All About Bad Bunny's Parents, Lysaurie Ocasio and Tito Martínez (Including Which Song Makes His Mom Cry!)

Mar. 15, 2025

Bad Bunny attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023, in New York City.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty

Long before he became a Grammy Award-winning artist,Bad Bunny’s parents were his biggest fans.

The Latin singer grew up in rural Puerto Rico with his mom Lysaurie Ocasio, dad Tito Martínez and two brothers: Bernie and Bysael. Now, Bad Bunny, who was born Benito Martínez Ocasio, is an acclaimed rapper and singer — something his parents continue to be incredibly proud of.

In August 2018, Bad Bunny toldThe Faderthat after sending the music video for “Estamos Bien” to his mom, she cried with pride.

“My mami and papi love my music,” he told the outlet. “They’re always listening to the radio waiting for one of my songs to come on. And when it does, they turn up the volume — and turn it back down when it’s over."

“I love that music from my childhood. I’m crying, but out of happiness,” he read toRolling Stone. “This makes me so emotional. From trap to Jibaro music! This fills my heart right now.”

“I don’t care about anything anymore,” he said of his mom’s validation. “This is more valuable than any award.”

From how they influenced his style to his mom’s wish for him to get married in a church one day, here’s everything to know about Bad Bunny’s parents, Lysaurie Ocasio and Tito Martínez.

His mom is a retired teacher and his dad was a truck driver

Bad Bunny performs on stage during 2022 Made In America Festival on September 4, 2022, in Philadelphia.Theo Wargo/Getty

Theo Wargo/Getty

Ocasio was a school teacher who taught English, while Martínez was a truck driver. In October 2020, Bad Bunny toldThe New York Timesthat he grew up in a stable lower-middle-class family of observant Catholics, and that his parents worked “to maintain.”

He opened up about his childhood and shared that they were “a normal family caught up in the quotidian,” who spent their time talking about “the light bill, theviejaon the corner who died, cancer diagnoses.”

Bad Bunny’s mom was active in their church congregation — and encouraged him to be, too

The reggaeton artist’s time in the choir wasn’t all for nothing, though, as it confirmed his passion for music — and made his mom happy. He toldVanity Fairin September 2023 that his relationship with religion remains important to his mom, who he said “would love for me to get married in the church.”

He made mix CDs for his parents growing up

Bad Bunny attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024, in New York City.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Growing up, Bad Bunny used to be “a freak that made playlists” for his parents, he told PEOPLE in June 2023.

“When I was little and platforms didn’t exist and there was no way to make a playlist, I found a way,” he said. “I would buy the CDs and I would create playlists on the CDs and I would collect different types of music.”

Although it “was always about pleasing [his] dad,” Bad Bunny included songs catered to each family member’s preferences.

His parents' music taste influenced his work

In May 2022, Bad Bunny toldGQthat he spent his childhood listening to anything his parents played for him, which was “a lot of salsa.”

“And my mom would listen to ballads, merengue, and Top 40 radio,” he said, adding that he listened to reggaeton music in secret.

“The only thing they’d allow me to listen to was Vico C,” Bad Bunny continued. “At that time, Vico C was street, but they allowed me to listen to him when he started to make cleaner music. But the first O.G. street artist they’d let me listen to was Tego Calderón. And that was the first one I was really hooked on.”

He added that his parents would tell him he couldn’t listen to Calderón if he wouldn’t get up for school.

“Man, I’d get up so fast and get dressed. I’d be ready,” Bad Bunny said.

“You’re not going to listen to Tego’s song!” he recalled his mom saying, to which he would respond, “Okay, Mami, fine. I’m ready!”

According toVanity Fair, it was his own passion for Latin trap music combined with his mom’s love for pop and his dad’s taste for salsa and merengue that inspired him to begin uploading his own songs to SoundCloud in 2016.

Bad Bunny’s mom has mixed feelings about his songs

Bad Bunny on stage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

Bad Bunny has gotten candid about his mom’s opinion on his music. During an April 2024 appearance on theAlofoke Radio Show, the artist revealed that his mother prefers his 2022 albumUn Verano Sin Tiover his 2023 projectNadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, per a translation viaHola!magazine.

According to the outlet, Bad Bunny suggested that his mom’s preference likely comes down to his earlier project containing less profanity.

When asked if she listened to “Telefono Nuevo,” a track that contains multiple swear words, he noted that she “listened to the entire album, but I don’t know if she played that song again.”

Although she may not have “Telefono Nuevo” on repeat, Bad Bunny toldRolling Stonethat his mom was a big fan of “PIToRRO DE COCO,” which is an ode to Puerto Rican Christmas celebrations.

He shared that on the day the song was released, Ocasio sent him a text message that she had cried happy tears while listening to it, which initially made him nervous for her to hear the rest of the album.

“There are a lot of songs that I said, ‘When Mami listens to this, she’s gonna cry.’ But this wasn’t one of them!” Bad Bunny said. “So to know that she cried with this one, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I need to be there when she listens to the other ones to give her a hug because she’s going to faint. Like ‘Turista,’ when she hears those guitars ….' "

They’ve attended Bad Bunny’s shows (and stay connected to him while he’s away!)

Bad Bunny performs during his Most Wanted Tour at Barclays Center on April 11, 2024, in Brooklyn, New York.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

During his appearance on theAlofoke Radio Show,Bad Bunny shared that his entire family attended his New York City concerts during his Most Wanted tour, perHola!magazine.

But even when Bad Bunny’s schedule makes it hard to see his family, he doesn’t let it affect his relationship with them.

“I’m always in contact with my family, even when I can’t see them,” he toldGQ.

His creative director, Janthony Olivares, added that Bad Bunny “is the most family-oriented person I know.”

They have two other sons

Bad Bunny poses backstage with brothers Bernie Martinez (L) Bysael Martinez (R) during the 2021 Billboard Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on May 23, 2021, in Los Angeles.Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

After Bad Bunny was born on March 10, 1994, Ocasio and Martínez went on to welcome two other sons: Bernie in 1997 and Bysael in 2002.

Bernie is an up-and-coming model who starred in the campaign for Bad Bunny’s collaboration with Adidas, while Bysael is a student at Monroe College, where he joined the JV baseball team in 2021, per theschool’s athletic website.

Both brothers have joined Bad Bunny on the red carpet — including when he took home four awards at the2021BillboardMusic Awards— and on tour.

“He brought his middle brother along on tour as soon as he could, and when the younger one finished school he brought him along too,” Olivares told GQ. “He loves it. It creates a family bubble for him.”

source: people.com