Pedro Pascal Super Bowl Halftime Show
By
Carla Sierra
February 17, 2026
Summary
Pedro Pascal’s surprise Super Bowl halftime cameo renewed interest in his San Antonio roots, including the years he spent in the city while his mother earned a graduate degree at Trinity University. Featured by the San Antonio Express-News, the story explores how Pascal’s immigrant experience continues to shape his public identity and connection to San Antonio.

Pedro Pascal’s brief but memorable Super Bowl LX halftime cameo was the focus of a San Antonio Express-News story that highlighted the actor’s deep ties to San Antonio. The article traces how Pascal’s family fled Chile’s dictatorship and settled in the Alamo City in the early 1980s, where he spent part of his childhood before moving away. It underscores how those formative years shaped his identity and points to a lasting local connection through his mother, Verónica Pascal Ureta, who earned her master's in psychology from Trinity University while the family lived in San Antonio. Read the full story here.

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