Bad Bunny's All-Spanish Super Bowl Halftime Draws Global Praise, Trump Criticism

Overview

• Performing at Levi's Stadium, Bad Bunny delivered a roughly 13-minute show that became the Super Bowl’s first halftime sung entirely in Spanish.
• Staging recreated Puerto Rican and broader Latin American scenes, with visual callbacks to reggaeton roots and a narrative thread tied to his Grammy-winning album.
• Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin made surprise appearances, with Gaga singing a salsa-styled “Die With a Smile” and Martin leading “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii.”
• Closing images emphasized continental unity as Bad Bunny listed countries across the Americas, displayed national flags and showed the message “Together, We Are America.”
• President Donald Trump condemned the performance on Truth Social as “absolutely terrible,” even as broadcasters reported massive global viewership and the American Gaming Association projected US$1.76 billion in legal wagers for the game.