Juan Gabriel artists such as Rocío Dúrcal, Gloria Trevi, La India, and Marc Anthony, the latter of whom credits his song "Hasta Que Te Conocí" as the inspiration to launch his career in Latin music. Tribute albums to Gabriel have been recorded by several artists including Cristian Castro, Pedro Fernández, Lorenzo Antonio, Álvaro Torres, Los Tri-O, Nydia Rojas, and La India. A television series based on Gabriel's life titled "Hasta que te conocí", began airing on April 18, 2016 and the series ended on August 28, coincidentally the same day Gabriel died. He was portrayed by Colombian actor Julián Román and Gabriel
Gabriel Rivera married to Kimberly Covington; they had son Timothy Rivera three weeks later, in November. Rivera died on July 16, 2018, from complications related to a perforated bowel. He is survived by his second wife, Nancy, and children, Timothy and Rae. He happily helped out at community center for 20 years and was there the Friday before getting sick. Gabriel Rivera Gabriel Rivera (April 7, 1961 – July 16, 2018) was an American college and professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1983. Rivera played college football for Texas