SAN FRANCISCO- On February 8th, Puerto Rican rapper and singer Benito Antonio, better as Bad Bunny, took the stage during the Super Bowl LX halftime show. Bad Bunny dazzled millions of viewers across the globe with a vibrant, energetic performance paying homage to his roots and making history as the first Spanish-speaking artist to play the Super Bowl.
The act took place across an elaborate, sprawling set with multiple set pieces and background dancers meant to resemble Puerto Rico. The show opened with Bad Bunny standing in a field of people in giant sugar cane costumes, calling back to the islands history of harvesting the crop. He then strutted through the fields amongst workers as a myriad of references to Puerto Rican culture began. Benito walked past a coconut water stand, a group of old men playing dominoes, a nail salon, a shaved ice cart, a taco vendor, a boxing match, and a man who handed him a diamond ring, which he then gave to a real couple who proposed.
The show then moved on to the main setpiece, a Casita, and things kicked into high gear. The middle portion of the show featured Lady Gaga performing a salsa rendition of the hit song “Die With A Smile”, a real-life couple being legally married, and Benito giving his younger self his grammy and saying “If I’m here today, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself, and you should also believe in yourself, you are worth more than you think.”
It almost goes without saying that the music was exceptional. In a rare occasion, Bad Bunny chose to perform without backup vocals, doing the entire performance live. He jumped across hits from his diverse discography, with standouts being “Safaera” and “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” off his 2025 album “DeBI TiRAR MaS FOTos” which recently won the Grammy for album of the year. In just fifteen short minutes, Bad Bunny managed to pack such a dense consolidation of references to his culture and fourteen songs in an unforgettable and undeniably powerful performance.
The grand finale featured Benito leading a cohort of people waving flags from nations all across Central and South America with the unifying message “We are America, the only thing more powerful than hate is love”. In a time of great unrest and division in our country, Bad Bunny took the largest stage to spread a message of love and unity.
