Colombian singer-songwriterShakirahas released 64 music videos, 5 live albums, 8 films, and 4 documentaries.
In 1991, Shakira signed a recording contract withSony Music Colombiaand released her debut albumMagia(1991). Three music videos were directed for the album.[1]Only one music video was directed for her second album,Peligro.Shakira has refused to allow the re-release of any videos from her first two albums due to their "immaturity".[2]In 1994, Shakira made her acting debut playing Luisa Maria in the ColombiantelenovelaEl Oasis.[3][4]Shakira's first major music video was for "Estoy Aquí",directed bySimón Brand,for her third albumPies Descalzos.[5]The video depicts a barn during the various weather seasons, and shows Shakira performing the song, accompanied with a guitar.[6]The following single, "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?",three music videos. Directors for the video included Oscar Azula, Julian Torres,Gustavo Garzón,and Camilo Falcon.[7]Garzón also directed videos for upcoming singles "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"and"Un Poco de Amor"from the same album, whereas Juan Carlos Martin directed the video for the 1997 single"Se Quiere, Se Mata".
Shakira released two albums in 2005,Fijación Oral, Vol. 1andOral Fixation, Vol. 2.Four videos were directed forFijación Oral, Vol. 1,and three forOral Fixation, Vol. 2.British directorSophie Mullerdirected the video for one of Shakira's most successful songs, "Hips Don't Lie",featuringWyclef Jean.Shakira also made her directing debut, co-directing videos for the singles "Illegal"and"Las de la Intuición",alongside Jaume de Laiguana.[10][11]In 2006, Shakira starred in the video for her andBeyoncé's collaboration, "Beautiful Liar",which was directed by British directorJake Nava.It was filmed over two days, during the two-week production ofB'Day Anthology Video Album.Because of a busy schedule, the production team did not have enough time for the choreography.[12]In 2009, Nava also directed the videos for both the English and Spanish versions of "She Wolf".[13]The two following singles,Did It AgainandDid It Againwere directed bySophie Muller,and "Gypsy"was directed by Jaume de Laiguana.
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American directorMichael Haussmandirected the music video for one of Shakira's most successful singles, "La Tortura".British directorSophie Mullerdirected the music video for "Hips Don't Lie",which features Haitian rapperWyclef Jean(pictured).British directorJake Navadirected the video for "Beautiful Liar",which features American singer-songwriterBeyoncé.Spanish tennis playerRafael Nadalportrays Shakira's love interest in the music video for "Gypsy",directed by Jaume de Laiguana.[16]Korean directorJoseph Kahndirected both the English and Spanish videos for "Can't Remember to Forget You",the English of which features Barbadian vocalistRihanna.American animatorRich Moorewas credited for directing the video for the song "Try Everything",due to its use of animated footage from the 2016 filmZootopia.
^Shakira – Estoy Aquí[Shakira – I'm Here] (Music video) (in Spanish). Sony Music. Columbia Records. 1996.Archivedfrom the original on December 13, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 14,2016.
