Bad Bunny Closes Out His Residency

By Anamaria Artemisa Sayre,

Felix Contreras

Published September 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM PDT

Bad Bunny's months-long residency in Puerto Rico is coming to an end. The shows brought in hundreds of millions of dollars to the island, and sparked new debates about Puerto Rican identity and politics.

For this week's episode, Ana and Felix traveled to San Juan to take in one of the final performances, and interview both locals and tourists about the musical and cultural impact of the summer of Bad Bunny.

This podcast was produced by Noah Caldwell. The executive producer of NPR Music is Suraya Mohamed.

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Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

Anamaria Artemisa Sayre is co-host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010.

Felix Contreras

Felix Contreras is co-creator and co-host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010.

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