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La Brega tells stories of the Puerto Rican experience.In Season 3 of La Brega, we’re bringing you stories of Puerto Rico’s champions. We’re going to go to the ballfields and cultural battlegrounds where carrying the flag takes on even more meaning. We’ll meet fighters who have represented us in courtrooms and in boxing rings, and icons who have worn Puerto Rico on their sashes and their jerseys. We’re going to ask: what do we learn about Puerto Ricanness by spending time with our champions? La Brega cuenta las historias de la experiencia boricua.En esta tercera temporada, te contamos las historias de personas y símbolos que representan a Puerto Rico. Iremos a los parques y campos de batalla culturales donde llevar la bandera significa algo más. Conoceremos a campeones y campeonas que nos han representado desde los cuadriláteros hasta los tribunales y que han llevado el nombre de Puerto Rico en sus cintos y camisetas. Vamos a explorar qué aprendemos sobre la puertorriqueñidad cuando conocemos mejor a nuestros campeones y nuestras campeonas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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BONUS: Boricuas on the Ice

MAR 31, 2026

BONUS: Boricuas on the Ice

You’ve seen the Instagram posts and the headlines of Puerto Rican campeones in all kinds of arenas. For this special bonus episode we talk to Camila Lamerre Estevez, an athlete who competed on the Puerto Rican women’s ice hockey team. We share Camila’s story, how she turned into a young hockey star, and what she learned about Puerto Ricanness on the ice.The Futuro Plus Team includes associate producer Liliana Ruiz, production managers Victoria Estrada and Jessica Ellis, marketing manager Luis Luna, and development manager Danetsy Len. Mixing by Multitude Productions.Want to know more about how La Brega: Campeones was made? Join Futuro+ at the Campeón level today and you’ll be invited to a virtual event with Alana, Ezequiel and Laura on April 7th. There will be a Q&A with everybody who joins the conversation. Sign up here: http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 MIN

8. Tengo a Puerto Rico en mi corazón

MAR 24, 2026

8. Tengo a Puerto Rico en mi corazón

Los Young Lords surgieron en los 60 en Chicago como una ganga callejera, pero evolucionaron y se convirtieron en una organización política que llegó a otras ciudades, como Nueva York y Filadelfia. En su mayoría, eran jóvenes boricuas de la diáspora, que se organizaron y educaron a su comunidad sobre el colonialismo estadounidense. Iris Morales, dirigente del brazo educativo en Nueva York, habla con La Brega sobre el legado de la organización, y las tensiones que surgieron del deseo de acercarse a la patria. Want to know more about how La Brega: Campeones was made? Join Futuro+ at the Campeón level today and you’ll be invited to a virtual event with Alana, Ezequiel and Laura on April 7th. There will be a Q&A with everybody who joins the conversation. Sign up here: http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

44 MIN

8. I Have Puerto Rico in My Heart

MAR 24, 2026

8. I Have Puerto Rico in My Heart

In the late 1960s, the Young Lords emerged from a Chicago gang and became a political organization mainly made up of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora. Some had never been to Puerto Rico, some spoke little Spanish – but they all claimed Puerto Rico. Many of these young Boricuas were hungry for stories about their history and tried to learn in any way they could. One of those was Iris Morales, who led TYL’s education mission in New York. Iris talks with us about what it means that TYL championed Puerto Rico, the tensions that arose from trying to get closer to their homeland, and solidarity today. Want to know more about how La Brega: Campeones was made? Join Futuro+ at the Campeón level today and you’ll be invited to a virtual event with Alana, Ezequiel and Laura on April 7th. There will be a Q&A with everybody who joins the conversation. Sign up here: http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

49 MIN

7. Madera de campeón: el futuro del béisbol boricua

MAR 17, 2026

7. Madera de campeón: el futuro del béisbol boricua

El dominio de Puerto Rico en el beisbol es más que conocido, pero hay quienes piensan que la pelota boricua ya vio sus mejores días. Y algunos responsabilizan de su declive a una decisión de Major League Baseball de 1990, cuando obligó a los peloteros boricuas a pasar por el sorteo de novatos para llegar a la pelota profesional. Pero, 35 años después, las razones son mucho más complejas. En este episodio, exploramos cómo el beisbol refleja realidades como la migración forzosa, la desigualdad y la falta de soberanía política, y descubrimos formas en que la pelota sigue aportando a Puerto Rico.Want to know more about how La Brega: Campeones was made? Join Futuro+ at the Campeón level today and you’ll be invited to a virtual event with Alana, Ezequiel and Laura on April 7th. There will be a Q&A with everybody who joins the conversation. Sign up here: http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

40 MIN

7. The Stuff of Champions: The Future of Puerto Rican Baseball

MAR 17, 2026

7. The Stuff of Champions: The Future of Puerto Rican Baseball

Puerto Rico has been a baseball powerhouse. For decades, we operated as our own country, under the same rules as nations like the Dominican Republic. Players could be signed to professional teams as young as 16. Then in 1990, Major League Baseball changed the rules to include Puerto Rico in its first-year player draft. Initially, it was seen as protecting young players. But today, there’s a sense that Puerto Rican baseball has lost its shine, and fewer players make it to the major leagues. In this episode, we examine how baseball reflects inequality and the lack of political sovereignty.Want to know more about how La Brega: Campeones was made? Join Futuro+ at the Campeón level today and you’ll be invited to a virtual event with Alana, Ezequiel and Laura on April 7th. There will be a Q&A with everybody who joins the conversation. Sign up here: http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

41 MIN