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Detroit Taqueria Packed for Bad Bunny 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
February 12, 2026
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  • Beki San Martin
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  • February 12, 2026
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Super Bowl 2026: Seattle Seahawks contra New England Patriots, pero todos estaban ahí por Bad Bunny

El Super Bowl 2026, Seattle Seahawks contra New England Patriots, se transmitió en tres pantallas diferentes en Taqueria El Rey, en el suroeste de Detroit, pero la voz de Bad Bunny cantando “NUEVAYOLLLLL” ahogó cualquier esperanza de escuchar el juego.

Eso no pareció molestar a muchos de los asistentes del evento. El volante de EventBrite, para ser justos, lo anunciaba como una “Bad Bunny Super Bowl Watch Party”, no al revés. Muchos tenían la espalda vuelta a la televisión para platicar sobre la música a todo volumen o estaban cerca de la cabina del DJ, bailando con amigos al ritmo de una mezcla de Bad Bunny y reggaetón clásico.

Aunque algunas de las aproximadamente 100 personas que llegaron el domingo por la noche estaban ahí por el fútbol, todos estaban ahí por Bad Bunny, el reggaetonero puertorriqueño que ha conquistado el corazón de su isla —lo llaman San Benito, o Saint Benito en inglés por su nombre de nacimiento— y de fans alrededor del mundo. En 2025, año en que lanzó Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, su sexto álbum lleno de orgullo puertorriqueño, fue el artista más escuchado en Spotify por cuarta vez, con 19.8 mil millones de reproducciones.

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“Estoy aquí por el show de medio tiempo,” dijo Allanah Morales, de 26 años, residente de Detroit con raíces puertorriqueñas y coanfitriona del evento. “Ni siquiera puedo describir lo emocionada que estoy. Siento mucho orgullo. Esta pequeña isla, nos están poniendo en el mapa para uno de los eventos más grandes en la historia del Super Bowl.”

Muchos jóvenes como Morales estaban ansiosos por explicar por qué es un gran hecho que Bad Bunny sea el artista del medio tiempo, una decisión que la NFL anunció en septiembre. La decisión generó controversia entre conservadores, incluyendo varios funcionarios de la administración Trump, quienes aseguraban que su música en español sería excluyente para un público de habla inglesa. También criticaron sus posturas políticas, debido a su abierta oposición a la agenda de deportaciones masivas de la administración actual.

Funcionarios de la NFL defendieron la decisión como un esfuerzo por unir a los estadounidenses a través de la actuación de uno de los artistas más populares del mundo. Expertos aseguran que la movida también fue estratégica, dado que los latinos se han convertido en la base de fans de más rápido crecimiento de la NFL y por las ambiciones de la liga de expandirse internacionalmente.

El candidato republicano a la gobernación de Michigan, Perry Johnson, gastó millones en anuncios alentando a los televidentes del Super Bowl a ignorar el show oficial y ver la presentación rival de Turning Point USA, llamada el “All-American Halftime Show”, con artistas como Kid Rock.

Ariana Ayala, de 28 años y residente de Detroit, desestimó la controversia y el show rival. “Puerto Rico es parte de Estados Unidos,” dijo.

Ayala normalmente no sigue los partidos del Super Bowl, pero buscó un evento como este para poder ver a Bad Bunny —un momento que siente culturalmente significativo en EE. UU., dijo, dado que “los hispanos somos vistos como distintos”.

Rony Jiménez, de 31 años, está de acuerdo. “Tenemos a un latino actuando para una liga de fútbol americano,” dijo. “Es latinoamericano y estadounidense, lo mejor de ambos mundos. La gente quiere hacer esto sobre separación, pero para mí es sobre unidad.”

Jiménez, residente de Oak Park y venezolano, dijo que su orgullo latino también lo emocionaba por el juego: aunque su equipo no llegó al Super Bowl, el pateador de los Patriots es “el único venezolano en la liga”, así que apoyó a New England.

El tono divisivo que surgió alrededor del show de Bad Bunny es exactamente lo que Deanna Solis esperaba dejar atrás con sus primas en Taqueria El Rey y por lo que hizo la hora de camino desde Toledo, Ohio, para asistir al evento.

“Venimos a celebrar, bailar y pasar un buen rato con otras personas que buscan, no sé, escapar un rato, juntarse, disfrutar del mensaje, escuchar buena música,” dijo Solis. “Es un tema de humanidad.”

Solis y sus dos primas, Jessica Gonzalez, de 27 años y de Detroit, y Juliana Solis, de 22 años y de Novi, dijeron que son grandes fanáticas de Bad Bunny y que antes del show de medio tiempo, su objetivo principal era lograr que la gente bailara.

El grupo ya había estado bailando salsa desde antes del evento, cuando la pista estaba semivacía. A medida que se acercaba el medio tiempo, la pista se llenó lentamente hasta superar las 100 personas.

Cuando Bad Bunny comenzó su show, los gritos y vítores de la multitud se escuchaban desde afuera de Taqueria El Rey. Dentro, la gente estaba de pie, apretada, y todos mirando la pantalla principal, viendo al hombre por el que habían llegado.

La multitud estallaba con cada canción que Bad Bunny interpretaba y los asistentes comenzaron a ondear y levantar la bandera puertorriqueña al inicio de “El Apagón”, una canción cargada de orgullo puertorriqueño, sobre los apagones que empeoran en la isla.

“Esto era lo que necesitábamos,” dijo Joel Bielecki, de 25 años y de ascendencia puertorriqueña y polaca, al terminar el show.

La energía en el lugar se mantuvo fuerte mientras el juego continuaba, lo suficientemente potente como para mantener a la multitud bailando hasta el cierre de la fiesta a las 2 a.m.

“Estamos muy orgullosos de ser latinos,” dijo Juliana Solis. “Elegiría ser latina en cada vida.”

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