by Ellen DurneyBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff I consider myself somewhat of a Super Bowl halftime show expert: I don't know much about football, but I sure know a hell of a lot about musical icons, pop culture, and putting on a show. So, it's with those credentials that I hereby declare that Bad Bunny's halftime show at Super Bowl LX was one of the best ever, if not the very best of all time. There, I said it. Neilson Barnard / Getty Images Despite the opinions of some, you didn't need to speak a single word of Spanish to understand that Benito's performance was a fun-filled and meaningful celebration of music, joy, and unity, which is exactly what the world needs in 2026. I've rewatched it about six times, and I'm still noticing new details and Easter eggs that I missed before. It's pure magic. Kevin Mazur / Getty Images So, between the real-life nuptials, the celebrity guests, and, of course, all those "plant people," creative director Harriet Cuddeford and director Hamish Hamilton have chatted with Variety about how the show came together, with Hamilton calling it "the biggest team effort of a show I have ever been involved in." So, here's a look at what they revealed... 1. First up, for that incredible opening section where he sang "Tití Me Preguntó" while walking through the sugarcane field, they flew in real business owners from Puerto Rico to be part of it. NFL / Apple Music / Via youtu.be From the nail technician to the piragua vendor, and even the two boxers, the people that Benito interacted with were the real deal. "The performance is celebrating normal people, and what it is to be human and love and have joy, and really appreciate one another," Cuddeford said of this decision. "This was to show how much he values his community, to celebrate normal people on the world's biggest stage, especially people who are of importance in Latino culture." Benito is, of course, from Puerto Rico, and his Grammy-winning album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, is a celebration of his beloved culture. "He's a very authentic person, Benito, and it's about just being authentic and very real and very human," she added. NFL / Apple Music / Via youtu.be 2. Speaking of normal people, we've gotta talk about the wedding. As you've probably heard, the man and woman who got married on stage right before Lady Gaga's guest performance were actually a real engaged couple from Ontario, California, and I'm not sure I've ever been more jealous of two people in my life. According to the directors, the couple had 15 spare wedding invitations and, a few months before the Super Bowl, decided to send one to Bad Bunny as a joke. Little did they know what would come next... Kevin Mazur / Getty Images "Bad Bunny's office reached out, and they thought, 'Amazing, maybe we'll get a signed photo.' But they were invited to a Zoom call, which they thought was kind of weird," Hamilton said. The couple were Bad Bunny fans and had already planned to use his song, "BAILE INoLVIDABLE," for their first dance. "They went from planning to play it at their wedding to being on the Super Bowl with him live, singing it, and with the bonus prize of Lady Gaga being the wedding singer as well," Hamilton added. In case you were wondering, the priest that married them was an actual, ordained minister, too. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images 3. Gaga and the newlyweds weren't the only special guests on the football field. Ricky Martin, another Puerto Rican icon, showed up to perform "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii," Bad Bunny's song about protecting their island's culture and identity. According to Cuddeford, Ricky's involvement was very meaningful to Benito and a personal request of his. Neilson Barnard / Getty Images "It was just very powerful to have a Puerto Rican icon whom he deeply loves and respects to join him and to perform that song," Cuddeford explained. "It was something that during his residency, he had many guest artists would come and sing that. He'd never managed to align to have Ricky do it, so he was so excited to have Ricky do it at the Super Bowl." Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images 4. On the topic of special guests, there was a sweet moment when Benito handed one of his recently won Grammys to a small boy, who was shown watching his acceptance speech on a TV. There was some online speculation that this boy was Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old from Minneapolis who was detained by ICE in January. However, this rumor was quickly debunked. NFL / Apple Music / Via youtu.be Cuddeford clarified that the Grammy moment was Benito's idea and was all about inspiring the next generation. "He'd grown up watching his idols on TV getting awards. In his life now, he stands on stage and gets given awards by his idols," she explained. "He knew the Grammys were coming up, and he was hoping to win something. And then obviously he won Best Album last weekend." Kevin Winter / Getty Images Fans noticed that the young child actor was wearing an outfit that looked similar to one a young Benito wore in