Shakira’s flirtation with cinema is almost non-existent. His first steps in the world of acting are few, considering more than three decades of him exploring the world of entertainment with great success. the Actress Shakira’s face is limited to Mexican series, occasional cameos and dubbing of animated characters.. Mainly on TV. On March 4, 2016, The singer first appeared in the cinema. Finally, we can “see” it in the form of a deer. Instead, we got to “hear” it, because it was actually her first time on the big screen voicing a deer, an animated character from Disney’s Zootopia.
Telenovelas, cameos and dubbing
The truth is, Shakira Isabel Mubarak was a precocious actress At only nine years old, he played several roles in a Mexican children’s series called “¡Vivan los niños!”. At 17, he starred in the Colombian series “Oasis”. Almost 10 years passed until he appeared on TV again. In 2005 we got to see her in “7 Lives”. One of the most popular Spanish series. made by itself And he appeared by surprise in the symbolic “Casi Ke No”, sharing a short scene with the greengrocer, Gonzalo and Ferro. He took the opportunity to promote his new album, Fijación oral vol. 1 (2005).
Shakira – We Are All Together From Dora (Official Video)
In 2009 he did Cameo in an episode of “Ugly Betty”American TV series. He filmed his scenes in New York and was in an episode called “The Bahamas Triangle”. This coincided with the release of Luba’s eighth studio album. in 2011 She played herself again in the animated series “Dora and Her Friends”. (Nickelodeon). Shakira gave the voice to the “Animated Shakira” In the chapter “The Session and the Girl Scouts”. He also participated in the vocals on the Todos juntos soundtrack.
“Put a little hips on that poor thing.”
The first time that Shakira was present on a big movie screen was through Zootopia (Zootropolis in Spain) Disney movie released in February 2016.. It’s obviously an animated movie, We only heard his voice through one of his characters.Pop star Ghazal named Ghazal to which she felt completely connected, Although he changed his physical features to make him look more like her:
When they told me about a gazelle, I said ‘This is me’. I loved her, her personality, she’s very stubborn, like me, and responsible with people,” she said. “Good morning America.” Shakira, however, wanted them to have more in common, at least something else. directors and producers and I asked them: “I thought she was too skinny, that she lacked curves, and I told them Guys put a little hips on that poor thing, That my father says there is no better dressing than meat on the bone.’ And listen to me. They added to Gazelle some big hips. They also changed the color of her eyes and added more eyelashes.”
Released on March 4, 2016, Zootopia was a massive hit at the box office and broke records in many countries. its global collection It exceeded a billion dollars. Transformation It is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2016.
One of the best Disney movies
In addition to her debut as a dubbing actress in the English and Spanish versions, Shakira’s performance Try It AllAnd theme that plays in the end credits. It was written by Australian Sia and produced by duo Stargate (who had already collaborated with Rihanna’s 2012 song Diamonds), it was the singer herself who announced the song’s release on her social media: “Shak’s new single, Try It All, from #Zootopia is available! Listen to this clip.” .. doubt s.”
Shakira – Try Everything (Official Video)
The song has sold over 2 million copies in the US and over 400,000 in the UK. In 2020, Billboard named “Try Everything” one of the 12 best Disney songs of the 21st century. Among other accolades, Zootopia won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.
Shakira says “no”
It is surprising that Shakira, a versatile artist who is always looking for new challenges, is not yet encouraged to become a film actress, as other female pop divas have already done. Not because of a lack of offers. In the late 1990s, for example, The producers of La máscara del zorro thought she would play the title role (Elena de la Vega) alongside Antonio Bandera.. But he rejected the proposal. At that time the singer I did not have a good level of English. The role was given to Catherine Zeta-Jones
Similarly, Vin Diesel has publicly expressed interest in a Shakira collaboration on the tenth episode of “The Fast & The Forious,” which opens May 19. But it won’t be.
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