Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny headlined the halftime show at Superbowl LX on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium. It was a meaningful performance, highlighting Puerto Rican culture.
We thought the stage setup and overall design of the show was very well done and did a good job of showcasing Hispanic culture. It was different from other halftime shows in the past and even included real people dressed up in grass costumes. Bad Bunny’s show incorporated sugar cane fields, electrical poles, markets, and “La Casita,” all bringing a piece of Puerto Rico to the Super Bowl stage.
The sugar cane fields pay homage to the agricultural workers and the overall farming background in the country. The electrical poles represented Puerto Rico’s frequent power outages and how the government is doing little to resolve the issue. The markets, stands, and jobs that Bad Bunny showed were a nod to the country’s culture and day to day life.
Even though there was a language barrier for many, we believe that you didn’t need to know Spanish to understand the vibe and the overall meaning of the performance. Bad Bunny also brought out singer Lady Gaga to do a Latin version of her song “Die With a Smile.” We thought Gaga’s performance was a little odd but the style of the song fit with the performance. We would’ve preferred Bad Bunny to bring out Cardi B to sing their song “I Like It.”
At the end of his performance, Bad Bunny flashed a message on the screen: “the only thing more powerful than hate is love.” While doing this, flags of all the countries in North and South America ran through the field and behind him while he named off all of the countries. He then held up a football which had the words “together we are America,” written across. Through this, his goal was to bring people together and show them that love can unite them when there is lots of hate in the world, and even though they are all from different places and cultures, they are all human beings.
Bad Bunny’s halftime show was the most watched halftime show of all time with 128.2 million viewers. Overall, we thought his performance was fun and brought lots of energy to the Super Bowl.
