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Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico's culture to Super Bowl halftime show
Summary
Bad Bunny performed a roughly 13-minute Super Bowl halftime show that highlighted Puerto Rico's history and culture; his set was mostly in Spanish and included guest appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
Content
Bad Bunny performed the halftime show at Super Bowl 60 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara for about 13 minutes. He foregrounded Puerto Rico's history and culture, with scenes set in sugar cane fields and performers portraying jibaros in pavas, viejitos playing dominos and a piragua stand. The production referenced Hurricane Maria and ongoing power outages during a staged "El Apagón" segment where actors climbed utility poles that exploded. The set included guest appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin and featured music performed in Spanish.
Key details:
- The halftime segment ran for around 13 minutes and was sponsored by Apple Music and Roc Nation.
- The performance included songs such as "Tití Me Preguntó," "Yo Perreo Sola," "El Apagón," and closed with "DtMF."
- Lady Gaga joined for a wedding scene to sing part of "Die with a Smile," and Ricky Martin performed "Lo Que Pasó a Hawaii."
- Visual elements included a casita, a block party, jibaros in pavas and a piragua stand to evoke Puerto Rican daily life and traditions.
- Bad Bunny spoke in Spanish on stage and concluded by saying "God Bless America" while naming countries and Puerto Rico.
Summary:
The performance brought Puerto Rican cultural symbols and recent social concerns to a global television audience and followed Bad Bunny's recent Grammy win. It featured Spanish-language songs, guest performers, and staged references to infrastructure problems. Undetermined at this time.
