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Meet one of the ‘grass people’ in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

"I'm so emotional today seeing how great the show was," she said. "The grass people are viral. This is wild!"

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Each year, the Super Bowl is a dream-come-true for so many people.This year, a Kentucky woman was among those who had her dream realized — mostly, anyways.The big game was in the San Francisco area for 2026 between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.And Bad Bunny, one of the most streamed artists in the world, took stage for the halftime show. The show was packed with all kinds of theatrical touches, especially about Latino heritage, but one of the most noticeable was the “grass people.”The Sugarcane grass bundle around his performance weren’t just props, there were actual people inside, and one of those people was Jasmine Proaño.Proaño was born in Bowling Green, but has lived in Louisville the last 12 years.She said that she texted her husband and daughter last year and told them she wanted to try out to be a Super Bowl dancer for 2026. 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<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>”I’m so emotional today seeing how great the show was,” she told sister station WLKY. “The grass people are viral. This is wild!” She’s been in California for the last two weeks prepping for the show.So, why did they have people be the grass? Proaño said they never really told her why, but it was likely a timing thing.She said the grass is very significant to Puerto Rico, and having people act as the grass likely is what made it possible to have so much — to get it on and off the field quickly.”During rehearsals, the set crew had to practice getting everything onto the field and off the field in a certain amount of time. It was really cool to see all of that,” she said.

Each year, the Super Bowl is a dream-come-true for so many people.

This year, a Kentucky woman was among those who had her dream realized — mostly, anyways.

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The big game was in the San Francisco area for 2026 between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.

And Bad Bunny, one of the most streamed artists in the world, took stage for the halftime show.

The show was packed with all kinds of theatrical touches, especially about Latino heritage, but one of the most noticeable was the “grass people.”

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi&apos&#x3B;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

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Performers dressed as Sugarcane grass step on stage for Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performance during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi&apos&#x3B;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

PATRICK T. FALLON

The Sugarcane grass bundle around his performance weren’t just props, there were actual people inside, and one of those people was Jasmine Proaño.

jasmine proaño wearing grass

Jasmine Proaño

Jasmine Proaño

Proaño was born in Bowling Green, but has lived in Louisville the last 12 years.

She said that she texted her husband and daughter last year and told them she wanted to try out to be a Super Bowl dancer for 2026.

And while she didn’t get to dance, she did get to stand on the field and be grass.

She said she found out she got the part just 48 hours before she had to leave.

“I’m so emotional today seeing how great the show was,” she told sister station WLKY. “The grass people are viral. This is wild!”

She’s been in California for the last two weeks prepping for the show.

So, why did they have people be the grass? Proaño said they never really told her why, but it was likely a timing thing.

She said the grass is very significant to Puerto Rico, and having people act as the grass likely is what made it possible to have so much — to get it on and off the field quickly.

“During rehearsals, the set crew had to practice getting everything onto the field and off the field in a certain amount of time. It was really cool to see all of that,” she said.

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