Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance redefined what it means to be an American patriot
Arts And Entertainment,Super Bowl,Sports,NFL,Hollywood,Culture,Football
In just over 13 minutes worth of music, stars and symbolism, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny rewrote what it means to be American in a time of strife.
For months, conservatives from the president on down have painted him as anti-American. Last night, Bad Bunny asked: What if I'm the real American?
Bad Bunny — who introduced himself with his real full name, Benito Antonio MartĂnez Ocasio — brought the iconography of Puerto Rican culture to his Super Bowl halftime show performance, a joyous and high-energy affair that celebrated the island where he was born and its place in the American story...
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