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The three-time Grammy winner will be appearing
at the widely watched halftime show on Feb. 2, alongside singer
and actor Jennifer Lopez, who is of Puerto Rican descent.
"I think that being at the Super Bowl ... is very symbolic in a
way, and I feel we have a great responsibility with the Latinos
around the world," Shakira told Reuters in her home city of
Barcelona.
"There is a lot to celebrate about our Latin culture, and it is
a great opportunity to be on this very important stage," she
added. The show will coincide with her 43rd birthday.
The National Football League's Super Bowl championship, to be
played in Miami, is the biggest annual event on U.S. television.
The halftime show typically features some of the world's most
well-known performers. Last year's telecast attracted 98.2
million viewers.
Shakira said she had struggled to get Latin music into the
mainstream in the early days of her career in the 90s, but the
scene had changed.
"I had to go through ... a lot of obstacles back in the day ...
but now I think the situation is different, the atmosphere, the
receptivity is great and it makes it so much easier to put out
music in Spanish," she said.
"I think there are a lot of amazing artists out there that
deserve to be heard and don't have to go through all that I went
through back in the day."
Shakira spoke to Reuters in the build up to the Nov. 13 release
of her movie "Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour" that
will hit the cinemas in more than 60 countries for a one-night
screening.
The 2018 tour marked a triumphant return for the artist after
she suffered a vocal cord hemorrhage and had to delay the world
tour twice. She said the tour reflected "a lot of vulnerability,
but also perseverance".
(Writing by Jessica Jones; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Andrew
Heavens)
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