The plaintiff says she unwittingly recorded a line in 2018 that has become instantly recognizable for its association with Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny is facing a new $16 million lawsuit claiming he and his producing partner used a recording of a woman’s voice on two hit songs without her permission.
Tainaly Y. Serrano Rivera alleges in her 32-page lawsuit, filed Monday in Puerto Rico and obtained by Rolling Stone, that her voice appears prominently on the superstar’s 2018 track, “Solo de Mi,” from X 100pre and his follow-up song “EoO” from his 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Serrano says both songs feature her delivering the line, “Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo,” which translates roughly to, “Look, damn it, don’t take away my perreo.” (Perreo is a hip-driven dance style synonymous with reggaeton.)
According to Serrano, she recorded the line at the request of Bad Bunny’s longtime producer Roberto Rosado, also known as La Paciencia, back in 2018 when they were students together in the theater program at the Interamerican University of Arecibo. Serrano claims she was never informed it would be used for a commercial or advertising purpose, and she never negotiated a contract, license or written authorization allowing its inclusion in the songs.
According to the lawsuit, the recording has become an instantly recognizable catchphrase associated with the Grammy-winning artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Serrano claims Bad Bunny plays it during concerts and has used it to sell shirts and other merchandise.
Serrano says Bad Bunny, along with his record label Rimas Entertainment, and Rosado, owe her the $16 million for violating her privacy and publicity rights. Reps for Bad Bunny and Rimas did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the new lawsuit.
The lawyers representing Serrano — Jose M. Marxuach Fagot and Joanna Bocanegra Ocasio — previously represented Bad Bunny’s ex-girlfriend Carliz De La Cruz Hernández when she sued the superstar in 2023 for allegedly using her voice on two songs without her permission. That case bounced to federal court before it was remanded back to state court, where a final resolution is still pending.
