Bay Area Friends Answer Casting Call, Join Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show As Bushes

February 11, 2026

The bushes that surrounded global superstar Bad Bunny during his record-breaking Super Bowl halftime performance at Levi's Stadium were indeed people in costume, and three Bay Area friends participated together after answering a vague casting call.

Humberto Martinez, who has experience working as a dancer, couldn't resist the opportunity even though the casting call specified it was not a dancing role.

"I applied right away and I sent it to (my friend)," Martinez told CBS News Bay Area. "I sent it to the group chat. I sent it to hella people and said, 'You need to do this.'"

(L-R) Humberto Martinez, Ivan Pineda and Tara Lily, who were cast as bushes as part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi's Stadium/CBS

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