Bad Bunny’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LX served as a robust celebration of culture that brimmed with symbolism and celebrity cameos. There was meticulous detail in every set piece at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., as the reggaeton superstar roared through hits such as “Tití Me Preguntó” and “EoO.” Chances are that if you so much as blinked during Sunday night’s 14-song, nearly 14-minute marathon, you missed something. But we’ve got you covered. Here is what you need to know from Bad Bunny’s halftime show: SYMBOLISM Bad Bunny — real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — opened the performance with a visual homage to his native Puerto Rico. He navigated a set resembling Puerto Rican sugar cane fields, surrounded by dancers dressed as farmers in pava straw hats. The winding route took Bad Bunny to a street vendor with coco frio, or fresh coconut water; a table where older men played dominoes; and a piragua stand selling the refreshing shaved iced treat. There were boxers wearing Puerto Rican colors, women at a nail salon and a cart bearing the name of Los Angeles’ famed Villa’s Tacos — a real business that Bad Bunny chose to include. “We sold our first taco in the front yard of my grandma’s house in Highland Park more than 8 years ago I feel that every taco along the way, brought me here. Today. For this moment!” the restaurant’s owner wrote on Instagram. “I couldn’t have sold that 1st taco, if my parents didn’t make the difficult decision to leave their homeland for a better life immigrate to the U.S. This one is for all the immigrants who paved the way before us to make this moment possible.” The show’s path then took Bad Bunny to “La Casita,” or the traditional Puerto Rican house that was similarly featured during the artist’s latest tour. The eclectic opening provided a snapshot of Puerto Rican staples, many of which are now just as prevalent in New York City neighborhoods. There was even a wedding subplot that played out throughout the set — which turned out to be a real wedding. Other nods were a bit more subtle. Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” briefly played in acknowledgment of another Puerto Rican sensation’s timeless crossover hit. At one point, Bad Bunny ordered a drink from Toñita, whose long-standing Caribbean Social Club is a landmark in Williamsburg. Toward the end of his performance, Bad Bunny waved an original Puerto Rican flag bearing red, white and baby blue. That flag, which dates back to the late 1800s, promoted Puerto Rican independence from Spain. When Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States in 1952, it adopted a flag in the same design with a darker blue that aligned with the American flag. And Ricky Martin, who, too, hails from Puerto Rico, joined Bad Bunny to perform the latter’s “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii” (“What Happened to Hawaii”), a song about the gentrification of his homeland that warns about the risks of Puerto Rico becoming a U.S. state. CAMEOS Once Bad Bunny reached the “La Casita” portion of his performance, eagle-eyed viewers began to notice Latino icons within a crowd on the stage. Participants including Ronald Acuña Jr., Young Miko, Pedro Pascal, Giannina Mourouvin, Karol G, Cardi B, Jessica Alba, David Grutman and Alix Earle perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation) There was the Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal, who stars in “The Mandalorian” and Marvel’s latest “Fantastic Four” film. Cardi B — the Bronx-raised rapper and girlfriend of New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs — also took the stage, although she did not perform “I Like It,” her chart-topping collaboration with Bad Bunny. Also joining Bad Bunny were fellow reggaeton standout Karol G, actress Jessica Alba, Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr., rapper Young Miko and media personality Alix Earle. LADY GAGA Sunday’s show featured a surprise performance from Lady Gaga, who sang a Latin-tinged version of her hit “Die With a Smile.” Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesBad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform onstage during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Bad Bunny has long been aligned with Gaga, explaining to Rolling Stone in 2020 that her influence was undeniable when his cousin introduced him to drag culture. “He would come to my house so I could make his mixes,” Bad Bunny said at the time. “He explained the choreography to me. They were all Lady Gaga songs.” The artists, both of whom are highly supportive of the LGBT community, have continued to champion each other in the years since. In 2023, Gaga made an unexpected appearance to introduce Bad Bunny on “Saturday Night Live.” And earlier this month, Gaga was moved to tears when Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” became the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. That Grammy win was depicted during the halftime show when Bad Bunny handed his trophy to a child actor meant to represent himself as a kid. Many on social media speculated the child was Liam Ramos — a 5-year-old detained by ICE whose photo went viral — but it was actually an actor named Lincoln Fox. PAN-AMERICAN PLEA The NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny — a vocal critic of ICE who spoke out against the agency during his Grammys speech — was the subject of backlash from President Trump and his supporters. Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation) Turning Point USA, the conservative non-profit co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk, streamed its own halftime show featuring Kid Rock as counter programming. While Bad Bunny didn’t directly address that pushback, he ended his performance with a statement of inclusion, listing the names of nations in North, South and Central America and the Caribbean as he called for pan-American togetherness. During that sequence, dancers waving the flags of those nations marched behind Bad Bunny as the words “The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love” beamed on the big screen behind him. “God bless America,” Bad Bunny said. ...read more read less