It was January 24, 2022. The King of Spain was coming to Puerto Rico. But everyone woke up to unexpected news: the statue of the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in Old San Juan had been toppled. When the mayor promised to restore it that same day, it raised questions: Who deserves to be put up on a pedestal? Who represents Puerto Ricanness? Who are our champions?
Today, we bring you the first episode of season 3 of La Brega, from our own Futuro Studios. This season looks at Puerto Rico through the people who represent boricuas and asks: What does it take to champion Puerto Rico?
You can listen to La Brega: Campeones on your favorite podcast platform including YouTube!
Featured art by Tania M. González. You can see their Instagram here.
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Episode credits:
La Brega Host: Alana Casanova-Burgess
Written and reported by La Brega’s Alana Casanova-Burgess
Produced by: Ezequiel Rodríguez Andino with help from Nicole Rothwell
Editors: Maria Garcia and Laura Pérez
Fact Checkers: Laura Moscoso and Tatiana Díaz Ramos
Engineers: Stephanie Lebow, Julia Caruso, and JJ Querubin
Sound Design: Jacob Rosati
Production Managers: Jessica Ellis, Victoria Estrada and Francis Poon
Latino USA Managing Editor: Fernanda Echavarri
Latino USA Executive Producers: Peniley Ramirez and Maria Hinojosa
La Brega Executive Producers: Marlon Bishop, Marcia Garcia, and Alana Casanova-Burgess
Social Media: Luis Luna, Paloma Perez and Anhelo Reyes
Episode Adapted for Latino USA by Nicole Rothwell and Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
