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I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish.

I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles.

If I had mastered the Spanish language to any extent, I might have gone in that direction.

I don't speak Spanish. I understand enough of it, having spent some time running Telemundo, and I put in a lot of time in Spain during the Barcelona Olympics. But I don't pretend to speak Spanish, and I don't want anyone to think that I can.

Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.

I would absolutely be down to do something in Spanish.

I don't speak Spanish, I speak a little of Italian but no Spanish.

I feel comfortable in Spanish, I chat like a parrot, but I don't have the confidence in Spanish that I do in English.

Sometimes you can do things with Spanish - like verbs and genders - easier than you can in English.