Bad Bunny talks about his love of family, 'beautiful childhood'

Singer and rapper Bad Bunny may be gracing the stage as the performer at Sunday's Super Bowl LX halftime show, but his beginnings started thousands of miles away in Puerto Rico with his mother, father, and two brothers.

Bad Bunny, born Benito Martínez Ocasio, has shared previously with multiple outlets how growing up in his close-knit family outside of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has shaped his music, including his recent album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," which took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year last weekend.

Before Bad Bunny takes the stage at Super Bowl LX, here's a look at his family and how he's said they have influenced him.

What to know about Bad Bunny's siblings, parents

Bad Bunny's immediate family consists of his mother, Lysaurie Ocasio, and father, Tito Martínez, and his two brothers, Bernie and Bysael. His mother was an English teacher while his father was a truck driver, People reported.

Bad Bunny is the eldest of the three children. He was born in 1994, while Bernie was born in 1997. Bysael, the youngest, was born in 2002.

Bernie has also chosen to pursue a creative career by going into the fashion industry, where he has become a model. Bernie's modeling debut came during New York Fashion Week in 2023.

Bysael, the youngest son and brother of Bad Bunny, has also joined the fashion world and started hisown clothing line and brand, BMO.CTI.

Bad Bunny told Apple Music in a January 2025 interview that he grew up surrounded by his family, including his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Bad Bunny says he had a 'beautiful' childhood

In the same interview with Apple Music, Bad Bunny shared that he went to public school and his mother often stressed the importance of good grades. He said he remembered a happy, family-oriented childhood filled with laughter.

"If you ask me about my childhood, I remember it as a very beautiful one. I never lacked anything. Obviously, my parents…worked so we had everything we needed and I saw their effort. I saw how they worked so hard to give everything to us, to me and my brothers," Bad Bunny said in the interview.

The artist added in the interview with Apple Music that he gained important life lessons from his parents while growing up.

"I’m sure that I learned a lot of things from my parents: responsibility, punctuality, I learned that from my mom…I remember my dad was always giving and helping like the people from the neighborhood and that part of me, like to give to others, definitely I learned from my dad,” he said in the interview.  

Bad Bunny's family, his parents especially, are extremely proud of his music career, he told Rolling Stone in January 2025. His mother cried listening to multiple songs on his "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," including the single "PIToRRO DE COCO."

How to watch Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance

Bad Bunny is set to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 8, following the completion of the game's second quarter. Viewers can catch the broadcast nationally on NBC. There are also multiple streaming services available for the game, including Peacock, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu with live TV, and others.

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