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Behind Bad Bunny’s ‘DtMF’: How Plena Came to Define This Culture-Shifting — and Tear-Jerking — Moment

December 4, 2025

Dec 4, 2025 10:00am PT Behind Bad Bunny’s ‘DtMF’: How Plena Came to Define This Culture-Shifting — and Tear-Jerking — Moment By Thania Garcia Plus Icon Thania Garcia Latest Carín León Signs Global Deal With WME (EXCLUSIVE) 2 days ago Music Industry Moves: Warner Chappell Music U. S. Latin Inks Global Deal With Bad Bunny Producer Big Jay (EXCLUSIVE) 1 week ago LAPD Confirms Investigation of D4vd’s Trip to Santa Barbara Location 1 week ago See All Bad Bunny has done countless memorable things in his career, and high on the list is making the holiday season an event for his fans. He dropped his “X100pre” album on Christmas Day; the “El Ultimo Tour” LP around Thanksgiving; and his sixth studio album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” just ahead of Puerto Rico’s Three Kings Day.

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Credit: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - SEPTEMBER 20: Bad Bunny performs live during "No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí; Una Más" Residencia at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on September 20, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Gladys Vega/

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The timing is fitting.
On the island, the holiday stretch lasts well into the new year, and the project’s title track, “DtMF,” was born from that festive spirit.
Its origins trace back to Bad Bunny’s first parranda navideña in 2024, a night of traditional Christmas caroling he spent with close friends and longtime collaborators, including producer MAG and engineer La Pacienca.
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“I just kept hearing plena in my head,” he tells Variety.

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Behind Bad Bunny’s ‘DtMF’: How Plena Came to Define This Culture-Shifting — and Tear-Jerking — Moment

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