For many Puerto Ricans in San Juan and beyond, the Super Bowl lasted all of 13 minutes. People turned their backs to TV screens as food, music and chatter filled the first half of the game until a hush fell across the island. The halftime show was starting.
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Doctors wish they wouldn'tSecurity concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forumSpecial prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013Por qué China construye tantas termoeléctricas a carbón pese a su auge solar y eólicoFans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Super Bowl lasted all of 13 minutes for many Puerto Ricans in San Juan and beyond. People turned their backs to TV screens as food, music and chatter filled the first half of the game until a hush fell across the island. Thea decade ago and became the world’s most streamed artist on Spotify last year. Since then, Bad Bunny has used his platform to applaud immigrants, “He appeared at the right moment in the history of Latin America,” said Marielys Rojas, 39, who is originally from Venezuela but has lived the last 22 years in She was among the hundreds who gathered by a grassy knoll near a beach in Puerto Rico’s capital to watch the halftime show on a huge screen as waves crashed behind them and the sounds of coquís, an endemic frog, filled the salty air.She had never watched a Super Bowl and didn’t know who was playing, but it didn’t matter. Like many others, she was only there for Bad Bunny.Energy, nerves and excitement had been building across Puerto Rico ever since the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced that Benito Antonio Ocasio Martínez would headline the Super Bowl XL Halftime Show. Watch parties were quickly organized across the U.S. mainland and the island. Some dubbed it “Super Bori Sunday,” a shortened nod to “Boricua,” which refers to someone with Puerto Rican ancestry, while others referred to it “The Benito Bowl: Morcilla, Sancocho, Mofongo, Reggaetón and a little bit of Football.” One woman wrote on social media that she would watch the halftime show with her 87-year-old mother in Puerto Rico so they could dance together, while another person posted that they had prepared a PowerPoint presentation for their American friends dubbed “Bad Bunny 101.” Creativity flowed as Feb. 8 approached: One bar in Puerto Rico posted a promo featuring the quarterbacks from the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots sitting on the iconic white plastic lawn chairs that grace the cover of Bad Bunny’s newest album.Wonder Woman also lent her support, with Lynda Carter noting on social media that she was a “huge fan” of Bad Bunny, whom she noted was an American citizen: “Make no mistake.”Jake Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer who has property in Puerto Rico and has posted about life on the island, wrote on X: “Turn off this halftime. A fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America. I cannot support that.”Luke Lavanway, a 35-year-old who lives in New York but was vacationing in Puerto Rico to escape the ongoing cold snap, said he had no problem with a halftime show in Spanish.The crowd that had gathered for the halftime show began streaming out of the watch party as soon as the second half started, smiling as they reflected on what they had just witnessed. “I thought it was phenomenal that Bad Bunny brought all Latinos together in one place and represented them all equally,” said Carlos Ayala, 36, of San Juan. “It’s an important moment for Latino culture.” He also thought it fantastic that Ricky Martin sang Bad Bunny’s, “Lo que le pasó a Hawaii,” which laments gentrification in Puerto Rico, a worsening issue for many on an island with a more than 40% poverty rate. “Transmitting that message is extremely important in these times,” he said, adding that he also appreciated the light posts and exploding transformers featured during the show, a nod toAmong those beaming after the show was Juliana Santiago, 35, who said her heart swelled with pride on Sunday night.
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