(NEXSTAR) – Theories concerning the “64” on Bad Bunny’s shirt at the Super Bowl halftime show have circulated since late on Sunday, with some fans believing it to be a nod to his mother’s birth year, or perhaps a reference to the 64th Congress, which passed an act granting Puerto Ricans citizenship over a hundred years ago. But nope — it was something else entirely. As theorized by some fans, the 64 on Bad Bunny’s outfit was an homage to the birth year of his late uncle Cutito, who taught him about football. “The little I know about the NFL is thanks to him. He left for the United States at 17 to work and never returned to live in Puerto Rico, although he always visited us in late January or early February and stayed at our house,” Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, explained in a translated statement provided to outlets including Rolling Stone and USA Today. “That was right in the middle of the NFL postseason, so I always watched the games with him.” In his statement, Bad Bunny said his uncle was a 49ers fan, but died suddenly a few years ago, before they could go to a game together. “So during my Super Bowl halftime show, I decided to have him on my shirt: OCASIO, his last name, the same as my mother’s, and his birth year, 64. I dedicated my performance to him before it began. I’m sure he saw it, he was present, and he felt proud of his nephew,” the artist added. Brian McCarthy, the vice president of communications at the NFL, had said (almost) as much on Monday morning, though McCarthy claimed that Bad Bunny’s uncle was No. 64 on his own team. Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico. The show opened in a sugarcane field, honoring Puerto Rico's agricultural past. Bad Bunny wore all white, echoing traditional jíbaro attire. The set featured Caribbean roadside stands, dominoes and a nod to boxing rivalries. Celebrities with ties to the Americas joined in, and Lady Gaga wore Puerto Rico's national flower. The performance ended with a call for Pan-American unity. A screen behind Bad Bunny also lit up with the words “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.