After several weeks delighting the audience with her greatest hits and sharing the stage with major guest artists, Shakira has wrapped up her concert residency in Madrid, Spain, as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. The Colombian star, who just days ago came face-to-face with Gerard Piqué in court, created an emotional and instantly viral moment when she thanked everyone who had been part of her project in Spain.
The Barranquilla-born singer surprised many by sending a heartfelt message to a famous ex-boyfriend with whom she now shares a close friendship: Antonio de la Rúa.
© FilmMagicOn October 12, Shakira performed for the last time at the stadium that bears her name, located inside Macondo Park. It was an unforgettable evening, as she shared the stage with several of the stars behind some of her latest hits: Maluma, Beéle, Dani Martín and Bizarrap. The Colombian artist took a moment at the mic to give a very special thank-you to De la Rúa.
“Today I especially want to thank someone who has been by my side and supporting me throughout the tour, who has helped me so much during this whole tour and has been working behind the creation and every detail of Macondo Park,” the singer said. “Because in life everything transforms, like Drexler says,” she reflected, before finally mentioning Antonio by name.
“I want to thank someone who was once my partner and is now a great friend, a friend of my soul: Antonio de la Rúa,” Shakira told the massive crowd, which reacted with excitement to her words. “Antonio, thank you. Thank you for your friendship,” she added with a big smile.
Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa, son of former Argentine president Fernando de la Rúa, started dating in 2000. He later became her manager and inspired successful songs like Día de Enero. However, what seemed like a fairy-tale relationship came to an end, and in 2011 they announced their breakup. He filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the singer seeking compensation for his work as her representative, a claim that was dismissed in 2013.
In 2024, after the departure of manager Jaime Levine, Shakira quietly brought Antonio back onto her team. Since then, the Argentine businessman has been present at several of his ex’s concerts, and even his daughter Zulu, whom he shares with former model Daniela Ramos, has posed with the Colombian star.
Shakira’s powerful message as she closes out her Madrid residency
Before sharing her heartfelt thanks to Antonio de la Rúa, the singer opened up to the audience about how she felt after these weeks in Spain. “This month has been, I think, one of the most important of my career. This residency has been historic for me,” ‘Shaki’ began. “I’ve also gone through some tough moments this month because of my dad’s health and because I’ve had to, well, deal with personal situations that you already know about,” she continued, apparently referring to the legal process with Piqué over the custody of Milan and Sasha.
© G3/The Grosby Group“You truly make time stand still, and you give me the strength—because it really comes from you—to step out on stage every night with total joy and a full heart,” she added. “You’ve made me enjoy this as if I were just starting my career, and I will never forget that.”
“Life is all about addition and subtraction—on one hand it takes away, and on the other it gives, that’s how it is. And definitely, life has its ways of rewarding us, and this is one of them,” ‘Shaki’ said. “Maybe the most important thing isn’t what happened to us, but what we do with it and who we become. And I’ve become a woman who is grateful,” the singer admitted. “Every time we fall and get back up, we rise a lot wiser, a little more resilient, and a little stronger.”
