Bad Bunny just pulled out all the stops for his Super Bowl Halftime Show … using his spotlight to bring Puerto Rico to Levi’s Stadium — with a bunch of surprise appearances in the process!!
Benito shut it all the way down in Santa Clara, CA … giving music fans a breather from the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks showdown with a hit-packed, nonstop party.
BB ran through his hits … starting it off with “Tití Me Preguntó,” and going on to deliver an eclectic, high-energy set loaded with swagger and slick visuals while rocking an all-white custom fit — nope, not a dress … but we already put those rumors to bed.
Bad Bunny didn’t do it alone, though — Cardi B, Karol G, Pedro Pascal, Alix Earle, Jessica Alba and David Grutman were spotted dancing in the crowd on the field.
Lady Gaga made a surprise return to the Big Game stage with a sala-inspired rendition of “Die With a Smile” … and Ricky Martin sang “Lo Que Le Paso a Hawaii.”
There was also a heartfelt moment where Benito handed a Grammy to a little kid … and the chatter online speculated it was 5-year-old Liam Ramos, who was detained by ICE in Minnesota last month, but our sources say it was not him.
There were plenty of critics opposing the decision to go with a Spanish-speaking artist for halftime … and Turning Point USA even vowed to have their own show, which it went through with at the same time on YouTube with around five million viewers.
As for Bad Bunny? He took all the backlash in stride at the time, joking on “Saturday Night Live” last year that fans had months to learn Spanish.
He only had 13 minutes to work with, but Benito made sure to include as many cultural references as he could with the time … and some might have been missed on first watch. Toward the end, flags from Latin American countries were front and center.
There was even a wedding — with a couple exchanging “I dos” right in the middle of the show … and the report is it was a legit ceremony after the Mr. and Mrs. invited Benito to their wedding, but he had an even better idea.
A nice touch at the end — Bunny held up a football that said “Together We Are America.”