Pies Descalzos

Pies Descalzos (transl. Bare Feet, Spanish: [pjes ðesˈkal.sos]) is the third studio album and major international debut by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 6 October 1995 by Sony Music Colombia. Its rock music incorporates Latin pop styles and pop rock elements. Looking to revive her struggling career after the commercial failures of her first two studio efforts Magia and Peligro, she wrote all of the songs on the record and had a prominent role in the album's production. Luis Fernando Ochoa co-wrote each of the eleven tracks and produced the whole album.

Pies Descalzos received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented it as a strong debut showing. Commercially, the project became Shakira's breakthrough record, with which she established notability throughout Latin America. It was awarded the "Diamond Prism" in her native Colombia, acknowledging one million copies sold in the nation. The album additionally peaked at numbers three and five on the US Billboard Latin Pop Albums and Latin Albums component charts, respectively. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was a breakthrough for Shakira in the country, according to John Lannert of Billboard.

Six singles were released from Pies Descalzos, all of which attained commercial success in the United States. Its lead single "Estoy Aquí" peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Latin Songs component chart, and was her first track promoted through an accompanying music video. Follow-up singles "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos', "Un Poco de Amor", "Antología", and "Se Quiere, Se Mata" peaked within the top 20 of the chart. The record gave rise to the Tour Pies Descalzos, which visited countries in South and North America and in Europe from October 1995 to October 1997. The album was reissued as Colección de Oro in 2002.