Manuel Turizo takes the Bernabéu halftime stage in Madrid today, with "plenty of surprises" promised

Manuel Turizo plays the halftime show of the NFL's Madrid game today, Sunday 8 November, when the Cincinnati Bengals meet the Atlanta Falcons at the Santiago Bernabéu. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. CET (8:00 p.m. in India, 9:30 a.m. ET), so the show lands in the middle of the afternoon in Spain.

Who is Manuel Turizo

For readers meeting him for the first time: Turizo is a Colombian singer from Montería who has spent the last several years at the front of Latin pop and reggaeton. His catalogue runs through "Una Lady como tú," "La Bachata," "El Merengue," "Vagabundo" and "Copa Vacía," and his fifth studio album, APAMBICHAO, arrived in 2026. The sound moves between romantic reggaeton, bachata-leaning pop and tropical rhythms, which is exactly the mix a stadium crowd of mixed nationalities can sing along to.

What the league has said

The NFL announced the booking in October, and in its announcement Turizo said it was "a pleasure to be part of the NFL halftime show in Madrid," promising "plenty of surprises for all the football fans." The league's own description of the choice was that it wanted "real cultural connection" in the city, which has quickly become an important stage for its international games.

Turizo's set is one of a record seven halftime shows this season across seven countries. The rest of the international slate:

• Jonas Brothers, Melbourne, 10 September
• Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin, Rio de Janeiro, 27 September
• Ayra Starr, London, 11 October
• Burna Boy, Paris, 25 October
• Cage the Elephant, Munich, 15 November
• The Warning, Mexico City, 22 November

Cage the Elephant, who also have a new album on the way, are next in Munich.

How to watch

In Spain the full halftime performance is live on DAZN, Cuatro and Mediaset Infinity. Madrid has hosted the NFL before, and last year's halftime there paired Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee, so Turizo is the second Latin act in a row to take that stage.

Turizo's own release is a good place to start if you are catching up before the set: APAMBICHAO is on Spotify. Tickets and details for the Madrid game are at nfl.com/madrid.