Long before Shakira dated Gerard Piqué, the musician was in two public relationships. One was with someone significantly older than her, which seems to be a common theme in Hollywood. In 1997, the "Whenever, Wherever" musician dated Osvaldo Ríos, a Puerto Rican telenovela actor. At the time, Shakira was only 20 years old, and Ríos was 37, but that didn't stop them from being head over heels for one another.

In an interview with "Show Business," Shakira revealed the two dated for eight months and "fell in love." Ríos was even the muse for some of the singer's songs, including "Moscas en la Casa" and "Ojos Así," and the telenovela star loved it. Who wouldn't want a song written about them, right? Well, according to Ultimas Noticias, the actor revealed in an interview how flattered he was to be the muse for "Moscas en la Casa." He said, "Yes, it was a very beautiful song that was written for me, among many others that are already public knowledge like 'You', 'Ojos así', [and] many others. I practically keep them in napkins, because she wrote on airplane napkins ... the muse hit her on the planes."

Even after all these years, Ríos still treasures the romantic relationship he had with Shakira, per Ultimas Noticias. "We had a very nice relationship on an emotional and spiritual level that I value and will value all my life," the actor revealed.

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