Antonio de la Rúa (born c. 1973) is the first son of the Argentine former President Fernando de la Rúa who occupied the presidency of Argentina from 1999 to 2001. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... Fernando de la Rúa Bruno (born September 15, 1937) is an Argentine politician. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Antonio de la Rúa, who is an architect, proved to be a scandalous first son, a bachelor who has been papparatzi fodder since his father arrived at the Pink House, as the presidential home in Argentina is known.

Soon after his father became president, he was voted Argentina's most wanted bachelor by some gossip magazines. Nonetheless, he was pictured with several female friends, and rumored to romance most of them.

In 2000, he started dating singer Shakira, in a romance that made headline news all over Latin America. He and Shakira have been seen together at many important events, including visiting with Dominican Republic president Hipólito Mejía. In March of 2001, he proposed to her. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977, known simply as Shakira (Arabic for graceful), is an internationally famous singer. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. ... For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

De la Rúa and Shakira remain engaged, with future plans to marry.