Bad Bunny wedding during Super Bowl LX halftime show performance was REAL
The wedding during Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show was real.
NBC News’ Rohan Nadkarni confirmed the authenticity of the on-field nuptials, noting that the couple made the first gesture to the superstar entertainer before returning the favor on his set at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
‘They invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and he invited them to get married during his performance’ Nadkarni said on X.
The wedding in the highly-watched episode received a lot of attention on social media, with many users sharing positive feelings about the romantic exchange of vows.
One user said: ‘There was something about these that struck me and it looked that way to me. ‘I honestly thought to myself that this really looks like they’re getting married.’
Another said: ‘Holy cow! I was literally like, “What if this was a real wedding?” Perfect!’
The wedding during Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show was real; because the couple had made the first gesture to the superstar entertainer before she returned the favor during his set at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
One viewer said: ‘I thought they were actors but when the cameras moved on them the second time and saw how smiling and happy the bride was I thought “ah….maybe that was real omg!” I said.
Another user said: ‘Amazing. I guess this was the “dress” everyone was afraid of. May God bless their marriage today and always.’
One viewer said it was obvious the pair were a real couple: ‘It’s so crazy how everyone in the comments (including me) can tell they are a real couple, good thing for them.’
One viewer said the halftime show took on a life of its own.
‘So the Super Bowl halftime turned into a real wedding venue? It’s a great story, but also a little wild, the NFL is supposed to be football, not reality TV meets concert meet-and-greet. ‘When does the halftime show stop being all about the game?’ said the spectator.
The artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, brought Puerto Rican culture to the big stage in a segment that was accurately predicted as a watershed moment for Latino people.
Bad Bunny started with big reggaeton hits, Tití Me Preguntó moved on to Yo Perreo Sola as he reemerged from his Puerto Rican residence atop the casita (‘little house’) Cardi B was a guest at a pari de marquesina, a house party.
Then it hit the roof—Daddy Yankee’s Gasolina stole a moment, clearly meant to celebrate the Puerto Rican artists who paved the way for its globalization of Latin trap.
Love was in the air as the pair exchanged vows during the halftime show
NBC News’ Rohan Nadkarni said on channel X that the couple “invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, and Bad Bunny invited them to get married during his performance.”
Despite collaborating with English-language artists, Bad Bunny performed entirely in Spanish, as all of his music is recorded in that language
NBC News’ Rohan Nadkarni said on channel X that the couple “invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, and Bad Bunny invited them to get married during his performance.”
He introduced himself to the crowd in Spanish as “Mi nombre Antonio Martínez Ocasio.” ‘If you took Super Bowl 60, that’s not a thing for me, it’s not a creative thing for me, but more importantly.’
English: ‘My name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio and if I am here today at Super Bowl 60 it is because I have never stopped believing in myself and you should believe in yourself too, you are worth more than you think.’
The strings of the song Monaco rang out – then a surprise Lady Gaga appeared at a wedding, singing her part of her Bruno Mars collaboration Die with a Smile with a salsa band.
This bought Benito time with a fashion change for Baile Inolvidable and NuevaYol — donning a white suit like a classic salsero — and a block party set where he posed for photos with Tonita, owner of the Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn, one of the last Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City.
Ricky Martin performed Lo Que Pasó a Hawaii (What Happened to Hawaii), a call for Puerto Rican autonomy.
Behind him, jibaros on pavas climbed exploding power poles, a symbol of Puerto Rico’s frequent blackouts and malfunctioning power grid. He lined up an impressive performance of 2022’s El Apagón (The Blackout), referencing Hurricane Maria, its aftermath, and the ongoing anger and frustration over permanent, chronic power outages.
For nearly 13 minutes, all eyes on the court and around the world were on Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio during his halftime show sponsored by Apple Music and Roc Nation.
Bad Bunny performed entirely in Spanish, as all of his music was recorded in that language, despite collaborating with English-language artists.
The only English song came from Gaga. That changed at the end of the set when he said ‘God bless America’ and then named countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America. ‘And my home country is Puerto Rico.’
Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the artist brought Puerto Rican culture to the big stage in a segment accurately predicted as a watershed moment for Latino people
People greeted X with good feelings for the newlyweds
One viewer said the halftime show took on a life of its own
It ended with DtMF as he exited the stadium.
Bad Bunny has been one of the most streamed artists on the planet for years. And on Sunday, she made clear that her global popularity translates seamlessly to the biggest stage in the U.S. (Though she’s no stranger to that. She previously appeared in the halftime show at Super Bowl LIV in 2020 alongside Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. She sang in Spanish alongside the two artists, whose bilingual hits helped usher in a transitional period for Latin music in the 2000s.)
Consider Bad Bunny’s 2026 halftime performance as the cherry on top of a big moment for the 31-year-old global superstar, who just 10 years ago worked at an Econo supermarket in Puerto Rico.
Last week, Debí won album of the year at the 2026 Grammys for her album Tirar Más Fotos, which combines folkloric tradition in local Borinquen genres such as bomba, plena, salsa and música jíbara with contemporary styles such as reggaeton, trap and pop. This marked the first time an album entirely in Spanish won the top prize.
Like most headliners, Bad Bunny kept the details of his halftime performance under wraps beforehand, but many theorized it would be some sort of political performance. He has criticized President Donald Trump in the past and said “ICE out” while accepting a televised award at the Grammys last Sunday.
Bad Bunny’s last tour skipped the continental US; he said in an interview that he was at least partly inspired by concerns that his fans might be targeted by immigration agents.
At a press conference Thursday, Bad Bunny said viewers of Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden can expect a big party, and joked that viewers didn’t need to learn Spanish to enjoy the set; They should learn to dance.
‘Of course I want to bring a lot of my culture to the stage,’ he said at the time. ‘I don’t want to give spoilers. It’ll be fun.’
