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Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny performed during the halftime show of the American Super Bowl, the final game of the National Football League. Many media outlets have called his performance a historic event for American television and global pop culture. The artist became the first performer in Super Bowl history to sing entirely in Spanish.
Bad Bunny's show was designed as a visual and musical declaration of love for his homeland, Puerto Rico. The set design transported viewers to Latin America. The stage featured recreations of sugar cane fields, a Puerto Rican garden and a small house. Invited guests danced on the veranda, including Pedro Pascal, Cardi B and Jessica Alba.
The show lasted 14 minutes. It consisted of a medley of the artist's greatest hits, including Tití Me Preguntó, MONACO and BAILE INoLVIDABLE. In addition, Lady Gaga performed a Latin American version of her song Die With A Smile, and Ricky Martin sang Lo Que Le Pasó, a song from Bad Bunny's latest album, in which he urges listeners not to give up their Puerto Rican culture and identity.
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Despite expectations that the artist would harshly criticise the current US administration, Bad Bunny chose a different tone. His performance was built around the idea of a united America that transcends borders and language. The only phrase in English was ‘God bless America,’ after which the artist began to list the countries of Central, South and North America while dancers carried their flags. At the end of the show, he held an American football with the inscription ‘Together, We Are America.’
One of the most memorable moments of the show was when Bad Bunny gave his Grammy award to a little boy.
Also, a real wedding was held on stage during the musician's performance. Initially, the couple invited Bad Bunny to sing at their wedding. In response, the rapper suggested that they get married right there in the stadium.
Also, during the performance of the track El Apagón, sparkling power poles appeared on stage, a direct allusion to Puerto Rico's destroyed infrastructure after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Bad Bunny performed in a beige Zara sweater with the number 64 on it. Some have suggested that this refers to the official death toll from the hurricane.
At the end of the show, the stadium screens displayed the message: ‘The only thing stronger than hate is love.’
After the show, Donald Trump, who did not attend the match, posted a scathing critique on his social media platform Truth Social. He called Bad Bunny's performance ‘one of the worst in history,’ stating that ‘no one understands a word he says’ and that the show itself was an insult to ‘the greatness of America.’
Bad Bunny's performance was his first appearance on the American stage since the release of his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which won a Grammy Award. . At the awards ceremony, he spoke out against the actions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which conducts raids on migrants, and uttered the phrase ‘ICE, get out!’
After his performance in the Super Bowl final, Bad Bunny deleted all posts from his Instagram account.
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