Jenni Rivera 'Mariposa De Barrio' Series: First Look At Angélica Celaya As 'La Diva De La Banda' [PHOTOS]

Angélica Celaya was announced to be the actress to play Jenni Rivera in the Telemundo bioseries "Mariposa de Barrio." The actress was announced to play "La Diva de la Banda" in a press conference earlier this year but her characterization was kept underwraps until tonight. The Spanish-language network revealed the first promo for the series during the Premios Billboard 2017 broadcast and now we've seen what Celaya looks like. See the photos above and video below and tell us what you think!

Angélica Celaya on playing Jenni Rivera in "Mariposa de Barrio"

"Thank you for giving me the beautiful opportunity to be Jenni Rivera," Celaya said. "For giving me the responsibility and blessing to give life to a woman with so much courage and that will teach us through the screen what it is to be a fighter. Hope Jenni fans accept this lovely homage that we are doing with so much love and that she continues to live on because 'la diva de la banda' lives."

First promo video for "Mariposa de Barrio"

Alicia Machado was rumored to play Jenni

Rumors about who was to play Rivera in the Telemundo series have produced many names. At one point it was said Alicia Machado will give in to the role. The news was debunked by the late singer's youngest son. "Alicia Machado has NOT been casted as my mother for the official series. Don't believe everything you read guys," Johnny Lopez wrote on Twitter. the news was debunked by the late singer's youngest son. "Alicia Machado has NOT been casted as my mother for the official series. Don't believe everything you read guys," he wrote on Twitter.

Rosie Rivera will be played by Stephanie Arcila

Previously, it was revealed who would play Jenni Rivera's sister, Rosie. In a recent interview on "Al Rojo Vivo" she presented the actress that would portray her on the small screen. It was announced that Stephanie Arcila would be playing Rosie and would be filming a scene that talks about her abuse by one of her sister's husbands. Rivera also revealed that seeing that moment reenacted was theraputic for her and helped her heal. "I see the young girl and the abuser shows up and I say 'oh my God, someone save her'", she said. "I ended up crying, but it was also like theraphy for me. For many years I didn't love myself but seeing myself as a young girl and that scene, I said, 'I'm going to forgive myself.'"