The leading artist on Billboard’s Top Latin Artists of the Century list, Puerto Rican rapper and singer Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known widely as Bad Bunny, will make history at the 60th Super Bowl as the first male Latin artist to headline the sporting event’s halftime show.
After revealing there wouldn’t be any shows in the United States on his “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos” world tour due to an increase in arrests by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, many fans living in the U.S. were thrilled following the halftime show announcement.
New York City resident and proud Puerto Rican Sarah Bryant is happy to see Bad Bunny represent her maternal family’s homeland on such a massive stage.
“He’s been really displaying our culture in a way that is something to be really proud of,” Bryant, an avid listener of Bad Bunny’s music, told The Informer. “I think it’s inspirational to not only Puerto Ricans, but also other Latinos and people from all over the world.”
In his 2025 album, Bad Bunny took a multifaceted approach to representing Puerto Rican culture, from making nods to its African roots through the use of styles like bomba and plena, to honoring the country’s Spanish heritage through utilizing string instruments and blending various Latin genres. Highlighting his country’s history through various musical elements, in “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos,” Bad Bunny actively challenges the injustices many Hispanic and Latino people have faced.
Despite Puerto Rico being a United States territory, some have criticized the NFL’s halftime show decision, since the performance will likely primarily be in Spanish.
However, Puerto Rican Bad Bunny fans like Glori Caraballo believe such a performance is necessary in today’s political climate.
“He’s a [U.S.] citizen, and he’s using that as his leverage,” Caraballo told The Informer. “He’s very much for his island and for his people, so if you don’t understand him, then that’s that.”
I personally don’t mind that, Puerto Rico is pretty much a state, I see it as having pride in any other state. What’s the difference to this and Hawaiian folk being proud of Hawaii or when ZZ Top had there Texas tour showing the culture of Texas? I’m by all means no lib, but Purto Ricans are Americans and showing pride for what essentially is their state (I know it’s not a state) isn’t way different if they had some one like Mexican OT performing waving Mexican flags showing allegiance to a literal other country.