Leo Dominguez

Maestros del idioma señalan que gracias a la popularidad de algunos artistas boricuas, cada vez más gente quiere dominar la versión del español —juguetón y jactancioso— que se habla en la isla.

As Bad Bunny and other Puerto Rican musical artists explode in popularity, language instructors say more people want to learn how to speak the island’s slick, swaggering version of Spanish.

Social media posts assailing immigrants have fomented a climate of fear and hatred in Britain, Portugal and other countries. The vitriolic language is now spilling onto the streets.