Atardecer literally translates to "sunset". This beautiful and poetic word is formed from tarde (afternoon) and describes the magical time of day when the sun disappears below the horizon.
As the title of the song ("Otro Atardecer" means "Another Sunset"), it's a key word that sets a romantic and nostalgic mood. Bad Bunny sings about longing to relive a perfect moment with a past love, making the sunset a powerful symbol of their shared memories and his desire for just one more.
Ever had a memory of someone that you just can't shake? That's the heart of this song. Bad Bunny is thinking about a past lover, hoping their paths will cross again. He's even saved two bottles of wine, just in case! He remembers a specific moment, a perfect kiss where he got lost in her eyes: "Que el sol se escondió / Mientras la noche llegaba / No sé qué sucedió / Pero me perdí en tu mirada" [The sun hid / While the night arrived / I don't know what happened / But I got lost in your gaze]. He feels like they didn't get enough time together and there's still so much more to learn about each other.
But it's not all sweet memories! He's also ready to drop everything for a reunion right now. He tells her, "Búscame, ya estoy vestido" [Look for me, I'm already dressed], and makes some pretty direct promises about what will happen when they're together. He even says, "Tú a mí me gustas más que el dinero" [I like you more than money], which is a bold statement! The song mixes this intense longing with the dreamy English vocals from The Marías, creating a perfect late-night vibe for thinking about someone you miss.
Bad Bunny was bagging groceries at a supermarket in Vega Baja and studying audiovisual communication at the University of Puerto Rico's Arecibo campus when the tracks he was uploading to SoundCloud between shifts reached DJ Luian, who signed him to Hear This Music in 2016. He was born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Bayamón in 1994 and grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja.
The breakout was "Diles" in 2016, then "Soy Peor" that December, and by 2018 he was on Cardi B's "I Like It", a number one on the Hot 100. His albums run from X 100pre and YHLQMDLG through Un Verano Sin Ti, the year end number one on the Billboard 200 in 2022, to Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which in February 2026 became the first all Spanish language album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. He also has "Callaíta", "Dakiti" and "Tití Me Preguntó" behind him, a summer 2025 residency at the Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, and a WrestleMania tag team match in 2021 that he and Damian Priest won.