"Bad Bunny promised good vibes and a whole lot of dancing during his Super Bowl halftime show, and he didn't disappoint. But beneath the perreo-ready hits and viral clips was something deeper. The performance unfolded as a densely layered visual essay, moving from Puerto Rico's sugar cane fields to New York bodegas, from reggaetón history to quiet political protest, and packing decades of memory, migration, and resistance into just 13 minutes of television."
"From set pieces referencing the island's ongoing infrastructure collapse following Hurricane Maria to cameos honoring small-business legends and community elders, nearly every frame carried meaning. Some references were immediately legible. Others were designed for the fans who know where to look. It was a case of storytelling: a reminder that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio didn't just bring Puerto Rico to the Super Bowl. He brought its history with him."
Bad Bunny opened the Super Bowl halftime show in a sunlit Puerto Rican sugar cane field, connecting the performance to colonial exploitation and generations of agricultural labor. The production then shifted through New York bodegas and reggaetón history into moments of quiet political protest and references to Hurricane Maria's infrastructure collapse. Cameos honored small-business owners and community elders, embedding migration, resistance, and memory into choreography and set pieces. Nearly every frame carried intentional symbolism, with some references obvious and others designed for knowledgeable fans. The 13-minute set condensed decades of history, identity, and communal tribute.
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