80 Fun Facts About Bad Bunny

What is Bad Bunny's full birth name?

He is credited under his real name in several of his film roles rather than as Bad Bunny.

In which year was Bad Bunny born?

He was born on March 10, and released the 'La Mudanza' video on his 31st birthday in 2025.

Bad Bunny grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio of which Puerto Rican municipality?

He was actually born in Bayamón, but he has always described himself as coming from this small town rather than the San Juan metro area.

What was the occupation of Bad Bunny's father, Benito 'Tito' Martínez?

His mother, Lysaurie, is a retired schoolteacher, and his parents filled the house with salsa, merengue and pop ballads.

By his own account, where did the stage name come from?

The annoyed-looking childhood photo became a running joke that eventually stuck as his professional identity.

While making music as a student, Bad Bunny worked as a bagger and cashier at which supermarket chain?

He was studying audiovisual communications at the time and left university without finishing his degree.

What career was Bad Bunny aiming for when he enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo?

He enrolled in the audiovisual communications program after finishing high school in 2012.

Which 2016 SoundCloud song caught DJ Luian's attention and earned Bad Bunny his first record deal?

He had been writing his own music since age 14; the deal was with the label Hear This Music.

Bad Bunny's first US Billboard Hot 100 number one, 'I Like It' (2018), was led by which artist?

It was the first time a female rapper had scored two Hot 100 number ones, and the song later went Diamond.

'I Like It' interpolates a 1967 boogaloo hit, 'I Like It Like That', by which musician?

Atlantic hired musicians to re-record the sampled portion so it only had to clear songwriting rights, not the master.

Which rapper is featured on Bad Bunny's 2018 top-five hit 'Mía'?

It was only the guest's second song performed in Spanish.

Bad Bunny's debut album X 100pre was released at midnight on which date in 2018?

He announced the release on social media only one day earlier.

The album title X 100pre is shorthand for which Spanish phrase?

It means 'forever', and the record later made Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Which Puerto Rican star sings backing vocals on 'Caro' from X 100pre?

The 'Caro' video was released in January 2019, a few weeks after the album dropped.

Oasis (2019) is Bad Bunny's eight-song collaborative album with which Colombian singer?

The two had already shared a hit the year before as guests on a Cardi B single.

What was the release date of YHLQMDLG in 2020?

He announced the date two days earlier on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The album title YHLQMDLG is an acronym for a Spanish phrase meaning what?

The full phrase, 'Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana', was first shown in the music video for the single 'Vete'.

YHLQMDLG debuted at which position on the Billboard 200, then the highest ever for an all-Spanish album?

The record stood only nine months before he broke it himself.

El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020) was the first album to achieve what?

It arrived only nine months after YHLQMDLG and was written and recorded during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Bad Bunny's El Último Tour Del Mundo refers to an imagined farewell tour in which year?

The album blends Latin trap and reggaeton with rock styles and features Rosalía and Trio Vegabajeño.

Which artist joins Bad Bunny on 'Dakiti', the 2020 single that topped the Billboard Global 200?

It was the first time the pair worked together in the same studio rather than over the phone.

Un Verano Sin Ti spent how many non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200?

It ended 2022 as the year's best-performing album on the chart, a first for a Spanish-language record.

Un Verano Sin Ti became the first album by a Latin artist to pass how many streams on Spotify?

It also became the first Spanish-language album nominated for the Grammy for Album of the Year.

What is pictured on the cover of Un Verano Sin Ti?

Designer Ugly Primo made about seven versions over six months from a drawing Bad Bunny gave him.

In April 2022, Bad Bunny teased Un Verano Sin Ti with a fake classified ad offering what for sale?

Calling the listed phone number played a preview of 'Un Ratito'.

'Tití Me Preguntó' samples 'No Te Puedo Olvidar' by which bachata singer?

The song's dembow-and-reggaeton switch-up was later echoed on the opening track of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Roughly how much had the World's Hottest Tour grossed by October 2022, a record for a Latin artist?

The stadium tour visited fourteen countries across the Americas.

How many tracks are on Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023)?

He teased the album with billboards in Latin America reading 'Nadie sabe si será este año o el próximo'.

Bad Bunny hit the road in 2024 to promote Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana under what name?

Every date on the run sold out.

With his 2023 single 'Where She Goes', Bad Bunny ventured into which genre?

The video featured cameos from Frank Ocean, Lil Uzi Vert and Ronaldinho.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos came out on January 5, 2025, the day before which Puerto Rican holiday?

The unusual Sunday release meant it debuted at No. 2 behind Lil Baby with only five tracked days, before climbing to No. 1.

What appears on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos?

The Monobloc chairs sit in front of banana trees; two of them mysteriously appeared outside the Coliseo de Puerto Rico a week after release.

Concho, Bad Bunny's character promoting Debí Tirar Más Fotos, is what endangered animal?

The mascot's popularity gave a real boost to conservation efforts for the species.

The six-minute 'Baile Inolvidable' features a live salsa orchestra made up of whom?

The track also includes dialogue by actor Jacobo Morales from the album's short film.

'Nuevayol' samples 'Un Verano en Nueva York' by Andy Montañez and which salsa institution?

It also samples a post-fight interview from the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad bout.

Which song became the first Spanish-language solo track to top the Billboard Hot 100?

The title track's Nintendo-style beats sit on top of a plena, a Puerto Rican call-and-response folk style.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos won which top prize at the 2026 Grammys, a first for a Spanish-language record?

In his speech he dedicated the award to immigrants pursuing their dreams.

Bad Bunny's 2025 residency was at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, an arena nicknamed what?

It was the first concert residency ever held in Puerto Rico, breaking a 14-date record set by Wisin & Yandel.

The first nine dates of the No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí residency were reserved exclusively for whom?

Tickets were handed out first-come, first-served at nine public locations around the island.

How long did it take the residency's general sale to move more than 400,000 tickets across all 30 dates?

The residency ran during hurricane season, when island tourism normally drops by a quarter or more.

The 31st residency show, 'Una Más', streamed on September 20, 2025, the anniversary of what?

The stream ran on Amazon's Prime Video and Prime Music as well as Twitch.

Through 2025, how many times has Bad Bunny topped Spotify's global year-end streaming list, a record?

His 2025 total of 19.8 billion streams was driven largely by Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

When Bad Bunny topped Spotify's year-end list in 2020, what made it a first?

The Guardian called him 'the world's biggest pop star' on the strength of those numbers.

YHLQMDLG earned Bad Bunny his first Grammy in which category?

The following year El Último Tour Del Mundo won the inaugural Best Música Urbana Album award.

At the 2022 MTV VMAs, Bad Bunny became the first non-English-language performer to win which top honor?

Billboard crowned him with the same title that year, and he was also its Top Touring Artist.

At the 2021 Royal Rumble, Bad Bunny performed which song with the wrestler it is named after?

Later that night he dove off the top rope onto The Miz and John Morrison, kicking off his WWE run.

For how many days did Bad Bunny hold the WWE 24/7 Championship in 2021?

He then spent months training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando before his first official match.

In his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 37, Bad Bunny won a tag team match against which duo?

The feud had been building for months on Monday Night Raw.

Who eliminated Bad Bunny from the 2022 men's Royal Rumble match after he had lasted into the final five?

Before going out he had eliminated Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler himself.

At Backlash 2023 in Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny won a street fight against which former tag partner?

He had originally been announced only as the event's host before challenging his ex-ally.

What is the name of the assassin Bad Bunny plays in Bullet Train (2022)?

His character blames Brad Pitt's Ladybug for a death at his own wedding, and dies on his own knife.

In Narcos: Mexico, Bad Bunny played a recurring character with what nickname?

The character, Everardo Arturo Paez, appears in the show's third season.

In Cassandro (2023), Bad Bunny plays Felipe opposite which actor as the title luchador?

The film premiered at Sundance and tells the story of exótico wrestler Saúl Armendáriz.

In Happy Gilmore 2 (2025), Bad Bunny plays Oscar Mejías, who serves as Happy's what?

Oscar is a former busboy who dreams of opening his own restaurant, and Travis Kelce plays his abusive boss.

Bad Bunny made his first Super Bowl appearance in 2020 as a guest of which halftime headliners?

Six years later he returned to the halftime stage as the headliner himself.

Which festival did Bad Bunny headline in April 2023 alongside Blackpink and Frank Ocean?

It was the first time in the festival's history that none of the three headliners were white.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show on February 8, 2026 was staged at which venue?

The field was partly transformed into a sugarcane field with more than 300 dancers.

During the Super Bowl LX halftime show, guest Lady Gaga performed a salsa version of which of her songs?

She was backed by the salsa band Los Sobrinos and wore a dress adorned with Puerto Rico's national flower.

What unusual real-life event took place on stage during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show?

Bad Bunny signed the marriage certificate as a legal witness.

On SNL in October 2025, Bad Bunny joked that critics of his Super Bowl booking had how long to learn Spanish?

Duolingo later reported a 35 percent jump in Spanish learners during and right after the halftime show.

Which state's governor declared February 8, 2026 'Bad Bunny Day' to mark his Super Bowl performance?

The game was played in Santa Clara, in the governor's home state.

In July 2020 Bad Bunny became the first man other than Hugh Hefner to appear solo on which magazine's cover?

It was the magazine's first digital cover, shot by Stillz in Miami.

Where did X 100pre rank on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time?

The same magazine also placed it at No. 41 on its list of the greatest debut albums.

In 2019, Bad Bunny and Marc Anthony donated $1.6M to rebuild what across Puerto Rico?

The 25 rebuilt sites had been destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and María.

What special feature did Bad Bunny's 2020 Crocs collaboration have?

The clogs were inspired by YHLQMDLG.

Since March 2021, Bad Bunny has redesigned sneakers such as the Campus and Forum for which brand?

He has said sneakers were the essential detail of the look he wanted as a kid.

Which snack brand joined Bad Bunny in 2024 on a $500,000 grant campaign for Hispanic communities?

The campaign awarded twenty grants of $25,000 each for art, education and social projects.

Bad Bunny sang in his church choir until what age?

He has credited those early church performances with building his stage confidence.

The first record Bad Bunny remembers receiving, as a gift at age five, was by which reggaetón pioneer?

His first CD purchases were Marc Anthony and Víctor Manuelle.

Who photographed Bad Bunny's May 2020 Rolling Stone cover, becoming the first Latina to shoot a cover for the magazine?

Her voice also turns up uncredited on 'El Apagón'.

Which 2021 single became Bad Bunny's first Hot 100 top-10 hit with no featured artists?

It was his fourth top-10 entry overall on the chart.

In 2022, Sony announced Bad Bunny as the lead of which Spider-Man Universe film, later shelved?

He confirmed in 2023 that he was no longer involved with the project.

How many Latin Grammy Awards had Bad Bunny won by the end of 2025?

That haul came from fifty-two nominations, alongside six regular Grammys.

At a 2017 hurricane-relief telethon, Bad Bunny wore a shirt aimed at Donald Trump reading what?

He had criticized the lack of humanitarian aid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island that September.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX headlining slot was announced by the NFL, Apple Music and whose Roc Nation?

The rap mogul dismissed the backlash to the booking as astroturfing.

Under what name has Bad Bunny run a holiday toy giveaway for Puerto Rican children since 2018?

He hands out toys, instruments, sports gear and art supplies, and in 2025 personally delivered them in Vega Baja.

Which regional Mexican group joins Bad Bunny on the 2023 global number-one 'Un x100to'?

It was one of four global chart-toppers he scored around that time, alongside 'Where She Goes', 'Mónaco' and 'DTMF'.

In the March 2020 video for 'Yo Perreo Sola', how does Bad Bunny appear?

The single gave him his ninth number one on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart in just over two years.

On which label was the debut album X 100pre released on December 24, 2018?

Hear This Music, DJ Luian's label, had signed him after 'Diles' in 2016 but Rimas became his long-term home.

Which single was released on November 22, 2019 as the lead single of YHLQMDLG?

The album itself arrived on Leap Day 2020 and set a chart record for an all-Spanish release.