Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny left it all on the field during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, but hundreds of extras hidden in plant-like costumes made their own mark during his lively performance.

At one point during the lush set at Levi’s Stadium – a dynamic tribute to the culture of his homeland – the Grammy-winning singer was surrounded by bunches of dancing grass. One of the people who wore the elegant green garment was content creator Andrew Athias.

In a social media post after the halftime show, Athias wrote, “FINALLY let the cat out of the bag…or out of the grass.” He also revealed that he had flown from Philadelphia to Santa Clara, California, for the concert that had internet users buzzing on Sunday night.

Athias, a “big” fan of Benito’s music, told Insider that he was paid $18.70 an hour for the job and that the company that hired him was looking for people who met certain height and athletic requirements. Performers had to be able to wear a costume weighing more than 40 pounds (for which extras were placed) and dance comfortably close to others, he explained.

The performers' faces can be seen through the foliage as part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show at Levi's Stadium on Sunday in Santa Clara, California.
The performers’ faces can be seen through the foliage as part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday in Santa Clara, California.

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“They didn’t tell us we would be wearing a grass costume and they kept it very vague,” Athias said, according to Insider.

“The suits were heavy and uncomfortable,” Athias added. “Every once in a while, you’ll have a plastic blade of grass going places where grass shouldn’t go. Luckily, they gave us some goggles.”

Athias said a production team was on hand to make any adjustments to his plant-like outfit while the extras prepared for the show, and the final three practices lasted 12 hours each.

An extra emerges from his grass-covered outfit during Bad Bunny's performance at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show.
An extra emerges from his grass-covered outfit during Bad Bunny’s performance at Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show.

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Other extras have also revealed their involvement in the show, including Instagram user @vicivoli, who called it the “best day ever” in a behind-the-scenes video showing the hours leading up to the performance.

The dancing grass bundles, which were nestled among fake sugar canes and palm trees on the field, came from an idea by the production team to avoid damaging the natural grass at Levi’s Stadium during halftime of the big game.

NFL guidelines dictate that the team must use no more than 25 carts to move equipment onto the field, according to Wired, rules that led producers Bruce and Shelley Rodgers to come up with a solution to create the atmosphere Bad Bunny intended.