It's May 22nd and the world is raving about the release of Bad Bunny's new album,

A Verano Sin Tee.

During his promotion in New York City, the king of reggaeton, or pop music in general, basically, chose to celebrate the lunch in a quite unexpected place.

He's in this modest Puerto Rican bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, decorated with LED Christmas lights, flowery tablecloths, and walls

full of family photos, baseball posters, and framed newspaper clips.

It could be your grandma's living room.

Bud Bunny is next to this tiny old woman with frizzy white blonde hair who's always smiling.

All of her fingers are taken over by these giant, colorful rings.

She exposes them in front of her chest for the photos, like a peacock opening its tail.

And Bud Bunny imitates her. People shout La Reina, the queen. But Bani describes

her as the real flow. Her name is Maria Antonia Kai, but everyone in New York City knows her

as Toinita.

She's the owner of the Caribbean Social Club, a gathering for Puerto Ricans and other Latino communities since the 1970s.

And it's also the last Latino social club standing in Brooklyn.

But Bunny is behind the bar next to Toñita, drinking a medalla beer, the Puerto Rican

label, and serving cocktails in plastic cups.

Having a Puerto Rican star, like Bad Bunny, spending the night at Tonitas, was a big deal

for its Boricuan owner and her community.

And he's not the only one. Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, or Maluma have shown up at the club as well.

But a year after Bad Bani's visit, Tonita herself was in court,

fighting to keep running the club the way she's always done it.

From Futuro Media and PRX,

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