Bad Bunny has shared the backstory of his Super Bowl “64” jersey: it was a tribute to his late uncle Cutito, who introduced him to American football as a young child living in Puerto Rico.
Here’s the full statement Bad Bunny shared, translated from English, about the jersey’s significance:
“1964 is the year my uncle Cutito was born, my mother’s brother. The little I know about the NFL is thanks to him. He left for the United States at 17 to work and never returned to live in Puerto Rico, although he always visited us in late January or early February and stayed at our house. That was right in the middle of the NFL postseason, so I always watched the games with him. He was a huge fan of the San Francisco 49ers, the team whose home stadium is where this Super Bowl 60 took place, the one in which I performed. My uncle passed away two years ago, shortly after the 49ers lost to Kansas City in the 2024 Super Bowl. I always dreamed of taking my uncle to a Super Bowl and I couldn’t. He left unexpectedly, without warning. So during my Super Bowl halftime show, I decided to have him on my shirt: OCASIO, his last name, the same as my mother’s, and his birth year, 64. I dedicated my performance to him before it began. I’m sure he saw it, he was present, and he felt proud of his nephew. Now all that’s left is the day the 49ers win another Super Bowl.”
Read Paolo Ragusa’s review of Bad Bunny’s joyous and powerful Super Bowl halftime performance.
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