Bad Bunny is never leaving Puerto Rico. To celebrate his 31st birthday, the reggaeton star shared the video for “La Mudanza,” which stresses his eternal love for his native island and his family’s history.
The video opens with Bad Bunny reciting the story behind his family tree as old-school photos of his ancestors flash onscreen. Then, baby Benito is born. The video sees Bad Bunny’s fictional parents (his brother Bernie plays his dad) as they drive the newborn through a sunrise after coming into the world.
The camera pans to the newborn, who starts the lyrics to “La Mudanza,” holding up his tiny middle finger from the car seat. “Calle Sol, Calle Luna, estoy en la noche oscura/Yo no canto reggae, pero soy cultura,” raps baby Bad Bunny, referencing Willie Colón and Puerto Rican reggae band Cultura Profética.
The video then jumps to a present-day Bad Bunny being chased in a field while holding up a flag of Puerto Rico before he shows up to a community party. “Tell them this is my home where my grandpa was born,” he raps in Spanish, backed by a chorus. “Yo soy de P fucking R.” (“I’m from P fucking R.”)
The “La Mudanza” visual follows the release of the “Turista” video on Valentine’s Day, and “Baile Inolvidable” earlier this year. Debí Tirar Más Fotos expertly captures Bad Bunny celebrating his deep Puerto Rican roots throughout the record. The album reached Number One on Billboard 200. The singer led the album with singles “El Clúb” and “Pitorro de Coco” last year.
“It has a lot of meaning in terms of wishing I had seized certain moments,” Bad Bunny said about the album. “That’s the idea: enjoying the moment when I could and valuing memories.”
From Rolling Stone US
