{"id":152999,"date":"2026-02-12T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152999\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:03:28","slug":"miamis-bad-bunny-fans-gather-at-super-bowl-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152999\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami\u2019s Bad Bunny fans gather at Super Bowl parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A fan carries a giant Bad Bunny head through The Dead Flamingo bar, which hosted a watch party for the Puerto Rican star\u2019s halftime show. <\/p>\n

Carl Juste<\/p>\n

cjuste@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

To the hundreds of partygoers at a Little Havana bar, Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show was the main event, and they were celebrating history in the making with the game\u2019s first Spanish-language performance.<\/p>\n

During the \u201cBenito Bowl Weekend: Mi Casa Tu Casa\u201d festivities at The Dead Flamingo, people were packed inside the tiki-inspired bar with Latin flair Sunday night with seemingly high spirits. They waited impatiently for the first half of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots to conclude so they could enjoy the real entertainment \u2014 a free show by one of the hottest artists on the planet. It was one of several promoted throughout the city that focused not on the the game but on the halftime experience.<\/p>\n

Read more: Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show reminds the world \u2018America\u2019 is more than just the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bahamas native Paola Wells was dancing with a drink in one hand and her phone in the other, recording Bad Bunny on the bar\u2019s big screen. She said it was her first time in the United States during the Super Bowl, and she couldn\u2019t think of a better place to be.<\/p>\n

\"Tara Tara Fougner (center) cannot contain her excitement while draped with a Puerto Rican flag as Bad Bunny starts his show at the \u2018Benito Bowl\u2019 party at Dead Flamingo. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

\u201cI love Bad Bunny,\u201d Wells said, wiping tears from her eyes. \u201cI loved the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny, whose full name is Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, was the reason for the evening with \u201ceverything Benito-inspired\u201d from cocktails to guest attire, the bar\u2019s marketing director, Michael Guerrero, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re obviously very Latino-based with a lot of pride,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Read more: What songs did Bad Bunny perform at the Super Bowl? Here\u2019s the setlist<\/a><\/p>\n

The show, which featured stars like Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, turned the football field into a Puerto Rican sugarcane field where aspects of Puerto Rican life and the culture of Latin America and the Caribbean were celebrated. At the very end of the 13-minute performance, dancers ran through the field carrying flags of countries from North, Central and South America.<\/p>\n

\"The The crowd at Dead Flamingo dances and sings to Bad Bunny music between commercial breaks of the Super Bowl. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Unlike most Super Bowl parties, the football game was muted after Bad Bunny\u2019s performance. A DJ took over to continue playing his tunes for a \u201cstrictly party mode,\u2019 Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

While the night was for drinks, dancing and fun, it held a deeper significance for Miami and the country, said Guerrero.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe made it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe made it. It\u2019s a proud moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

People of all ages were shouting Bad Bunny\u2019s songs during the commercial breaks leading up to the show. One man led a conga line around the bar while holding a giant cutout of Bad Bunny\u2019s face. Some got up on a stage to compete in drinking games (putting on a football helmet and pads and chugging a beer) for bar credits. Dozens of people were dressed in limited-edition \u201cBenito Bowl\u201d gear.<\/p>\n

\"Bad Bad Bunny head is carried throughout the crowded Dead Flamingo during its Super Bowl watch party. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

When the halftime show kicked off, the bar erupted into cheers. A group of women danced. Drinks were spilled. One woman shrieked, \u201cit\u2019s starting,\u201d as a man held up the Puerto Rico flag. It was hard to hear Bad Bunny\u2019s performance at some points over the sounds of the crowd.<\/p>\n

Gio Caceres called the show performance and the evening \u201cperfect\u201d \u2014 \u201cthe drinks, the vibes, the show… I loved it,\u201d he screamed.<\/p>\n

Owner Eddie Fuentes didn\u2019t want to get into politics during the celebration, but his bar is a safe space for all people to enjoy, he said.<\/p>\n

\"The The crowd dance and sings to Bad Bunny music between commercial breaks of the Super Bowl. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

\u201cBad Bunny is the one that pushed that narrative,\u201d Fuentes said. \u201cWe stand together with the Latino community, and Bad Bunny has been waving that flag.\u201d<\/p>\n

His halftime performance is an example of what can be achieved in America, he said<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever background, whatever ethnicity, you can make it in the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alex Valle, who is the owner of Thank You Miami Cocina & Beerhouse, was among those seated at the bar enjoying the celebration. He called Bad Bunny\u2019s performance \u201ca step forward in life.\u201d People need music and good times, especially in today\u2019s political climate, he said.<\/p>\n

\"The The crowd dances and sings to Bad Bunny music between commercial breaks of the Super Bowl. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

For some, like Sasha Torres, it felt very significant for the country to see Bad Bunny perform amid \u201ceverything going on with ICE,\u201d she said, adding he has always been vocal about his politics.<\/p>\n

Torres said she\u2019s seen Bad Bunny in concert several times, and she\u2019s a huge fan of his work.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Puerto Rican, it\u2019s a proud day for us,\u201d Torres said. \u201cIt\u2019s recognizing our culture on the national stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fan carries a giant Bad Bunny head through The Dead Flamingo bar, which hosted a watch party…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[16497,73804,123,10996,125,124,4102,73803,73802],"class_list":["post-152999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-bad-bunny","tag-benito-bowl","tag-miami","tag-miami-events","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-puerto-rico","tag-reggaeton","tag-super-bowl-halftime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}