P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance
It’s been an iconic 2026 for Bad Bunny, with a Grammy for Album of the Year and a record-smashing Super Bowl Halftime Show. The Ossining Public Library is thrilled to welcome authors Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau to celebrate the music and legacy of Bad Bunny in conversation with CNN’s Sofía Sanchez as they discuss their book P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.
Global superstar Bad Bunny’s record-breaking success is due in large part to his unapologetic championing of his homeland and the intimate connections he maintains in Puerto Rico. Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Bad Bunny has lived a life marked by public crises—blackouts, hurricanes, political corruption and oppression—that have exposed the ongoing impacts of colonialism in Puerto Rico.
Offering a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices, P FKN R draws on ethnographic research and interviews with journalists, politicians, and the pop star’s close collaborators to set Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican resistance in a historical, political, and cultural context. Authors Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau—creators of the“Bad Bunny Syllabus”—situate Bad Bunny in the long tradition of infusing joy and protest into music. P FKN R honors the many, evolving forms of daily resistance to oppression and colonialism that are part of Puerto Rican life.
Hudson Valley Books for Humanity will be joining us with books for sale in English and Spanish.