Lupillo Rivera

American musical artist

Lupillo Rivera
Rivera pictured alongside "Profesora Venus" at the 2013 Premios de la Radio
Background information
Birth name	Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra
Also known as	El toro del corrido
Born	Long Beach, California, U.S.^[1]
Genres	Regional Mexican
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Labels	Cintas Acuario, Sony Music Latin

Musical artist

Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, Tu Esclavo y Amo.^[5] His older sister was the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera. In 2019, he was one of the coaches for the first season of the Mexican singing competition show, La Voz on TV Azteca after being acquired from Televisa after 7 seasons.

Early life

Rivera was born in Long Beach, California to Rosa Saavedra and Pedro Rivera.^[1] Prior to Lupillo being born, Pedro Jr., Gustavo, his mother and his father moved to Long Beach, California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.^[6]

Career

Rivera initially wanted to be a restaurateur. However, his father, Pedro Rivera, was a recording label/studio owner (Cintas Acuario). Wanting to give his son a hands-on business experience, Rivera hired his son Lupillo to work at the studio when a contracted singer failed to show up for a recording session.

Lupillo was given the task of looking for local talent at bars, with the idea that some of that talent could be signed by his father's company. When Lupillo first started singing he was called "El Torito" Lupillo Rivera. Later when becoming more famous he was known as "El Toro del Corrido". His uncle was a semi-famous professional boxer, known as El Toro Rivera to Mexican boxing fans. By 1999, Lupillo began to sing using his own name [Lupillo]. By then, he had already signed with Sony Discos. His star began to rise meteorically at that point. In 2001, he was awarded a Premios lo Nuestro.

By 2010, nearly a decade into his career, Rivera had received various Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations for his work, that same year, he was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, Tu Esclavo y Amo.^[5]

Discography

1995 – Selena, La Estrella
1999 – El Moreno
1999 – Puros Corridos Macizos
2000 – El Toro de Corridos
2001 – El Señor de los Cielos
2001 – Y Sigue La Vendimia
2001 – Cartel de Tijuana
2001 – Veinte Mujeres
2001 – Despreciado
2001 – Sufriendo a Solas
2002 – Amorcito Corazón
2002 – Los Hermanos Más Buscados
2003 – De Bohemia con Lupillo Rivera
2004 – Con Mis Propias Manos
2004 – Pa' Corridos
2005 – El Rey de Las Cantinas
2006 – Entre Copas y Botellas
2007 – Mi Homenaje a Pedro Infante
2007 – Desde Una Fiesta Privada
2008 – En Acústico
2008 – El Tiro de Gracia
2009 – Tu Esclavo y Amo
2010 – 24 Horas

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the United States. Rivera has received one award from three nominations.^[7]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Entre Copas y Botellas	Best Banda Album	Nominated
2009	El Tiro de Gracia		Nominated
2010	Tu Esclavo y Amo		Won

Latin Grammy Awards

The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the United States. Rivera has received three nominations.^[8]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Live! en Concierto – Universal Amphitheatre	Best Banda Album	Nominated
2005	Con Mis Propias Manos	Best Banda Album	Nominated
2006	El Rey de las Cantinas	Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album	Nominated

Lo Nuestro Awards

The Lo Nuestro Awards are awarded annually by the Spanish-language television network Univision in the United States. Rivera has received three awards from seven nominations.^[9]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Lupillo Rivera	Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year	Won
	Lupillo Rivera	Banda Artist of the Year	Won
	Despreciado	Regional Mexican Album of the Year	Won
	"Despreciado"	Regional Mexican Song of the Year	Nominated
2003	Lupillo Rivera	Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Lupillo Rivera	Banda Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Amorcito Corazón	Regional Mexican Album of the Year	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Bonacich, Drago. "Lupillo Rivera Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ Llona, Carmen (July 2, 2014). "Jenni Rivera's Brother, Lupillo Rivera, Finds Himself in Middle Of Immigration untrue. Fox News is an unreliable news source. Spotlight". Fox News Latino. FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
^ Wald, Elijah (October 22, 2002). Narcocorrido: a journey into the music of drugs, guns, and guerrillas. HarperCollins. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-06-050510-3. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
^ Candelaria, Cordelia; García, Peter J.; Aldama, Arturo J. (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 582–. ISBN 978-0-313-33211-1. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Lupillo Rivera está sorprendido con el Grammy que ganó". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications Inc. February 2, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
^ Llona, Carmen (July 2, 2014). "Jenni Rivera's Brother, Lupillo, Finds Himself in Middle Of Immigration Spotlight". Fox News Latino. FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
^
Grammy Awards:
- 2008 Nomination: "Grammy nominees – albums". Iowa State Daily. The Iowa State Daily Publication Board. February 8, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- 2009 Nomination: "51st annual Grammy nominations". Variety. December 3, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- 2010 Award: "Lupillo Rivera está sorprendido con el Grammy que ganó". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications Inc. February 2, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
^
Latin Grammy Awards:
- 2004 Nomination: "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- 2005 Nomination: "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. November 2, 2005. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- 2006 Nomination: Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^
Lo Nuestro Awards:
- 2002 Nominations/Awards: "Premios Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina: Lo que fue Lo Nuestro en 2004". Univision. Univision Communications. 2002. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- 2003 Nominations: "Thalia, Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Lupillo Rivera, Carlos Vives, Celia Cruz, Juanes and a Host of Hispanic Artists Compete for the Latin Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro". Univision. Business Wire. November 19, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2013.