Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, featuring vignettes that brought Puerto Rican culture to the forefront, along with a house party, cameos and even a full wedding, with Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio as the couple’s best man.
“My name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, and if I am here today at Super Bowl 60, it is because I never stopped believing in myself and you should believe in yourself too, you are worth more than you think,” the singer announced in Spanish during the performance.
The halftime show, performed entirely in Spanish, also drew criticism, with President Donald Trump calling it “one of the worst ever.” It also comes against the backdrop of Trump’s large-scale immigration policy.
“The show is just a slap in the face to our country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The show took place midway through Super Bowl LX, during a highly anticipated rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. Defense dominated the game and the Seahawks won 29-13.
Bad Bunny, along with many famous faces, took the stage during the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.
How did Bad Bunny’s halftime show start?
The soccer field of Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California was transformed into a set designed to resemble the sugar cane fields of Puerto Ric, surrounded by jíbaros in pavas (rural farmers in traditional straw hats), viejitos playing dominoes (an affectionate term for older men) and a piragua (shaved ice) stand – unmistakable symbols of Puerto Rico.
He started with his huge reggaeton and then some hits, “Tití Me Preguntó,” and segued into “Yo Perreo Sola,” as he emerged from his Puerto Rican residence back on top of the casita (“little house”). Then it went through the roof – Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” played briefly, clearly an acknowledgment and celebration of the Puerto Rican artists who had paved the way for his global career.
Famous cameos during Bad Bunny’s halftime show
Cardi BJessica Alba, Pedro Pascal, Karol G, Young Miko, Ronald Acuña Jr., Alix Earle and Dave Grutman were guests and are Pari de Marquesina (“House Party.”).
And Lady Gaga sang a salsa version of her hit ‘Die With a Smile’.
Ricky Martin, one of Puerto Rico’s biggest crossover artists, was also there, singing Bad Bunny’s “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii” (“What Happened to Hawaii”), a rallying cry for Puerto Rico’s cultural autonomy in an era of neocolonialization. Martin sat in a plastic chair in front of a plantain; a scene that mirrored the cover of Bad Bunny’s 2025 album “I should have taken more pictures.”
Behind Martin, jíbaros in pavas climbed utility poles that exploded, symbolic of Puerto Rico’s frequent power outages and failing electrical grid. A poignant rendition of the 2022 song “El Apagón” (“The Blackout”) was lined up, referencing Hurricane Maria, its aftermath and the lingering anger and frustration over continued, chronic power outages.
While singing one of his most political songs, Bad Bunny held a Puerto Rico flag in red, white and baby blue – a reflection of the Puerto Rican independence movement.
Was the wedding real?
The artistic performance also included a wedding, but this was not reenacted. It was real.
About five minutes into the 13-minute extravaganza, the final part of a wedding ceremony was shown, with a smiling officiant declaring the couple married, and the man and woman, both dressed in white, sharing a kiss as dancers and musicians surrounded them and smiled.
After the show, his rep confirmed that the couple was actually married on the show. The unnamed husband and wife invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, but he told them to be part of his halftime show instead.
The artist acted as witness and signed their marriage certificate. There was also a real cake.
What was on the football that Bad Bunny wore during the halftime show?
During the performance, Bad Bunny carried a football and wore an all-white football jersey with the number 64 and his real last name, Ocasio.
He ended his performance by revealing a message written on the football that he had enriched.
“Together we are America,” the message read.
He also spoke in English at the end of the set, when he said, “God Bless America,” and then named countries in the Americas: “Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil” and so on, including the United States and Canada – a reminder that while it is common to use “America” as a synonym for the US in the US, it is the name used on two continents.
“And my motherland, my homeland, Puerto Rico, we are still here.” In English: “My home country, Puerto Rico, we are still here.”
Behind him, a screen read “The only thing more powerful than hate is love” in English text, a direct reference to one of his recent speeches at the 2026 Grammys.
He ended with “DtMF” as he walked out of the stadium, accompanied by musicians with güiros (a percussion instrument made from a hollow gourd) and panderetas (tambourines, a symbol of plena.)
Has Bad Bunny performed at the Super Bowl before?
One of the most streamed artists in years, Bad Bunny previously appeared at the halftime show of Super Bowl LIV in 2020 alongside Jennifer Lopez And Shakira. He sang in Spanish alongside two artists whose bilingual hits in the ’00s helped usher in a crossover era for Latin music.
Consider Bad Bunny’s halftime performance in 2026 the cherry on top of a big moment for the 31-year-old global superstar, who worked at an Econo supermarket in Puerto Rico just a decade ago.
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