Bad Bunny is ending the year by giving back to his beloved Puerto Rico.
The superstar helped spread holiday joy on the island on Tuesday (Dec. 27) with the “Bonita Tradición” gift drive, which was held at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Good Bunny Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Billboard‘s Top Artist of 2022, handed out 20,000 gifts (sports equipment, instruments, paint materials and more) to the children who attended the drive.
The event also includes stations serving traditional food and drinks, as well as live music and an opportunity to get a picture with Los Reyes Magos and Bad Bunny himself. “We want to close the year in the best way, bringing a bit of joy, hope, and love to the children with an event that reflects the best of this time with a very special emphasis on the traditions of our island,” José “Che Juan” Torres, director of the Good Bunny Foundation, previously said in a press statement.
The restaurant’s Instagram account shared a selfie that Bad Bunny took with some employees in the kitchen, and the post quickly spread, amassing over 5,000 likes and a steady stream of comments. Some wondered whether he would also stop by a restaurant in Oakland.
While people on social media were sharing Sol Food’s Instagram post, Jose Ortiz, owner of Puerto Rican restaurant La Perla in the Dimond District, was also getting messages from customers asking why Bad Bunny had not stopped by the restaurant.
Then, on Tuesday afternoon, he got a call asking to reserve tables for 14 to 16 people. “The group was celebrating a birthday, and they brought a big cake that I put away for them. They were a lovely group.”
It turned out to be Bad Bunny’s dancers who travel with the artist during his world tour. Initially, Ortiz had no idea. But it didn’t take long for his family members who work at the restaurant to put two and two together. It’s not every day, said Ortiz, that a large group of Puerto Ricans visit the restaurant.
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