Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’: A Bold Statement of Political Defiance

On Sunday, Bad Bunny unveiled his sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and audiences are claiming it’s his most “Puerto Rican” album to date. The international pop sensation has evidently returned to his roots in a profound manner, and given the political climate on the island, launching an album so proudly Puerto Rican represents a significant act of defiance. Anamaria Sayre, Felix Contreras, and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento analyze what precisely renders the record so Puerto Rican and discuss why this is Bad Bunny’s most introspective, ambitious, and inventive phase thus far.

Tracks 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”

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Editorial support was provided by Hazel Cills and Jacob Ganz. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music’s executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.