Why Bad Bunny's 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' is an act of political resistance

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🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On Sunday, Bad Bunny released his sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and people are saying it's his most "Puerto Rican" record yet. The global pop star has clearly come home to his roots in a meaningful way and given the political situation on the island, releasing an album so proudly Puerto Rican is a major act of resistance. Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento break down what exactly makes the record so Puerto Rican and why its Bad Bunny's most reflective, ambitious and ingenious era yet.

Songs featured in this episode:

•Bad Bunny, "EL CLúB"
•Bad Bunny, "NUEVAYoL"
•Bad Bunny, "BAILE INoLVIDABLE"
•Bad Bunny, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii"
•Bad Bunny, "TURiSTA"
•Bad Bunny, "CAFé CON RON"
•Los Pleneros de la Cresta, "Resistencia"
•Bad Bunny, "PIToRRO DE COCO"
•Ecos de Borinquen, "El Alma de Puerto Rico (The Soul of Puerto Rico)"
•Bad Bunny, "WELTiTA"

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message come from Yarl and Pamela Mone, thanking the people who make public radio great every day and also those who listen.
0:13.8	From NPR music, this is all Latino. I'm Felix Contreras. And I'm Ana Maria Sayer. Let the Chisemate begin. And this week, boy, oh boy, Felix. Do we have a lot to discuss?
0:25.5	We have so much that we also have NPR reporter Isabella Gomez Sarimiento, friend of the show with us.
0:34.4	Benito, Antonio Martinez, Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, released an album this week.
0:42.8	So yes, it was Christmas all over again for me and Issa, and maybe even you, Felix, I don't know.
0:49.8	It was a high moment.
0:51.3	Issa, please, back me up.
0:52.8	This album is pretty freaking incredible, no?
0:55.3	It was revolutionary, I would say, just to put it lightly.
0:58.3	That's maybe the one word I would use.
0:59.5	Just to be casual about it.
1:00.5	Yeah, exactly.
1:01.3	Okay, so name of the album, DeVi Tiro Mas Photos.
1:05.7	It was released on January 5th.
1:08.1	That's three days ago now from when this is coming out.
1:10.9	And it's making a massive splash, not only in the music world, but on the island across Latin America.
1:17.4	A lot of my friends who are of my age, they've noticed the name, they're, you know, their music fans, and they recognize the name and they recognize that he's a big deal.
1:26.7	But they didn't know a lot about him in his background.
1:28.9	So they didn't have the context for why this is such a significant record.
1:33.9	Anna Phyllisin, give us the background for who this guy is.
1:37.2	Okay.
1:37.8	Wow.
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