpet moment at 'Mariposa de Barrio' premiere
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
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.
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.
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.
Co-stars
Angélica Celaya, left, with "Mariposa" co-star Samadhi Zendejas, who played Jenni Rivera as a teenager.
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.
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.
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.
Show airs on Telemundo beginning Tuesday, June 27.
Pueblo High alum stars in 90-episode series.
Learn more about the new series. Video courtesy of Telemundo.
Premiere party
Angélica Celaya, who is expecting her first child in September, spent the day Monday with her mother Lupita in Los Angeles, for the premiere o…
Angélica Celaya, de origen sonorense, protagoniza Mariposa de Barrio, que inicia este martes.
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.”