Shakira met Carlos Ponce in Miami: this was the emotional moment

The recent Shakira concert in Miami was not only a resounding success in sales, but also the scene of an emotional reunion between the Barranquilla singer and her friend of several years ago, the actor and singer Carlos Ponce.

During the second show of the interpreter at the Hard Rock Stadium, held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, both artists shared a special moment behind the scenesremembering the ties that joined them in the 90s.

“Carlos!” Shakira exclaimed to see him, before giving in an emotional hug that was captured in video and shared in social networks by Karina Banda, wife of Ponce.

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Carlos Ponce attended the concert accompanied by Karina Banda and a group of friends, including actress Chantal Andere and Isbelia Romero, mother of the former beauty of beauty Migbelis Castellanos.

Before the show, the group had the opportunity to visit Shakira in the dressing room, where the emotional reunion was lived. In the video shared by Banda, it is observed how the artist receives Ponce enthusiastically, while he introduces his wife, who was also received with a hug for her.

Karina Banda, who described the night as “unforgettable,” said Shakira’s energy during the concert, indicating that the singer managed to captivate the public with more than two hours of music and dance.

“Wow @shakira, if I admired her before, now more … starting because singing and dancing for more than two hours does not do it, I love her music, she looks beautiful, natural, fresh, sexy, lovely, everything! (I think we all left there wanting to learn to dance like her) 🔥🥹❤️🙈 (…) Thank you @shakira for a night full of nostalgia and singing to every lung 🙌🏻 ”, he wrote band, praising the naturalness and charism of the artist.

In addition, he encouraged his followers to attend the next concerts of the tour, which will continue in the United States and return to Mexico: “His tour continues in the United States and returns to some places in Mexico, if they can go see it, they will not regret 🥰”.

The evening was not only marked by the energy and charism of the Barranquilla on stage, but also by nostalgia. Karina Banda took the opportunity to share on her social networks a 1997 photograph that shows Shakira and Carlos Ponce together during a session for the You are magazine. The image, taken almost 30 years ago, remembers the beginnings of both artists in the entertainment industry.

The reunion between Shakira and Carlos Ponce, together with the publication of the 1997 photograph, generated a wave of nostalgia among the followers of both artists: “What photos and that covers 🤩👏🏻✨“; “Divine! They look royal !!! “Those were good times!”; “When Carlos said, he immediately got red! 😂”; “Shaki meets Carlos, he greeted him with such love, beautiful photo and video … what a beautiful moment they happened”; “What beauty, is a show her show that cheerful they enjoyed is worth those moments 😍”; “😂 Carlos got red 😂”; “Spectacular Shakira 😍”; “Only Stars 👏”.

The friendship between Shakira and Carlos Ponce has endured throughout the decades. The actor, who resides in Florida, has several times images of the 90s with the singer, reflecting a close relationship that transcends the professional field. At that time, Ponce was known for musical successes as Pray And for his participation in soap operas, while Shakira began to consolidate himself as one of the most important artists in Latin America.

Currently, Carlos Ponce is focused on his career as an actor. Is part of the cast of Velvet: The new empirean adaptation of the famous Spanish series Velvetproduced by Telemundo In this production, he shares credits with figures such as Chantal Andere and Candela Márquez.