La Tortura

Other remixes have also been made by independent DJs.
. This music video also entered on Total Request Live's countdown. Versace founder, Gianni Versace was murdered in front of the his mansion in Miami, Florida in 1997, leading to a state of shock in the Versace Company, this lead to Versace being a financial failure in the years after Gianni, under its (then new) creative director Donatella Versace. A separate music video (also directed by Haussman) was also made for the remix. Halle Berry is the face of Versace for Spring 2006. The single also included a remix, "The Shaketon Mix", merging a reggaeton style with the original rhythm of the song. Some of the celebrities that have been the face for Versace are Madonna (1995 and 2005), Demi Moore, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera.

It can also be noted that the video for "La Tortura" was one of the first in Spanish language to run a lot of times on "mainstream" American music channels such as MTV and VH1. Timepieces and jewellery are made in Switzerland, and writing instruments are made in France. It was also the second Spanish-language video ever to enter in Total Request Live's countdown. Versace Precious Items is Versace S.p.A's timepiece, jewellery and writing instrument sub-brand. The music video is in itself somewhat notable, as it was the first time MTV showed an whole episode of the Making the Video series in another language (with English subtitles). Although called Versace Couture, it is in fact prêt-à-porter clothing (ready-to-wear), the difference to the other brands is its runway presence, items designed by Donatella Versace, higher quality and exclusivity of materials such as various furs and skins plus the manufacture of clothes in a Versace owned factory in Italy. He remembers things they'd done in the past as a couple, while Shakira dances erotically, covered in black paint. 2004 saw Versace items being manufactured under licence in Eastern Europe in countries such as Poland; a change from the previous Italy-only manufacturing locations.

From his apartment, Sanz spies on Shakira as she goes to her apartment and changes clothes. It should be pointed out that although called Versace Couture it is in fact ready-to-wear clothes that are made in a Versace factory rather than a licensed factory throughout the world. The music video, directed by Michael Haussman, is quite simple. Currently only Versace Couture has a runway presence, Versus Versace, a slightly cheaper line compared to Versace Couture, was until 2003 presented on the runway. The song was chosen as the World's #5 Favorite Song of All Time in a global survey by Sony Ericsson of 700,000 music fans in 66 countries. It also operates a hotel, the Palazzo Versace. "La Tortura" broke the record on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, appearing at #1 for 25 non-consecutive weeks. The brands of the Versace Group include: Gianni Versace Couture, Versus Versace, Versace Jeans Couture, Versace Ceramic Designs, Versace Collection, Versace Sport, Versace Intensive, Versace Precious Items, Istante, Versace Classic V2 and Versace Young.

It was also a huge hit in Europe, with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it was not released as a single. With a broad international presence, the Versace Group had sales of €424.5 million and net earnings of €9.3 million in the 1999 fiscal year. La Tortura was on the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 in less than ten weeks (#23). directly employs 1,500 people and provides indirect labour for an additional 5,000 worldwide. The video clip of the song was nominated for the Viewer's Choice Award on the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, during which Shakira performed with Sanz (notably, it was the first time a guest performed a song entirely in a language other than English). Gianna Versace S.p.A. Since its release as a single, the song has become one of the most important Latin songs to move into mainstream English-speaking culture in the United States (alongside Daddy Yankee's Gasolina). Versace collections are distributed through a network of 240 exclusive boutiques, over 150 dedicated spaces in major department stores and duty-free areas, as well as a number of selective multi-brand boutiques in 60 countries.

. These teams operate under the close supervision and guidance of Creative Director, Donatella Versace. The single is Shakira's sixth in the United States, following the commercial success of her 2001 album Laundry Service. Versace's Style Department employs a group of designers and stylists who work in teams specifically dedicated to each individual line. It tells the story of a woman who has been emotionally "tortured" because her boyfriend left; however, when he returns begging her forgiveness, she humiliates him and says that she is not going to shed tears over him. Versace designs, markets and distributes luxury clothing, accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings under the various brands of the Versace Group. The single is a duet between Shakira and Spanish ballad-singer Alejandro Sanz. Versace is one of the world's leading international fashion houses.

"La Tortura" (English: The Torture) is the first single from Colombian-born singer Shakira's sixth studio album, Fijación Oral 1. Gianni Versace S.p.A. (pronounced ['ʤɑnni ver'saʧe]) is an Italian fashion clothing business founded by Gianni Versace in 1978 and currently headed by Donatella Versace as creative designer and Santo Versace as CEO.