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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maria Sherman

Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to the world, from his landmark residency to the Super Bowl

Puerto Rico Bad Bunny - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Crowds wore maga flowers and “pavas” — straw hats traditionally worn by jíbaros, Puerto Rican rural farmers. They drank Medalla beer and danced salsa.

Over the course of a 31-date residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Bad Bunny worked a miracle, inspiring patriotism in the hearts of a proud Boricua people, and in those traveling to Puerto Rico for the first time. He performed on two stages, one showcasing the island's natural beauty with its flamboyan and plantain trees, and another, a casita (“little house”), for the pari de marquesina, a house party.

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