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Bad Bunnys tribute to Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans everywhere are flying their flags a little higher and with more pride after Bad Bunnys halftime show. The star honored the islands rich history and culture while nodding to the growing influence of Latino culture on mainstream entertainment.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday did not only mark the first time such a show was performed exclusively in Spanish, but it also blended rich cultural histories of Caribbean nations and Latin America in a performance brimming with symbolism. Some viewers were left pondering the cultural significance of the symbols the wildly popular entertainer used in his 13-minute piece.
"It encapsulates what Bad Bunny has tried to do his entire career," Carlos Suarez Carrasquillo, political science professor at the University of Florida, said on Monday, capturing what he thought the artist did during his performance. "Which has been to be proud of being Puerto Rican, being assertive about that pride and also sharing it with the world. It's also a political statement as well."
Bad Bunny performs during the Apple Music halftime show at Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, California. Picture date: Sunday, February 8, 2026. (Photo by Kindell Buchanan/PA Images via Ge …
Here are some of the most significant moments you might have missed in the high-energy performance:
God Bless America
Performers wave the flags of sovereign countries in the Americas at the conclusion of Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performance during Super Bowl LX (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Bad Bunny ended the performance by naming all the countries that make up the American continent, from Chile to Canada, and said: "God Bless America." The point is that America is not the United States – America is all the countries in North and South America.
Brooklyn's Toñita featured
One of the more powerful moments of the performance was when María Antonia Cay, better known as Toñita, appeared behind a bar, pouring Bad Bunny a shot. Toñita’s Caribbean Social Club has been a Williamsburg neighborhood fixture in Brooklyn for more than 50 years and remains a gathering place for Puerto Ricans and Latinos in New York City. The club is known for prioritizing community over profit, even as gentrification has reshaped the neighborhood.
María Antonia Cay, better known as Toñita, appears in the Super Bowl halftime show. Photo: Fox New York
Ricky Martin
World-renowned Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin performed with a replicated backdrop of Bad Bunny's "DeBi TiRAR MaS FOTos" album cover.
He's commonly referred to as the "King of Latin Pop." Video shows Bad Bunny hugging Martin profusely outside the Super Bowl stadium. Martin wrote on social media that he was experiencing a "tsunami" of feelings.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: Ricky Martin performs with Bad Bunny onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Real wedding by Sacramento pastor
Sacramento Project Church pastor Antonio Reyes married Eleisa "Elli" Aparico married Thomas "Tommy" Wolter during the halftime show, according to KCRA and the Associated Press.
The couple invited Bad Bunny to their wedding. Instead, he invited them to be part of his Super Bowl show.
Bad Bunny even served as a witness and signed their marriage certificate. The bride shared her feelings on Instagram.
A couple gets married in a real ceremony during the Halftime Show of Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Gett …
Latino celebrities
Latino celebrities like Cardi B., Jessica Alba, Karol G, Young Miko and Pedro Pascal danced at Bad Bunny's casita, or Spanish for little house.
Participants including Ronald Acuña Jr., Young Miko, Pedro Pascal, Giannina Mourouvin, Karol G, Cardi B, Jessica Alba, David Grutman and Alix Earle perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2 …
Puerto Rican musicians
Bad Bunny stands with other Latin musicians, who are holding panderetas, or small hand drums.
Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
LA taco shop
Villa's Tacos in Los Angeles was featured in a cameo during the reggaetón megastar’s performance of "Tití Me Preguntó."
Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
Puerto Rican flag
Bad Bunny carries the flag of Puerto Rico at the Super Bowl, the first time in a while he has performed on the mainland U.S.
Nathian Rodriguez teaches a Bad Bunny course at San Diego State University. He said Lady Gaga, who sang as a guest during the performance, was wearing a dress that was symbolic. He said the shade of light blue was ,"The original color of the Puerto Rican flag before it was colonized. Bad Bunny himself can be seen carrying this earlier version of the flag.
Bad Bunny has not been touring the U.S. as part of his "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" World Tour, skipping U.S. dates due to significant concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might conduct raids at his concerts, potentially targeting Latino fans.
Instead, he's held residency in Puerto Rico, drawing business to his homeland during a normally slow time.
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny waves a Puerto Rican flag during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Power outages
Bad Bunny and other dancers climbed up electric poles, symbolizing the power outages that Puerto Rico often experiences while singing the song, "El Apagón," which literally means, "The Power Outage."
Bad Bunny dances on power poles. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
Puerto Rico sugar fields
Bad Bunny pays homage to hardworking farmworkers, especially to those who work in Puerto Rico's sugar and fruit fields.
Bad Bunny performs during the Apple Music halftime show at Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kindell Buchanan/PA Images via Getty Images)