The relationship of Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa was one of the most commented, since they looked like a happy couple. Since they met at a dinner in Buenos Aires in January 2000, it was common to see them together in different places, but they did not officially confirm their romance. After a while, the two said that it was ‘love at first sight’. In fact, the Colombian she composed the theme “January Day” in reference to how she coincided in this life with the Argentine.
After many years of the famous separation of the singer with de la Rúa, a Twitter user @taypinksclown recounted through a thread what was the stormy relationship of the popular ‘Shak’ with whom he once became his manager . We tell you what happened between the two and how the relationship ended in a millionaire lawsuit against the interpreter of “Waka Waka”.
Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa met in January 2000. Photo: AFP
Shakira gave herself a new chance at love
The Colombian did not do very well in her love affair with the actor Osvaldo Ríos, which came to an end in 1997. Some time later, it was learned that the Puerto Rican was accused of psychological abuse with his partners and had even mistreated one of them. Three years after this separation, the interpreter met Antonio de la Rúa, who assured that she had never loved someone Shakira.
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Why did the singer almost not appear in Argentina?
Having started a relationship with Antonio brought many problems in the musical career of ‘Shak’, since his partner was the son of Fernando de la Rúa, who at that time was the president of Argentina and was involved in different cases of corruption and generated a great economic crisis in the country.
After learning of the crimes of Shakira’s boyfriend’s father, the Argentine press began to speculate that Antonio and the singer stole money from the state, which is why the attacks against the native of Barranquilla began. What’s more, the interpreter’s team wanted to prohibit her from going through Argentina on her first world tour.
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The scandal of political overtones with Argentina was the only media problem that the couple faced. In 2004, the also actress told in a documentary what her expectations of her boyfriend were, among which she highlighted that she is a kind person, that she never lies to be able to look him in the eye.
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Shakira, without thinking, ended up involving Antonio de la Rúa with her success in music, since her previous manager suddenly passed away and the Argentine took his place. That’s when the problems began to arise between the two.
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At the beginning of 2005, the singer-songwriter decided to return to music with her first album Oral Fixation Vol.1 and its main theme “La torture”, performed with Alejandro Sanz, with whom she was romantically linked and with whom she was accused of being unfaithful to the Argentine. Despite strong rumours, the couple ignored the speculation and by the end of 2006, she was already wearing her engagement ring.
In 2007, ‘Shak’ continued with the presentations that were part of the ‘Oral Fixation’ tour, while Antonio de la Rúa was caught with different models in the United States, but they never talked about it. By 2008, the Colombian spent a lot of time working on what would be her next record production, called ‘She wolf’ or ‘Loba’.
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The estrangement between Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa
The following year, the dancer was also seen attending various events without the company of her then partner; however, she was seen together on some walks. After her presentation at Rock in Rio in 2010, she met Gerard Piqué and they exchanged numbers. At the end of 2010, the artist released her album ‘Sale el sol’, which contains the single “Lo que más”, a song that recounts the end of her relationship with Antonio.
The media began to criticize the interpreter of “Inevitable” and, again, accused her of being unfaithful to the Argentine. Finally, in January 2011, the dancer, through a statement on shakira.com, announced that she and her partner had separated several months ago and only had a work and friendship relationship.
The millionaire sues Shakira on behalf of her ex-partner
The supposed friendship between the singer-songwriter and the later lawyer did not last long, since the woman from Barranquilla decided to do without the services of her ex-partner. Therefore, Antonio de la Rúa proceeded to file several demands for 100, 250 million dollars and other similar ones. However, Shakira was victorious and did not have to pay her ex-partner a single dollar.
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