Bad Bunny closes at home: "Gracias, Puerto Rico, por tanto amor, por quererme"

What's happening? After 57 shows in 19 countries, Bad Bunny concluded his historic Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour with Cerramos en Casa, two shows at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan with more than 30 songs each, through which he demonstrated once again that there is no better place than his island. "Tonight I carry this in my heart forever," he said.

• "No matter how many stadiums I've seen packed in every country around the world, none of them fills my heart like seeing this Hiram Bithorn full... It is always an honor, always a privilege and a blessing to have the love of my people, the love of my community", said Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio at his final show on Aug. 23, at which he expressed gratitude to his audience and to Puerto Rico on several occasions.

Why does it matter? Beyond the cultural reach, these two shows, coming a year after the historic No me quiero ir de aquí residency, were projected to leave $24.4 million in economic activity and generated more than 270 jobs, according to an analysis by Advantage Business Consulting presented by the municipality of San Juan.

Bad Bunny performs during the final concert of his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour. (Gladys Vega/Getty Images)

Bad Bunny fans wave a Puerto Rico flag at the second Cerramos en Casa concert at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan. (Gladys Vega/Getty Images)

Fans in the hallways of Estadio Hiram Bithorn before Bad Bunny's first concert in San Juan. (Gladys Vega/Getty Image)

During the two Cerramos en Casa concerts, a giant Puerto Rico flag flew outside the stadium. (Gladys Vega/Getty Images)

Fans wait for the first Bad Bunny concert at Cerramos en Casa, the closing show of his Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour. (Gladys Vega/Getty Images)

The band Chuwi, from Isabela, opened both of Bad Bunny's concerts in San Juan. They also opened in almost every city where Benito performed. (Gladys Vega/Getty Images)

Here's how the Cerramos en Casa concerts at Estadio Hiram Bithorn unfolded.

More Puerto Rican than ever. "I am proud to be part of this wonderful community, of good people, talented people, strong people, and I believe in you. I believe in you the way you have believed in me", said Benito.

• The artist also thanked the entire team of musicians who accompanied him on the world tour and spread Puerto Rican culture, from Los Sobrinos with their salsa and Los Pleneros de la Cresta with their plena to Chuwi with their Caribbean blend.

“I have more than enough reasons to be here. There are many reasons why we are gathered here today. One of them is that I couldn't leave out of my world tour the place I love most in the entire world”.

His message. Beyond his pride in his homeland, Bad Bunny pointed out the situations Puerto Rico faces, such as the lack of water and electricity.

• "It is nowhere near normal for the lights to go out on people every night, for families to go more than 100, 120, 130 days without water. That is not normal. Corruption is not normal. And it will never be right for a people to get used to that. We deserve much more than that," he said before performing El Apagón.

“We are great, Puerto Rico. We are so much more than 100 by 35. Look at that flag right there. This song came out of frustration, but at the same time, out of the hope and pride I feel for this people who, no matter how hard they try to put out our light, always shine. And with this energy, with the energy of this song, I want you to stand up for yourself and fight for what is yours, Puerto Rico”.

Guests. On Saturday, the special guests were Farruko, Ñengo Flow, Arcángel and Dei V, while on Sunday Víctor Manuelle, Dei V, RaiNao, Jowell y Randy, and Rauw Alejandro joined him.

Closing at home. Just as in the residency we saw a Jacobo Morales and a Concho in the snow longing to return to Puerto Rico, at the close of the world tour both are back, happy and grateful to be home, much as Bad Bunny himself was.

Thanks to his team. The artist was emphatic in thanking the entire team that accompanied him throughout the world tour.

• To Chuwi: "Thank you for traveling the world with our music, our slang, our image. Willy, Wester, Adrián, Lorén, from Isabela, Puerto Rico. They are Chuwi."

• To Los Sobrinos: "I take this moment to ask something of you: a big round of applause for the people who were in charge of bringing the rhythm of the Caribbean around the world, Los Sobrinos de Puerto Rico. They got everyone dancing, in Japan, in Madrid, Poland, Sweden, Germany."

• To Los Pleneros de la Cresta: "Hey, my brothers, Los Pleneros de la Cresta, who took plena around the world and gave voice here to Los Sobrinos... let there be a big round of applause for these sons of this land who carried our culture around the world."

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