ESPN Reporter John Sutcliffe Brought To Tears After Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show [VIDEO]
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Even though many fans planned to boycott the Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show, headlined by Bad Bunny, others tuned in to watch the Puerto Rican artist take fans into a party. The 13-minute show featured elements of Bunny’s regular shows, especially “la casita” (the little house), where a plethora of people, including stars such as Karol G, Cardi B and Pedro Pascal, danced.
The show was full of reggaeton, but it also had deeper messages hidden behind the happy music the rapper often makes. He paid homage to his roots, touched on what he wouldn’t like to happen to his country, and brought out Lady Gaga to sing salsa, proving that the American and the Latino cultures can work together and make good things.
His performance drew a lot of attention, and while Kid Rock’s alternate halftime show for Turning Point USA drew five million viewers at one point, the NFL’s show had plenty of eyes on.
ESPN Reporter John Sutcliffe Cries Live After Watching Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show
Like many Latinos around the world, a Mexican-American reporter, John Sutcliffe, celebrated seeing one of the biggest artists in the world shine on the biggest stage in the world of sports. ESPN Mexico’s X account shared a clip of Sutcliffe discussing Bad Bunny’s performance. He couldn’t hold back tears during his interaction.
“As a Mexican-American, son of an American mother, it was really emotive (Bad Bunny’s show),” Sutcliffe said. “The message Bunny sent, whether you like his music or not, with love, with culture, with affection, in a world where everybody is fighting each other–to acknowledge Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, it’s also valid today.
“Whether you are in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, wherever you are, you are allowed to have a tear in your eye and feel proud that Benito sang in Spanish at the most important American party. Long live Bad Bunny.”
The singer mentioned multiple countries at the end of his performance, including the United States, making it clear that every country was part of America, the continent. The message hit hard, and Sutcliffe was the biggest proof of that.
