The Easter Eggs From Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance, Explained

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance was chock-full of Easter eggs for his dedicated and newest fans alike.

Here are the ones we caught…

After many people became attached to the idea that the young boy to whom Bad Bunny handed his Grammy was Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old who was detained by ICE in January in Minnesota, fans quickly figured out that the boy was actually child actor Lincoln Fox, dressed as a young Bad Bunny.

In the scene, Bad Bunny hands his Grammy to his younger self in a symbolic gesture. Earlier in the performance, Bad Bunny looked into the camera and said that he was at the Super Bowl because he never stopped believing in himself.

A couple was quickly married on stage during the Super Bowl, right before Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance to perform a salsa-inspired version of her song Die With A Smile.

The bride and groom have not yet been identified, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, they had originally invited Bad Bunny to attend their wedding. When he couldn’t make it, he reportedly invited them to get married during his Super Bowl performance.

Near the beginning of Bad Bunny’s performance, the couple got engaged, then later married, then sliced a wedding cake together.

Bad Bunny’s reps didn’t immediately respond to a question on what the “64” on his jersey represented, but fans have some theories.

It could be the original reported number of Puerto Ricans who died in Hurricane Maria, the storm that devastated the island in 2017. Or maybe it’s a nod to the 64th Congress, which passed the Jones–Shafroth Act, granting U.S. citizenship to people born in Puerto Rico.

Others have speculated that it’s simply the year of his mum’s birth.

At one point, Bad Bunny takes a quick shot on stage. The woman who handed it to him was none other than María Antonia Cay, also known as Toñita, who owns the Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn, a gathering place for the Latino community in the now-gentrified Williamsburg neighbourhood.

In 2022, Bad Bunny celebrated the release of his album Un Verano Sin Ti at the club, and there’s even a festival in Toñita’s honour every year.

After Ricky Martin’s surprise performance during the halftime show, the camera panned to power lines sparking and then going out, likely a nod to Puerto Rico’s many blackouts (“apagón” means “blackout” in Spanish).

Since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, millions of Puerto Ricans have experienced intermittent power outages, which are a recurring problem even in the absence of hurricanes.

As Bad Bunny was singing his song El Apagón, he waved a Puerto Rican flag featuring a light blue triangle. This flag typically represents Puerto Rican independence.

In his music video for LA MuDANZA, Bad Bunny ran from police carrying the light blue flag.

Multiple celebrities were seen dancing along to Bad Bunny’s performance, including actors Jessica Alba and Pedro Pascal, singers Karol G, Cardi B and Young Miko, entrepreneur David Grutman, social media personality Alix Earle and more.

Toward the end of Bad Bunny’s halftime performance, a simple and bold message —“The only thing more powerful than hate is love” — was displayed on Levi’s Stadium’s jumbotron. The message seems to respond to right-wing outrage over Bad Bunny’s selection as the halftime headliner, in part because he sings primarily in Spanish.

After the performance, Donald Trump fumed on Truth Social that “nobody understands a word this guy is saying”, among a litany of other complaints.

The Caribbean Social Club wasn’t the only small business Bad Bunny featured in his halftime performance. Los Angeles’ beloved Villa’s Tacos was also highlighted when Bad Bunny took a shaved ice from one stand and handed it over to Victor Villa, the taco shop’s owner and chef, who was standing behind his taco stand.

Villa thanked Bad Bunny on Instagram for giving him an opportunity to “represent my people, my culture, my family and my business”.