Shakira’s mother, Nidia Del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, is the primary guardian for this well-known Colombian singer, composer, and dancer. She’s more than a mother of a famous person, however. The challenges in Nidia Ripoll’s life have been various. Her family was devastated by the 1996 motorcycle tragedy that claimed her son’s life, Antonio Mebarak. A leg thrombosis that required hospitalization in 2021 was one of her other health issues.