The opening underwater scene was real, shot in a tank rather than using a green screen.

Shakira famously dances amid a stampede of horses and later crawls through a shallow pool of mud.

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The Spanish version of the video, "Suerte," won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.

Directed by , the music video is a surreal journey through Earth's natural wonders, designed to represent the song's themes of fate and overcoming distance.