Shakira receives a personal tour with the world's richest man

During a recent visit to Mexico City, where she'll perform a series of concerts at the Foro Sol, Colombian singer Shakira couldn't pass up the opportunity of visiting the recently inaugurated Soumaya Museum, to which she was accompanied by Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim and his son Carlos Slim Domit.

For almost two hours, the singer got a chance to take in the more than 60,000 works of art from Slim's private art collection, which spans the 15th through 20th centuries. Slim served as Shakira's host and cultural guide. The mogul named the museum in honor of his late wife, Soumaya, who died in 1999.

According to witnesses, Shakira was quite pleased with her visit to the museum, which was closed to the public. That, of course, didn't stop stargazers and museum patrons from lining up and waiting for the singer to conclude her visit.

After the tour, Shakira was invited to the philanthropist's home for supper, where the singer dined with the mogul's daughter, Johanna, her husband and children for about two hours.

Witnesses say that after dinner, Shakira was escorted by Slim to a private car that swept her off to her hotel, where she is reportedly staying until today.

Shakira's friendship with Slim dates back to 2008, when the singer visited Mexico to promote the ALAS (Wings) Foundation, which promotes childhood development in Latin America. The benefit concert was staged at Zócalo, the main public square in Mexico City. Forbes magazine ranked Slim the world's richest man for the past two years, with an estimated worth of $74 billion.


Source Rafael Abreu

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