Hace anos que los entendidos venian pronosticando el exitoso crossover de Shakira. La cantante firmo su primer contrato discografico a los trece anos, grabo su segundo album a los quince y actuo en una telenovela popular en su Colombia natal. Tenia solamente diecinueve anos cuando su tercer album, Pies descalzos, la convirtio en la artista de mayor venta en Latinoamerica. Si bien su siguiente album, Donde estan los ladrones?, gano ocho discos de platino en Estados Unidos, no fue hasta su actuacion electrizante en la primera entrega de los Premios Grammy Latinos que llamo la atencion de todo...

Shakira's crossover success has been predicted for years by those in the know. She landed her first record deal when she was a mere thirteen years old, recorded her second album at fifteen, and starred in a popular soap opera in her native Colombia. She was only nineteen when her third album, Pies descalzos (Barefoot), made her the bestselling female rock star in Latin America. Though her fourth album, Donde estan los ladrones? (Where Are the Thieves?), went platinum eight times in the U.S., it was her electrifying performance at the first annual Latin Grammys that captured...