""Benito, brother, seeing you win three Grammy Awards, one of them for album of the year with a production entirely in Spanish, touched me deeply," his letter begins. "Not only as an artist, but as a Puerto Rican who has walked stages around the world carrying his language, his accent, and his story." Martin continued: "I know what it means to succeed without letting go of where you come from."
"I know how heavy it is, what it costs, and what is sacrificed when you decide not to change because others ask you to. That's why what you have achieved is not just a historic musical accomplishment, it's a cultural and human victory. You won without changing the color of your voice. You won without erasing your roots. You won by staying true to Pue"
Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos received Grammy Album of the Year, becoming the first Spanish-language album to win that honor. Ricky Martin expressed deep pride and emotion over a fellow Puerto Rican achieving such recognition while maintaining language, accent, and cultural identity. Martin described the victory as both a historic musical accomplishment and a cultural and human triumph. Martin highlighted the sacrifices required to remain authentic and celebrated the broader significance of the win for Puerto Rican artists and Latin music's mainstream presence.
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