Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican Grammy winning Latin artist, performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in which he celebrated the culture of Puerto Rico and other Hispanic heritages. Although, that’s not all the performance was about. It was about unifying and a call for love in a time filled with hatred. Bad Bunny used the lighter blue Puerto Rican flag, which represents Puerto Rico being a free independent country. He purposely used this flag rather than the internationally recognized flag with the darker blue.

The performance shines pride in being Hispanic in times where being Hispanic or Latino is often shamed upon because of discriminatory acts such as ICE raids. The performance inspired hope in Latino-Americans to not fold or be ashamed and to show how together love is going to overcome hatred. Many references to Hispanic and more specifically Puerto Rican culture are seen. The sugar canes, for example, which fueled the economy of Puerto Rico for decades especially after U.S imperialism, surrounded the concert.

The different sets in the production of the show also symbolize different aspects of the culture, such as the people playing dominoes and working construction to show the strength of Puerto Rican/ Latino women. Also, the boxers represented the fact that there are Puerto Rican legends in almost every division. One of the sets even had the different jobs that Puerto Ricans took up when they moved to New York.

The final scene in the performance is Bad Bunny holding a football that says, “Together, we are America.” During the performance, he is naming every country or nation that is in the Americas. Afterwards, DtMF(DeBI TiRAR MaS FOTos) starts playing to seal things up in a non-forgetting way, making every country/nation feel seen. Bad Bunny emphasized the importance of being proud of your heritage and the significance of never letting others bring you down or think otherwise.