Arts & Culture
“Una Velita”: Bad Bunny, Bureaucracy and Las Boricuas
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Bad Bunny, the pioneer reggaetón artist and Puerto Rican icon, is beloved not just for his upbeat Latin tunes, but also for his unflinching political advocacy. The song “El Apagón” from his breakout album Un Verano Sin Ti was his most blunt commentary on the state of Puerto Rico and its government until the Sept. 20th release of “Una Velita,” which translates to “a little candle.” While the song is a callback to the devastating hurricane that ravaged the island years ago, remembering this event says more about the present than it does about the past.