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Latin singer
joins elite roup
(AP) — Her hips don't lie and
neither do her massive album sales.
International pop star Shakira was
honored as the 2011 Latin Record
ing Academy Person of the Year in
Las Vegas Nov. 9 during a star-
studded tribute dinner that saw the
Colombian singer share an intimate
moment with her father and close
the night in a burst of song dedi
cated to her h om etow n o f
Barranquilla.
A parade of Latin music's biggest
stars paid homage to the 34-year-
old "Hips Don't Lie" singer during
the concert. They performed hits
such as "La Tortura" and "Estoy
Aqui" in a two-hour salute to a
career that has spanned decades
and continents.
Shakira gleefully took in the per
formances, occasionally bouncing in
her chair to show her appreciation, or
standing up to dance amid a maze of
banquet tables. After each song,
Shakira climbed on stage and em
braced the performers that included
Venezuelan singer Franco De Vita,
Mexican rocker Alejandra Guzman
and salsa legend Gilberto Santa Rosa.
But it was a performance from her
father, William Mebarak, that marked
the emotional crescendo o f the
night. Mebarak, who sat next to
Shakira for most of the show, took to
the stage mid-way through the cel
ebration and sang "Mi Nina Bonita"
to his daughter. The song, which
translates to "My Pretty Girl," is a
staple father-daughter tribute often
Shakira performs in Las Vegas Nov. 9 at the Latin Recording
Academy Person o f the Year tribute in her honor. (AP photo)
heard at Hispanic weddings and
birthday parties.
As Mebarak sang, pictures of
the father and daughter flooded a
screen hanging along the back of
the stage. Shakira, visibly moved,
buried her face in a tissue.
"Thank you, daddy, for that
song," she told him later in Spanish.
Puerto Rican crooner Marc An
thony presented Shakira with a cry s-
tal plaque to mark the honor. He
called her a close friend and a hu
manitarian. Shakira's Pies Descalzos
Foundation has raised millions of
dollars to fight poverty and educate
the poor.
"We are in the presence of one of
the most special human beings, one
of the most talented human beings
you will ever meet," Anthony said.
Shakira, who has sold more than
60 million albums in Spanish and
English, is the youngest person to
receive the L atin R ecording
Academy's most prestigious award.
Previous honorees include Carlos
Santana, Gloria Estefan and Ricky
Martin.
"I'll carry this night with me al
ways," she said in Spanish after
receiving the award. "It’s an honor
that I am not sure I deserve, but
you've made me very happy."
Zoo’s
Thanksgiving
‘Beast Feast’
The Oregon Zoo’s bobcats
investigate a papier-mache
turkey stuffed with treats. Zoo
animals will receive special
treats and Thanksgiving-
themed enrichment through
out the holiday weekend, Nov.
24-27. Another Thanksgiving
Day event begins early on
Nov. 24, when the Oregon
Zoo hosts the annual Turkey
Trot, organized by the Oregon
Road Runners Club. This
event includes a four-mile
fitness run and walk, starting
at 8 a. m., followed by a half-
mile “Tot Trot” at 9 :3 0 a.m.