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Topics: Bad Bunny, Super Bowl, News, Celebrity, Fashion
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Bad Bunny, Super Bowl, News, Celebrity, Fashion
Bad Bunny has shared the tear-jerking reason he wore number 64 for the Super Bowl.
The Puerto Rican hitmaker was this year's halftime performer and sported an outfit from the budget-friendly brand Zara.
The Spanish fashion house said in a statement: "It was an amazing show. Benito put on a memorable performance. What a great outfit."
Storm Pablo and Marvin Douglas Linares styled the 'CYBERTRUCK' singer, who was seen in a head-to-toe cream ensemble with a football jersey-style top on Sunday.
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On his top was the name Ocasio (the singer's surname) as well as the number 64.
Many have since questioned why Bad Bunny picked this particular number to be on his jersey and speculated that it might mark the year his mother was born; however, it was actually a tribute to his late uncle.
"1964 is the year my uncle Cutito, my mom's brother, was born," Bad Bunny said in a statement via Rolling Stone. "What little I know about the NFL is thanks to him.
"He left for the United States to work when he was 17 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 San Francisco 49ers fan, the team whose home stadium is the one where Super Bowl 60 was held, the one I performed at."
The singer had always dreamed of taking him to the Super Bowl but never got the chance to because his beloved uncle passed away two years ago 'unexpectedly, without warning'.
Noting this, Bad Bunny continued: "So, for my Super Bowl halftime show, I decided to have him on my shirt: OCASIO, his last name, the same as my mom's, and his birth year, 1964.
"I dedicated my show to him before it started. I'm sure he appreciated it.
"He saw it, he was there, and he was proud of his nephew. Now all that's left is for the 49ers to win another Super Bowl."
People have since reacted online to the moving reason behind his Super Bowl ensemble.
"That makes it even more special," somebody said. "Not just a performance, but a beautiful tribute filled with love and respect. Real emotion, real legacy."
A second wrote: "They were saying that it was his mom birthdate. but this is even more significant."
Meanwhile, others said that the sweet gesture left them in tears.