COSTA MESA, CA \u2014 The 5-year-old child who played a younger Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl halftime show is from Orange County.<\/p>\n
Child actor and model Lincoln Fox Ramadan appeared during the anticipated show, which drew an estimated 135 million viewers.<\/p>\n
In the scene, Lincoln \u2014 dressed in a collared shirt and khaki shorts \u2014 watches television footage of Bad Bunny accepting his Grammy award for album of the year. The singer then walks over to the boy and hands him the award. <\/p>\n
Lincoln’s appearance went viral online, with many users incorrectly identifying him as Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Minnesota boy who was detained by ICE last month. <\/p>\n
“An emotional, unforgettable day being cast as the young Benito \u2014 a symbolic moment where the future hands the past a Grammy,” Lincoln’s family wrote on Instagram<\/a>. “A reminder that dreams come true and that it\u2019s never too early to dream big. Sending love to Liam Ramos. We all deserve peace and love in America, a country built by and home to so many hard-working immigrants.”<\/p>\n Lincoln, who is a student at Newport-Mesa Unified School District, was also praised by district officials on social media.<\/p>\n