Jenni Rivera's sultry, powerful vocal chops—combined with her cunning, fierce attitude—made her one of regional Mexican music's most standout spitfires. To become La Diva de la Banda, she took cues from female trailblazers like ranchera wailer Lola Beltrán and Tex-Mex queen Selena. Rivera's daring lyricism looked to the narcocorridos of Chalino Sanchez, and her lovelorn mariachi jams soared like “Chente” Fernandez's.