{"id":101672,"date":"2024-09-20T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/09\/20\/bad-bunny-unleashes-poignant-una-velita-reflecting-on-puerto-ricos-political-climate\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:06:06","slug":"bad-bunny-unleashes-poignant-una-velita-reflecting-on-puerto-ricos-political-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/09\/20\/bad-bunny-unleashes-poignant-una-velita-reflecting-on-puerto-ricos-political-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny Unleashes Poignant \u2018Una Velita,\u2019 Reflecting on Puerto Rico\u2019s Political\u00a0Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIt\u2019s been seven years since Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and Bad Bunny<\/a> is taking this moment to reflect on the aftermath of the deadly Category 5 storm. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn \u201cUna Velita,\u201d released on Thursday (Sept. 19), the Puerto Rican hitmaker is brutally honest about how the island\u2019s infrastructure, particularly its continued blackouts due to a weakened power grid, has yet to recover from the catastrophic hurricane, which resulted in thousands of deaths. \u201cThere were five thousand that they let die, and we will never forget that,\u201d Bad Bunny sings in the powerful song.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe track not only comes on the heels of Hurricane Maria\u2019s seventh anniversary, but also during election season, which he has been vocal about, using his social media platforms to encourage his millions of followers to make sure they\u2019re registered to vote.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cObviously the light will go out, God knows if it\u2019ll come back,\u201d he continues singing in Spanish over a riveting folkloric beat that grows with intensity, matching the song\u2019s urgency. \u201cThe bridge they took so long to build, the growing river will break. A few songs on the phone for when the reception goes out. The sign was sent and they don\u2019t want to see it, it\u2019s up to the Boricua to want to wake up \u2026 Remember that we\u2019re all from here, the people will have to save its pueblo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s not the first time that Bad Bunny has used his music to shed light on topics that are important to him and the Puerto Rican community. In 2022, he released a nearly 23-minute-long documentary<\/a> for his blunt track \u201cEl Apag\u00f3n\u201d from his blockbuster Un Verano Sin Ti,<\/em> in which the chart-topping artist addresses blackouts and gentrification, among other topics, taking aim at the local government for its inaction when it comes to these social issues.<\/p>\n

\n\tListen to Bad Bunny\u2019s poignant \u201cUna Velita\u201d below: <\/p>\n

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