I watched Valley Children’s Stadium light up and transform like never before last night, as approximately 30,000 fans gathered to see Shakira perform live in person.

As a 2004 baby, I was born during the peak of Shakira’s fame, when her best songs, arguably, debuted.

However, I didn’t discover Shakira on my own; it was my mom who showed me this great Latina artist. She’s the reason I love Shakira today, and for that reason, attending the concert with her made the event all the more special and memorable.

Other attendees shared the same sentiments.

“I love her [Shakira], I’ve loved her since I was a child, and my mom is also here, we’re so excited to see her,” said Alo Lo, an attendee who was dressed in a purple wig and school uniform inspired by the music video to “Las de la Intuición.”

The Fresno stop in her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour was her last in the United States, and I think we got an amazing final show.

My mom and I danced the night away, moving our hips along with her backup dancers. My family kept making a joke that I was one of her backup dancers because of my outfit.

The lights flickered off in the stadium at about 9:30

p.m., and the anticipation of her coming down the aisles as she entered was a feeling I’ll never forget. Once she made her way to the stage, I teared up, staring in awe of her, and I could see my mom tearing up as well.

My favorite song was, hands down, “Pies descalzos, sueños blancos,” a song that was released in her “Pies descalzos” album in 1995. This song brings me so much joy and makes me want to sing and dance and jump around, and I did all of those things at the concert.

Other songs I heavily enjoyed were “Las de la Intuición,” “La tortura” and, of course, “Hips don’t lie.”

While her music is undeniably great, her dancing, costumes and storytelling put the show over the top.

Her dance number for the song “Ojos Así” was incredible. It was majestic. She didn’t sing the song; it was just the beat and her body moving to the melody, and watching the video I took on my phone brings me chills.

The costumes and bold colors during “Waka Waka (This time for Africa)” were so much fun. This is a song I typically skip when it comes up on my playlist, just because I think it’s overplayed, but let me say, I’m so glad there wasn’t a skip option at the concert.

The storytelling was powerful as she displayed words on the screens behind her, leading up to various songs. Each one reinforced the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran title of her tour, which translates to “women don’t cry anymore” in English.

The album was inspired by her breakup with Gerard Piqué, a former Spanish soccer player. Their 11-year relationship ended after Piqué cheated on her.

With the goal of inspiring and uplifting women, the lyrics of the album reference resilience and how to find happiness within yourself.

“When I grew up, she [Shakira] was an inspiration and she still is,” said concert attendee Maria Estrada. “What she’s going through [and] what she means to the youth now is just amazing, how she just keeps herself going and going. It’s what all women in the world should do.”

My most anticipated song of the night was “Loba,” or in English, “She Wolf.” I was so excited and hopeful to hear this song live, as it’s one of my favorite songs ever, but only the Spanish version.

Shakira did slightly tease us. She said a pretend goodbye right after she sang “Waka Waka (This time for Africa)” and while I knew that couldn’t possibly be the end, I was still really worried she wouldn’t play “Loba.”

My mom and I started chanting “Loba, Loba, Loba” over and over again while the crowd chanted “otra, otra, otra,” the Spanish word for “another one.” Then, a ginormous wolf began inflating in the center of the stage, and we knew it was coming.

But my excitement concluded when she began singing in English. I was genuinely so upset. The one song I was most looking forward to was in English, practically foreign to me, as I only know the lyrics in Spanish. My mom and I made the most of it and ended up singing the song on our own in Spanish. The people behind us even joined in on it.

The logistics of the concert were mediocre at best, with immense traffic and unorganized security enforcement, but that didn’t stop us from having the time of our lives.

Aside from that one disappointment of “Loba,” Shakira put on an unforgettable concert, and it was truly an honor to witness history unfold in real time at the first-ever concert at Valley Children’s Stadium.