I still feel like that girl writing rock songs in my bedroom in Barranquilla,' said Colombian music icon Shakira of her Rock ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Colombian pop star Shakira has given Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez an autographed electric guitar that is painted red, the color of the leader's socialist political movement.

For many Latinas who came of age after 1995, Shakira taught us exactly how to wield a guitar. She taught us how to assume a power stance.