Shakira nets 500,000 euros for charity

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Shakira nets 500,000 euros for charity

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26 November,2010 07:06 pm

Colombian pop star Shakira said Wednesday she had taped a Christmas television ad for a Spanish sparkling wine in exchange for a donation of 500,000 euros (660,000 dollars) to her charitable foundation.The spot was filmed on Saturday in Barcelona and the money paid by the company Freixenet will be used to build two schools, one in Haiti and the other in Colombia, the Grammy-winning singer told a Barcelona news conference.Education is a birthright and a quality education is the only tool that a child has to turns dreams into reality, the 33-year-old said.Since I was a girl I have been been aware of the tough reality faced by many children.Under the deal Freixenet will also produce a videoclip for Shakira's song Sale el sol as well as as a documentary about the singer's philanthropic work, whose Pies Descalzos foundation already manages six schools in Colombia.The advertisement is for cava, a popular drink in Spain to toast friends and family during year-end celebrations. Freixenet has traditionally hired an international star to feature in its annual Christmas campaign.