American singer-songwriter Jenni Rivera was killed in a plane crash on December 9 , 2012 , while traveling to Mexico City to film for '' La Voz ... México '' . The album 's release marks four years since Rivera 's death . Jiménez told the '' Associated Press '' , that her and Rivera were planning to record an album and embark on a tour . She also stated , " Although many of these songs have also been recorded by many other singers , I feel that many of these songs were famous thanks to Jenni . " Jimenez told Univision 's '' Despierta América '' , that she has been wanting to record a mariachi/ranchera album and she wanted to do something with Rivera 's music because she liked it a lot . The title of the recording is a reference to Rivera 's honorary title " The Great Lady " ( " La Gran Señora " )
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2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash
Homenaje a La Gran Señora