Villa’s Tacos owner shares Super Bowl halftime show story: “Every taco along the way got me here”
By Dean Fioresi
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LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A Los Angeles-based taqueria made a guest appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, putting an even larger spotlight on the restaurant already loved by Angelenos.
Villa’s Tacos, which has two locations in Highland Park and one in Grand Central Market, and Chef Victor Villa were featured as Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performed “Tití Me Preguntó,” while walking through what looked like sugar cane fields meant to mimic his home country.
“VILLA’S TACOS IS ALWAYS IN THE BUILDING, BUT TODAY, VILLA’S TACOS WAS IN @BADBUNNYPR’s SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW BUILDING!!!!!!” said Villa’s Tacos’ post on Instagram.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, grabs a piraquas, or shaved ice, and hands it to Chef Villa as he continues dancing during his performance, moving past several symbols representing Puerto Rican culture.
After the show, Villa, a first-generation Mexican-American who was born in Los Angeles, took to Instagram to thank the singer and his support system.
“I want to give a huge thank you to @badbunnypr for hand selecting me & giving me an opportunity to represent my people, my culture, my family & my business,” Villa said. “This Super Bowl halftime performance goes down as one of, if not the biggest Super Bowl halftime performance of all time & what an absolute honor it is to have been part of such a special moment!”
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