Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera's younger sister, Rosie, will look after the iconic singer's five children in the wake of her death in a plane crash earlier this month near Monterrey, Mexico, NBC Latino reported.
In a letter Rivera prepared shortly before her fatal plane crash, the musician outlined that in the event of her death she entrusted her children to her sister, according to website Red Alert Live.
"Jenni always had advisers who helped her to work and to make things right," her brother, Pedro Rivera Jr., told the website. "She prepared a letter about a month and a half ago, and Rosie has that letter."
Rivera's letter apparently contained explicit instructions for Rosie to take care of her children, as well as her multi-million dollar estate, Jenni Enterprises, which has been valued as high as $25 million, according to NBC Latino.
The letter also said that Rosie's management of Jenni Enterprises as CEO also encompassed ongoing business deals, brand management and legal issues, said Red Alert Live.
According to NBC Latino, with three of Rivera's children over the age of 18 - "Chiquis" Marín Rivera, Jacqueline Marín Rivera and Michael Marín Rivera - sister Rosie "will presumably hold guardianship of fifteen-year-old Jenicka Priscilla López Rivera and eleven-year-old Johnny López Rivera," said the site.
"To all sisters... A Christmas wish, please hug your sister tightly, tell her how much you love her, forgive all faults," Rosie tweeted on Christmas Eve.
Friends, family and fans gathered in Los Angeles, Calif. recently to celebrate the memory of the pop star who was killed along with six others in her entourage in a plane crash earlier this month, holding what her family deemed a "celestial graduation," a musical memorial that packed the Gibson Amphitheatre with 6,100 people and drew hundreds more outside.
For more than two hours, attendees paid respects to Rivera. A ruby-red casket surrounded by clusters of white roses and a single unused microphone sat near center stage in her honor. Holding back tears, Rivera's family described the influential musician as a "perfectly imperfect" mother, an "eternal diva," "the queen of queens," and a "guerrera" - Spanish for "female warrior," the Los Angeles Times reported.
"Mama, I've been crying so much these last few days. I miss you so much," Rivera's 11-year-old son, Johnny Lopez said as his voice broke. "I hope you're taking care of my dad and I hope he's taking care of you, too."
"I want to thank everyone for loving my mom," he added.
Rivera and six others were killed when the small private Learjet flying them from the northern Mexican city of Monterrey to the central city of Toluca plummeted from 28,000 feet, said Mexico's transportation secretary said, crashing into a mountainous area 9,000 feet above sea level.
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.
"Known to fans as 'La Diva de la Banda' or The Diva of Banda Music, Rivera was well-established as a musical powerhouse with her Spanish-language performances of regional Mexican corridos, or ballads. For fans, the nickname captured her powerful voice and the personal strength many admired," said USA Today.
After dominating Latin charts for years, many saw Rivera as poised to take on the English-language market. Rivera sold 15 million records, according to Billboard, and recently won two Billboard Music Awards, including favorite Mexican music female artist.
The Banda Music singer was nominated for various Latin Grammy Awards in 2002, 2008 and 2011. In October, People en Español named her to its list of the 25 most powerful women.
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