Musician Lupillo Rivera was born in Long Beach, California. He began his career as a local talent scout, looking for people who could be signed onto his father's record company and then began recording his own music. In 2002, he won Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year and Banda Artist of the Year. Soon after, he began acting and became known for his role in "One Long Night" (2007) and won a Grammy Award for "Tu Esclavo y Amo" in 2010.