As a sprawling sugar cane field parted to reveal dancers in traditional pava hats, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny<\/a>\u00a0emerged to deliver a boundary-breaking Super Bowl LX halftime show that was as political as it was spectacular.<\/p>\n The flamboyant show on Sunday night at the annual championship game of the National Football League<\/a> (NFL) in California \u2013 performed almost entirely in Spanish \u2013 drew thunderous acclaim from Latinos across the United States and audiences throughout Latin America.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/p>\n The performance included appearances by celebrities Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, and Jessica Alba, all dancing in a house party setting in the middle of the field. The set even featured a live wedding ceremony during the song Titi Me Pregunto \u2013 a track about having many girlfriends and a wedding.<\/p>\n However, the celebration was underscored by tension; many viewed the performance as an act of defiance amidst ongoing deadly raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE<\/a>) targeting immigrant communities across the country.<\/p>\n And US President Donald Trump contributed to the political atmosphere of the event, blasting Bad Bunny\u2019s act as \u201cthe worst performance ever\u201d and \u201ca slap in the face to our country\u201d, skipping the live show and watching the game instead from an event in Florida.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the USA, and all over the World,\u201d Trump railed in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n His \u201cMake America Great Agains\u201d (MAGA) supporters followed suit, also questioning why it was in a \u201cforeign\u201d language and decrying it as \u201canti-American\u201d. Many conservatives instead tuned in to the \u201cAll-American Halftime Show\u201d, a live entertainment event featuring country artists presented as an alternative, and organised by the right-wing non-profit Turning Point USA, which was founded by the late Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n The divisive political climate in the US is why those with Latin American heritage felt pride in Bad Bunny\u2019s cultural performance, in which he strutted and swayed to his most famous songs, from Titi Me Pregunto to Baile Inolvidable.<\/p>\n \u201cBad Bunny symbolises hope for the Latino community in a deeply divided time, when Latinos are often reduced to harmful stereotypes,\u201d Claudia Ruiz, a Cuban-American who lives in Modesto, California, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n \u201cHe represents unity in a rich, cultural, family- centred, and joyful way that restores pride.\u201d<\/p>\n Last week, the singer and rapper, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, and who is one of the most listened-to artists worldwide, made history at the Grammy Awards, with his album, Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, scooping up the Best Album award, the first Spanish-language one to ever do so.<\/p>\n During his acceptance speech, Bad Bunny spoke against ICE<\/a> and stated, \u201cWe\u2019re not savage, we\u2019re not animals, we\u2019re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans\u201d, a stance that was amplified by his Super Bowl performance.<\/p>\n Ruiz said that Bad Bunny is a reminder that she should not be made to feel apologetic for celebrating her identity, which is very much a part of the American fabric.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a Latina, I want to be reminded of my roots positively and feel grounded in who I am, without needing to shrink myself to make others comfortable,\u201d she said. \u201cSeeing our culture celebrated without apology feels powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur music can [take] a stand in the most \u2018US\u2019 event in existence to say we\u2019re more than just land you can take militarily or recreationally. We also matter; we have a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n In one climactic moment, after crooning cameos by Lady Gaga and another Puerto Rican star of a past generation, Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny belted out the words \u201cGod Bless America!\u201d<\/p>\n The only English phrase of the performance was followed by a roll call of the countries of North, South and Central America, from Cuba to Canada, and a parade of their flags.<\/p>\n For Bernardo Garcia Espinosa, who watched the Super Bowl from Mexico, the roll call was the \u201cmost powerful moment\u201d of the whole show.<\/p>\n \u201cBenito took this well-known US-ism of \u2018God bless America\u2019 and then flips it on its head by reciting the names of the countries in the Americas,\u201d Espinosa told Al Jazeera from Mexico City.<\/p>\n \u201cSince I\u2019ve been young, there\u2019s this sense that people from the US claim the whole continent by reserving the \u2018American\u2019 demonym exclusively for themselves, and this was Bad Bunny saying, \u2018Screw that, we are all Americans because we all live in the Americas\u2019,\u201d said Espinosa, who used to live in Canada.<\/p>\n Espinosa referenced Trump\u2019s recent actions in the region, including the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro<\/a>. The US leader had justified his action by invoking the Monroe Doctrine<\/a>, a 19th-century policy that urged the division of the world into spheres of influence overseen by different powers.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the US is renewing its Monroe Doctrine approach, it feels very empowering that our music can [take] a stand in the most \u2018US\u2019 event in existence to say we\u2019re more than just land you can take militarily or recreationally. We also matter; we have a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n For Mariana Limon Rugerio, a Mexican from the city of Monterrey, the performance was necessary considering the US\u2019s \u201cdelicate political landscape\u201d amidst ICE raids. But beyond overt political statements, Rugerio enjoyed the simple, everyday nods to Latino culture in Bad Bunny\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were so many hints to Latin American culture that we all share, like a kid sleeping in a chair while the adults are still partying,\u201d Rugerio told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n She said she could never have dreamed of a Super Bowl performance entirely in Spanish.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it was well deserved for all the Latino immigrants to see this,\u201d Rugerio said.<\/p>\n Bad Bunny\u2019s show also featured roving dancers dressed as mechanics, shopkeepers, and hairdressers \u2013 jobs taken up by many Latino immigrants in the US. Those scenes moved Natalia Bustamante, a Chilean-Ecuadorean living in Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cOur immigrant brothers and sisters go through hell in order to get to the States,\u201d she told Al Jazeera, adding that it felt good to be celebrated \u201cfor once\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was so overwhelming, [by] the end, I was crying.\u201d<\/p>\n Abril Boniche Porras, a Costa Rican-American from Richmond, Virginia, meanwhile, said it was disheartening to witness the alternative halftime show organised by Turning Point USA. She was also dismayed to see people post photos to social media using headphones to block out Bad Bunny\u2019s performance during the live event.<\/p>\n \u201c[All] because they didn\u2019t want to hear someone speak in a language they could not understand,\u201d Porras told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n \u201cThe show was all about love, and community, and music \u2026 [Trump] supporters forget that we are all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aljazeera.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a sprawling sugar cane field parted to reveal dancers in traditional pava hats, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny\u00a0emerged to deliver a boundary-breaking Super Bowl LX halftime show that was as political as it was spectacular. 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A message is displayed while Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8, 2026 [AFP]<\/p>\nTrump\u2019s \u2018supporters forget that we are all Americans\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Performers wave the flags of sovereign countries in the Americas at the conclusion of Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny\u2019s performance during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California [AFP]<\/div>\n