Here’s What It Was Like to Walk With Shakira For the Final Night of Her Historic Madrid Residency
Shakira’s “Camina con La Loba” entrance brought guests through a crowd of more than 50,000 people at the final night of her Madrid residency. A journalist who had watched the walk from the audience joined it for the first time, describing how the crowd’s singing, lights and energy made the two-minute procession feel transformative.
Guests gathered about an hour and a half before their turn, were divided into four groups by height and wore silver capes and dark sunglasses. The writer could barely see Shakira, but connected the shared experience to the singer’s emphasis on Latinidad as a sense of belonging shaped by culture and roots; guest Laura Pausini also reflected on Shakira’s career as an example for women pursuing their dreams.
- A journalist joined Shakira’s two-minute stadium entrance.
- More than 50,000 fans filled the Madrid venue.
- The walk reflected Shakira’s message of cultural belonging.
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Shakira is a Colombian singer whose music has reached audiences around the world. Her work often draws on Latin American and other musical traditions, and she has spoken about Latinidad: a shared sense of identity shaped by culture and roots.
A concert residency is a run of shows by an artist in one city. Shakira’s Madrid residency brought large audiences together, while guests took part in a choreographed entrance through the crowd; Italian singer Laura Pausini was among those who joined her.