US EditionShakira’s 5-Show El Salvador Residency Fuels Bukele’s Push to Remake the Country’s Image
Shakira’s residency at El Salvador’s National Stadium sold out in under 24 hours, reflecting the country’s security improvements under a four-year state of emergency.
- Shakira is staging a five-concert residency in El Salvador, expanding from three after rapid demand, as Bukele celebrated the change on X.
- A nearly four‑year state of emergency underpins the government's crackdown, suspending rights like access to a lawyer and enabling detention of more than 91,000 people without due process.
- Fans who traveled from Guatemala City and Costa Rica said they praised the security and planned to stay three days, boosting tourism and revenue, according to reports Thursday.
- Bukele defended his approach, saying `I don't care that they call me dictator`, while human rights organizations criticized the measures and many Salvadorans and neighboring countries praised the results.
- Unlike recent years, Bukele's residency raises El Salvador's profile amid concerns over hundreds dying in prison without conviction, with officials citing security gains and rights critics denouncing abuses.
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Independent EspañolBy MARCOS ALEMÁN SAN SALVADOR (AP) — A “residency” or series of five concerts by singer-songwriter and superstar Shakira in the capital of El Salvador joins President Nayib Bukele’s several-year effort to transform the international image of the Central American country. Concerts with exhausted tickets at the Jorge “El Mágico” González National Stadium this week follow international surfing tournaments and, two years ago, the Miss Universe conte…
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Shakira’s 5-show El Salvador residency fuels Bukele’s push to remake the country’s image
Shakira’s five-show run in El Salvador highlights President Nayib Bukele’s push to rebrand the country through big events and tighter security.
Salvadoran authorities will implement a comprehensive road safety and traffic control device in the vicinity of the stadium Jorge «El Mágico» González during presentations by Colombian singer Shakira, scheduled for this Thursday and the weekend of February 14 and 15, at 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., according to reports [...] The post They implement special road device by Shakira's residence in El Salvador appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de E…
The five-date residence at the Jorge “Magic” González Stadium not only boosts an estimated $55 million economic impact, but is profiled as the technical and logistical laboratory of the free mega-concert that the artist will offer in Copacabana in 2026. EL SALVADOR.- While the Salvadoran capital vibrates with the historic five-date residence at the Jorge ‘Mágico’ González National Stadium, a theory takes power in the entertainment industry: is E…
The Vice-Ministry of Transport (VMT) reported that on Thursday a vehicle restriction plan will be implemented in the surroundings of the stadium Jorge “El Mágico” González, due to concerts by Colombian artist Shakira. The measure will be in force between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. According to the institution, there will be partial restriction of a lane on 49 South Avenue and on 6th–10th West Street. In addition, traffic managers will be kept cont…
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