Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to the Super Bowl halftime show

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At a time of widespread fear and distrust in the United States, Bad Bunny offered a loving and optimistic vision of the American experience during his halftime show at Sunday’s Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.Leading an expansive and multigenerational crew of singers, dancers and musicians, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar followed up his historic album of the year win at last weekend’s Grammy Awards with a busy and colorful performance that drew lines between the traditional folk forms of his native island and the throbbing reggaeton beats that have made him an icon to young people around the globe.The first Spanish-language halftime show in Super Bowl history, Bad Bunny’s 13-minute set transformed the gridiron into a collection of settings including a field filled with laborers, a bodega, a wedding party and a casita like the one the singer built his popular 2025 San Juan arena residency around.The performance included surprise appearances by Lady Gaga, who sang a salsa-fied version of her hit “Die With a Smile,” and Ricky Martin, who joined Bad Bunny for “Lo Que Le Páso a Hawaii.” Karol G, Cardi B, Pedro Pascal and Jessica Alba were among those dancing on the field.Dressed in a cream-colored football jersey marked with his real last name, Ocasio, Bad Bunny seemed eager to showcase the many facets of ordinary Latino life; among the extras in the show were a group of older gentlemen playing dominoes, a guy selling tacos and a small child watching TV — watching Bad Bunny deliver his Grammy acceptance speech, in fact.

The singer then materialized and handed the boy one of his Grammys and told him always to believe in himself.For “El Apagón,” which explores Puerto Rico’s troubled electric grid, Bad Bunny and several dancers performed while twirling around prop utility poles.That song comes from the singer’s 2022 album, “Un Verano ...