born on February 2 , 1977 in Barranquilla , Colombia . She is the only child of Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, a Colombian of Catalan - Italian descent, and William Mebarak Chadid, an American -born Catholic of Lebanese descent." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira_%28singer%29 __________________ -- Um Nadir   Um Nadir View Public Profile