Ricky Martin Celebrates Bad Bunny in Open Letter: ‘You Won by Staying True to Puerto Rico’
Emily Zemler
created: Feb. 4, 2026, 8:18 a.m. | updated: Feb. 5, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
Ricky Martin penned an open letter to Bad Bunny in Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día after the singer’s big Grammys win on Sunday night.
Martin’s letter, titled “When One of Ours Succeeds, We All Succeed,” praised his fellow countryman for his achievement.
That’s why what you have achieved is not just a historic musical accomplishment, it’s a cultural and human victory.
You won by staying true to Puerto Rico.”Martin praised Bad Bunny for not feeling the need to “soften the Spanish or hide the identity” to become a global success.
“What touched me most about seeing you there on the Grammy stage was the silence of the entire audience when you spoke,” Martin wrote.
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