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Bad Bunny’s Spanish-Language Super Bowl Halftime Lights Up Levi’s Stadium, Draws Rebuke From Trump

A culturally assertive set in Spanish turned the NFL’s biggest stage into a showcase of Puerto Rican identity.

Overview

  • He delivered a roughly 12–13 minute performance built around La Casita, staging Puerto Rican street life, cane fields and a darkened tableau for “El apagón.”
  • Surprise turns featured a salsa version of “Die With a Smile” with Lady Gaga and a segment with Ricky Martin on “Lo que le pasó a Hawaii,” with Karol G, Cardi B, Pedro Pascal and Jessica Alba appearing inside La Casita.
  • Bad Bunny threaded pointed social and political notes on immigration and Latin American unity, closing with the message that the only thing more powerful than hate is love after naming countries across the Americas.
  • President Donald Trump blasted the show on Truth Social as “one of the worst of all time” and “a slap” to the country, faulting the Spanish lyrics and the dancing.
  • Outlets reported a global audience topping 120 million and a 54% post-show Spotify surge in Argentina, as Seattle defeated New England 29–13 in Super Bowl LX; coverage also noted he is the first male solo Puerto Rican headliner of the halftime stage.