Residency

Earlier this year, Jon Hamm raved about Benito on the Today Show. “You can’t listen to his music and not smile,” he said. At Bad Bunny’s residency, the A-list actor was all smiles as transformed into his party-ready alter-ego, Jon Jamón. Hamm waved at fans in the crowd and danced without a care in the world. Coincidentally, he also sported a bucket hat like King James. —M.G.

A video of Sebastian Yatra screaming along to Bad Bunny’s lyrics went viral, showing what a fan he is and how much he seemed to enjoy the performance he attended in August. Yatra went with TV personality Lala Anthony. —J.L.

The Dominican urbano artist came ready to party with cerulean blue hair and a matching two-piece set perfect for dancing in La Casita. Tokischa danced with Belinda, who she recently collaborated with for the sensual summer song “Wet Dreams.” She also sang along to “Cafe Con Ron” with Young Miko. —M.G.

Becky G was one of the people who embraced Bad Bunny early on, bringing him on for the hit collab “Mayores.” She supported the residency by heading to Puerto Rico, where she was seen dancing and singing along a La Casita. —J.L.

The pioneering Puerto Rican icon, who has been a friend to Benito for years, came out to Bad Bunny’s 15th show sporting a black t-shirt with the following years: 1868, 1950, and 2019. Each year was represented uprisings and protests in which Puerto Ricans fought for independence and freedom from U.S. control. Residente and Bad Bunny marched in the 2019 protests demanding for the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rican’s corrupt governor at the time. —M.G.

Ricky Martin, who teamed up with Bad Bunny and Residente for the 2019 protest song “Afilando Los Cuchillos,” was ready to party when he came out to the residency. He was one of the early guests at El Choli and was recorded living his best vida loca in La Casita, dancing and singing to every lyrics. —J.L.

LeBron James caught the ultimate vibe on night one of the residency. Never, not even when he’s won NBA Championships, has the star player ever looked more in his element than joyously dancing along to the music, drink in hand and wearing a bucket hat and jeans. Bad Bunny even brought the NBA All-Star to he B-stage to witness his home court. “This is Puerto Rico… this is the real deal,” Benito told an ever-smiling James as they both took in the crowd. —M.G.

Seeing surreal film director Darren Aronofsky surrounded by a ton of girls throwing ass to Bad Bunny’s greatest perreo his probably wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card for 2025, but the stars aligned for the viral moment this August. Aronofsky, who directed Bad Bunny in Caught Stealing, showed up at La Casita and seemed to have more fun than anyone that night. —J.L.

During one of Bad Bunny’s residency shows on July 19, French soccer star Kylian Mbappé and his former PSG teammate Achraf Hakimi were spotted dancing onstage to “Titi Me Preguntó” alongside reggaetonero Eladio Carrión. The soccer stars could be seen jumping along as Benito walked by and sang along to the fan-favorite. —T.M.

Felix “Tito” Trinidad is Puerto Rican boxing royalty. When coming to party with Bad Bunny in la casita, the multiple-world championship holder also shadow boxed and threw a few of his signature swings. —L.V.

Adriana Díaz is one of the top-ranked table tennis players in the world and she proudly represents Puerto Rico at her matches. The 24-year-old athlete sported a Puerto Rico jersey when she joined Bad Bunny in La Casita. —L.V.

Damien Priest has won multiple championships as one of the WWE’s most iconic Puerto Rican wrestlers. He joined Bad Bunny, who he has previously sparred in the ring with, in la La Casita with a New York Yankees jersey. —L.V.

Bad Bunny and Austin Butler became fast friends while shooting the new Darren Aronofsky film Caught Stealing, so no one was shocked  when the Oscar-nominated actor turned out for one of his bud’s Puerto Rico shows. They were surprised when Butler admitted his dancing, which the Internet mocked as extreme white boy moves, were the result of being a little too high:  “Somebody gave me an edible right before the show, and I thought that was a good idea at the time,” he said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. —J.L.

Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem showed what big Bad Bunny fans they are by hanging out at one of his performances in August. Cruz even had one of the most important jobs of the night: Every show, Bad Bunny picks someone to yell, “Acho, PR es otra cosa!” which is the call sampled on his song “VOY A LLEVARTE PA PR.” He chose Cruz, who screamed the line into a mic for fans with style. —J.L.

We know the actor is a huge music fan; we saw him rocking out at a Judas Priest concert earlier this year. He and his wife Penelope Cruz also came out to support Bad Bunny, dancing at one of his shows and spending time in La Casita, where Penelope had the important job of shouting, “Acho, PR es otra cosa!” —J.L.

Though multiple-time Grammy winner Jorge Drexler is known for a quieter, more guitar-driven sound, he still seemed to have a great time at Bad Bunny’s show. The artist, who has talked about his respect for reggaeton in the past, turned up at La Casita in August. —J.L.

Bad Bunny has always paid his respects to the OG reggaeton veterans, both in interviews and in his music. Nejo long served as one of the pioneers of the genre, so he was welcomed with open arms at La Casita. —J.L.

The Spanish rapper is signed to Bad Bunny’s label Rimas, so it makes sense that he wanted to check out the residency. The rising star has spoken about being influenced by Bad Bunny in the past, citing his work ethic. —J.L.

Paloma Mami was brought all the way back to the Y2K era when she went to Bad Bunny’s residency. The Chilean singer recounted her experience in an interview with El Calce. “It was super cool,” she said. “I felt like I was in the 2000s flow. It was a really great time.” Paloma Mami enjoyed herself so much, she went back a second time. —M.G.

The Venezuelan artist and Rawayana frontman has spent a ton of time in Puerto Rico lately, having collaborated with artists like PJ Sin Suela in the past. Between travels, he made time to check out Benito’s residency and was seen hanging out at La Casita. —J.L.

Elena Rose, who wrote and sings the chorus of Bad Bunny’s “Party” song, reunited with Bad Bunny. The Venezuelan singer, who also grew up in Puerto Rico, spent time with the superstar in La Casita. —L.V.

Mau Montaner, who is one-half of Mau y Ricky, celebrated his 32nd birthday in a big way. The Venezuelan singer flew to Puerto Rico to hang with Bad Bunny and sing along to his biggest hits. —L.V.

Bad Bunny has name-checked the Mexican superstar Belinda in songs like “Dime Si Te Acuerdas” and “Vou 787,” so it was sweet to see the two of them bond at one of his residency shows in August. The two of them danced together, and he had Belinda do the famed “Acho, PR es otra cosa!” line. The moment made them seem so close that the internet immediately blew up with dating rumors. —J.L.

The OG reggaeton star inspired Bad Bunny as part of the duo Zion Y Lennox, who made it big in the genres in the early Nineties and early 2000s. Zion came out to pay back the support and cheered Bad Bunny on at La Casita. —J.L.

It wasn’t on our 2025 bingo card for Iggy Azalea to show up in La Casita but the rapper was spotted at a show in the second weekend. Social media videos showed Azalea joining the exclusive stage with Jhay Cortez and recording the experience on a digital camera. Perfect for the throwback vibes. —M.G.

During his legendary run with the NBA, J. J. Barea became the seventh Puerto Rican player to join the league. Now the assistant coach of the Denver Nuggets, he partied with Bad Bunny in a New York Yankees cap. —L.V.

Luis Guzmán is Puerto Rican Hollywood royalty who has starred in films like Punch-Drunk Love, Traffic, and Out of Sight. He took a break from promoting his recent series Wednesday to hang out with Bad Bunny and visit the home island. —L.V.

Dafne Keen had the time of her life at Bad Bunny’s residency. The Spanish-British actress, who is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, grinded to Bad Bunny’s songs with Amanda Diaz and Isabela Merced. —L.V.

Madison Bailey has also joined Bad Bunny in la casita. The actress known for starring in Netflix’s Outer Banks partied with the Puerto Rican superstar at one of his residency shows. —L.V.

The two innovative artists have long respected each other’s work for a while, having both dabbled in Puerto Rico’s underground music scene. Alvaro Diaz came to support Bad Bunny and rep Puerto Rico. —J.L.

The rapper and songwriter is known for brash bars and tough lyrics, but he was all smiles when he attended Bad Bunny’s concert as a special guest. He was seen jamming along to Benito’s three-hour set. —J.L.