With a sultry voice and more curves than a coastal highway, Colombian singer Shakira is one of the biggest pop stars of Latin America. In August of 1999, the blessed beauty filmed a live performance for broadcast on the hit MTV acoustic series, UNPLUGGED. At the lovely Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center Studios, Shakira performs some of her best loved hits, including "Ciega, Sordomuda." At times, she is accompanied by a full mariachi backing band.

Personnel includes: Shakira (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Tim Mitchell (guitar, mandolin, E-Bow); Fernando Ochoa, George Noriega (guitar); Ben Peeler (lap steel guitar, dobro, mandolin, bazooki); Pedro Alfonzo (violin); Albert Menedez (accordion, piano, B-3 organ, keyboards); Ricardo Suarez (bass); Brenden Buckley (drums); Ebenezer De Silva (percussion); Rita Quintero, Donna Allen (background vocals). Recorded live on August 12, 1999. "Ojos Asi" won the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Perforance. "Octavo Dia" won the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance. MTV UNPLUGGED was nominated for the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Album. MTV UNPLUGGED won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. MTV UNPLUGGED won the 2001 Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rock Album of the Year. Recorded live at the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center Studios, New York City on August 12, 1999. The easy thing would be to dub Shakira the "Latin American Al...