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Philanthropy
In 1995, Shakira founded the Fundación Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet Foundation). It is a Colombian charity with special schools for poor children in Quibdó (a city on the Pacific coast of Colombia) and Barranquilla. It is funded by Shakira and many other international groups and individuals.
On July 2, 2005, Shakira performed her hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "La Tortura" on the Live 8 benefit concert on the Palace of Versailles, near Paris.
Shakira is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF and is one of their global representatives. "Shakira, like all our Goodwill Ambassadors, was chosen based on her compassion, her involvement in global issues, her deep commitment to helping children, and her appeal to young people around the world. We're very pleased to have Shakira join the UNICEF family. I know she'll help bring UNICEF's mission to the audience who will have the most impact on our future – young people themselves", said UNICEF's Executive Director Carol Bellamy.
On April 3, 2006, Shakira was honored at an United Nations ceremony for creating the Fundación Pies Descalzos. At the event she said: "Let's not forget that at the end of this day when we all go home, 960 children will have died in Latin America."
Shakira was recently ranked at number 48 on the list of Top 50 Most Charitable Celebrities by OK! magazine. It was said on the magazine that she donates approximately US$55,000 to charity.
Shakira opened the German leg of Live Earth on July 7, 2007 in Hamburg. Her set included "Don't Bother", "Inevitable", "Día Especial" (with Gustavo Cerati) and "Hips Don't Lie".[
On July 2, 2005, Shakira performed her hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "La Tortura" on the Live 8 benefit concert on the Palace of Versailles, near Paris.
Shakira is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF and is one of their global representatives. "Shakira, like all our Goodwill Ambassadors, was chosen based on her compassion, her involvement in global issues, her deep commitment to helping children, and her appeal to young people around the world. We're very pleased to have Shakira join the UNICEF family. I know she'll help bring UNICEF's mission to the audience who will have the most impact on our future – young people themselves", said UNICEF's Executive Director Carol Bellamy.
On April 3, 2006, Shakira was honored at an United Nations ceremony for creating the Fundación Pies Descalzos. At the event she said: "Let's not forget that at the end of this day when we all go home, 960 children will have died in Latin America."
Shakira was recently ranked at number 48 on the list of Top 50 Most Charitable Celebrities by OK! magazine. It was said on the magazine that she donates approximately US$55,000 to charity.
Shakira opened the German leg of Live Earth on July 7, 2007 in Hamburg. Her set included "Don't Bother", "Inevitable", "Día Especial" (with Gustavo Cerati) and "Hips Don't Lie".[
Dancing
Shakira is well-known for her dancing in various music videos and in concert. Her moves are based on the art of belly dancing, a part of her Lebanese Arab heritage. Shakira says she learned this form of dance as a young teen to overcome her shyness. The intense training has afforded her a fluidity in her body movement most seen in the video to her hits "Ojos Así", "La Tortura", "Hips Don't Lie" and "Beautiful Liar". She has had several belly dance choreographers, including award-winning Bellydance Superstar Bozenka[23] As the MTV Making the Video for "La Tortura" reveals, she worked with Jamie King for the choreography, but ended up creating most of it herself.
Personal life
In 2000, Shakira started dating Antonio de la Rúa, the son of then president of Argentina Fernando de la Rúa, a romance that made headline news throughout Latin America. In March of 2001, he proposed to her. De la Rúa and Shakira remain engaged, with future plans to marry. She currently lives in The Bahamas. According to Shakira's future mother-in-law Inés Pertiné, the wedding will be taking place next September in the mansion which Shakira owns in Dominican Republic. She also said that Shakira has already ordered Argentine designer María Pryor to design her wedding dress. However, these rumors have been denied by Antonio's father, Fernando de la Rúa, and by Shakira herself in Mexico.
In June 2007, Latinamerican Media speculated that the couple had finally split up and that Shakira was involved romantically with Irish actor Colin Farrell since both were seen in a Los Angeles disco. This rumor was immediately denied by Shakira's assistants, stating that she was invited by Penelope Cruz who later introduced Colin Farrell to Shakira. On the previous days, Shakira and Antonio were seen in a restaurant in New York City, facing and denied the rumors one more time
In June 2007, Latinamerican Media speculated that the couple had finally split up and that Shakira was involved romantically with Irish actor Colin Farrell since both were seen in a Los Angeles disco. This rumor was immediately denied by Shakira's assistants, stating that she was invited by Penelope Cruz who later introduced Colin Farrell to Shakira. On the previous days, Shakira and Antonio were seen in a restaurant in New York City, facing and denied the rumors one more time
Acting
Shakira appeared in the Colombian telenovela El Oasis in 1996, playing the character of Luisa Maria. Since then, the singer has shown no desire to ever act again.[citation needed] She is, however, purportedly attached to co-star in Dare to Love Me, a movie about the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel, along with Raoul Bova, Paz Vega, and Jordi Mollà. The production release is scheduled for 2008. To this date, the rumor persists although Shakira's management has long since denied it, and she is not listed on the imdb.com (Internet Movie Database) website as being in the cast. Lindsay Lohan is reportedly involved in the project.
Acting
Shakira appeared in the Colombian telenovela El Oasis in 1996, playing the character of Luisa Maria. Since then, the singer has shown no desire to ever act again.[citation needed] She is, however, purportedly attached to co-star in Dare to Love Me, a movie about the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel, along with Raoul Bova, Paz Vega, and Jordi Mollà. The production release is scheduled for 2008. To this date, the rumor persists although Shakira's management has long since denied it, and she is not listed on the imdb.com (Internet Movie Database) website as being in the cast. Lindsay Lohan is reportedly involved in the project.
Future projects
According to an article published on December 10, 2006 on The Boston Globe, Shakira is to provide three songs for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of the Gabriel García Márquez novel Love in the Time of Cholera, which is scheduled for release in November 2007
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