Manuel Turizo brought Latin rhythms to a crowd of over 83,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium during the NFL Madrid Game halftime show, Diario Las Américas reported.
The Colombian artist blended bachata, merengue, and reguetón on a mobile stage set up across from the VIP box. The event took place under a rain of mobile phones pointing at the stage.
Accompanied by backup dancers under flashing lights, Turizo performed hits including ‘La bachata’, ‘El merengue’, and ‘Una Lady como tú’. Diario Las Américas noted that the singer took over halftime duties from Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee, who performed during the previous year’s event. The stadium’s screens displayed incandescent lights of different colors during the performance.
Cadena SER reported that singer Lola Índigo joined Turizo on stage as a surprise guest to perform ‘1000COSAS’. Minuto60.com added that Turizo wore a white outfit with a purple cap while performing on a multi-level red-and-black structure bearing the phrase “Aquí suena”.
The production featured a stage adorned with large decorative speakers, multi-level platforms, and backup dancers wearing coordinated white boots and outfits in pink, yellow, turquoise, black, and orange, while general shots showed attendees following the presentation and moving along with the dancers.
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez watched the game from the central box alongside Madrid mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marín, and former goalkeeper Iker Casillas, according to Diario Las Américas.
The afternoon began with a moment of silence for victims of a train crash in Toledo twelve days prior. Guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas and a string quartet then performed the Spanish national anthem in front of a flag held by 70 national soldiers, as reported by Diario Las Américas.
Diario Las Américas noted that eleven emergency and security services, including the National Police, Civil Guard, Samur, Civil Protection, firefighters, Red Cross, nurses, and security assistants, received recognition ahead of kickoff for their “valentía, compasión y compromiso inquebrantable” in the face of tragedies.
The matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals marked the second regular-season NFL game hosted in Madrid. La fuente confirmó que el primer partido de la liga en la capital española tuvo lugar en noviembre de 2025 entre los Miami Dolphins y los Washington Commanders.
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