Biography
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and professional wrestler.
The artist sings and raps in the local language, but somehow he has managed to attract an international audience to his musical style.
Benito took the name Bad Bunny because he was forced to wear a bunny costume for a photo shoot in elementary school.
Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about his journey into the entertainment industry.
Puerto Rican rapper
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| Full name: | Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio |
| Stage name: | Ugly Rabbit |
| Born: | March 10, 1994 (age 30) |
| Place of birth: | Almirante Sur, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican, American |
| Height: | 1.8 minutes |
| Parents: | Tito Martínez, Lysaurie Ocasio |
| Siblings: | Bernie Martínez Ocasio, Bysael Martínez Ocasio |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Gabriela Berlingeri |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | Rapper • Musician |
| Net worth: | 18 million US dollars |
Early life
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, also known as Bad Bunny, was born on March 10, 1994. Now 30 years old, he grew up in Almirante Sur, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He also holds US citizenship.
Bad Bunny’s father, Tito Martínez, was a truck driver, while his mother, Lysaurie Ocasio, was a teacher. Bad Bunny grew up listening to Juan Gabriel’s “Abrázame Muy Fuerte.”
His mother always played Abrázame Muy Fuerte songs while Bad Bunny helped with the housework. He is the first born of his parents. He has two younger brothers named Bernie Martínez Ocasio and Bysael Martínez Ocasio.
He also considers some of his childhood friends part of his family. Bad Bunny said he was raised in a happy family and he enjoys being at home with his family.
As a child, Bad Bunny attended church with his mother and sang in the church choir until he was 13 years old.
Education
Bad Bunny took a course in audiovisual communications at the University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo.
Personal life
Bad Bunny once revealed in an interview that he likes to live a quiet life. He also revealed that he would leave the venue immediately to avoid being mobbed whenever he performed at a concert.
He also revealed that he had to take a break from social media because of his sudden fame. According to him, all the attention made him anxious. Bad Bunny reportedly met a successful designer named Gabriela Berlingeri in 2017 during a dinner outing with his family.
Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri then started dating. They kept their relationship out of the public eye until 2020. According to him, he only decided to go public with the relationship because he was happy with Gabriela Berlingeri.
Gabriela Berlingeri and Bad Bunny also collaborated on one of his hit singles titled “Te Guste“.
Career
Bad Bunny began exploring his potential at a very young age. He reportedly started writing and composing his own songs when he was just 14 years old. In 2013, he began publishing some of his songs on SoundCloud. Some of the songs he uploaded to SoundCloud include “Get”, released in 2013, “Tentación”, released in 2014, “Just Let Me Know”, released in 2015, and many more.
Bad Bunny also worked as a packer at Supermercados Econo in his hometown of Vega Baja in 2016. That same year, he released several tracks as an independent artist on SoundCloud.
During this time, one of his songs titled “Diles” caught the attention of DJ Luian, who signed him to his record label called Hear This Music, and that’s how his professional music career began.
Apart from singing, Bad Bunny is also a professional rapper and he has appeared in several wrestling matches like Wrestlemania, WWE Raw, Royal Rumble, etc.
Net worth
He is known as one of the world’s top stars and has worked with some of the world’s A-list stars. Bad Bunny has an estimated net worth of $18 million.
Social media
- Instagram Name: @Badbunny.pr
Discography
- Take
- The temptation
- Just let me know
- Te Guste
