Associate professor of American studies at Wellesley College Petra Rivera-Rideau offered a virtual lecture on Bad Bunny’s music as a form of political advocacy for Puerto Rico.

Things have shifted in the last few years. People are more curious. Santiago can position Puerto Rican food front and center on his menu. He credits the rise of Puerto Rican culture in the mainstream and doesn’t hesitate to name Bad Bunny as part of that shift.

Puerto Rican football players are thrilled that Spanish will resound at the Super Bowl. “The stage is bigger than the N.F.L. itself,” one lineman said.