As a sprawling sugar cane field parted to reveal dancers in traditional pava hats, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny emerged to deliver a boundary-breaking Super Bowl LX halftime show that was as political as it was spectacular.The flamboyant show on Sunday night at the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in California – performed almost entirely in Spanish – drew thunderous acclaim from Latinos across the United States and audiences throughout Latin America.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe performance included appearances by celebrities Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, and Jessica Alba, all dancing in a house party setting in the middle of the field. The set even featured a live wedding ceremony during the song Titi Me Pregunto – a track about having many girlfriends and a wedding.However, the celebration was underscored by tension; many viewed the performance as an act of defiance amidst ongoing deadly raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting immigrant communities across the country.And US President Donald Trump contributed to the political atmosphere of the event, blasting Bad Bunny’s act as “the worst performance ever” and “a slap in the face to our country”, skipping the live show and watching the game instead from an event in Florida.“Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the USA, and all over the World,” Trump railed in a Truth Social post.His “Make America Great Agains” (MAGA) supporters followed suit, also questioning why it was in a “foreign” language and decrying it as “anti-American”. Many conservatives instead tuned in to …
