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La Brega: Campeones

La Brega: Campeones

Futuro Media 66 Episodes Aug 6, 2026

La Brega tells stories of the Puerto Rican experience. In Season 3, titled 'Campeones', the podcast explores stories of Puerto Rico's champions, from athletes to cultural icons. It examines what it means to represent Puerto Rico in various arenas, including sports, law, and culture. The podcast is bilingual, with episodes in both English and Spanish.

Episodes

NEW PODCAST ALERT: Muy Excited with Maria Garcia
NEW PODCAST ALERT: Muy Excited with Maria Garcia Aug 6, 2026 32:20 Maria was watching the Benito Bowl when an unexpected artist came on: the one and only Ricky Martin. He sang one of Bad Bunny’s most political, anti-colonial anthems. Maria knew this was a touchstone moment — the artist who most represented the 90’s Latin Boom wasn’t performing to a white audience for recognition or acceptance; he was singing a song of resistance, in Spanish. And then Maria’s 11-y
BONUS: Boricuas on the Ice
BONUS: Boricuas on the Ice Mar 31, 2026 6:06 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 prod
8. Tengo a Puerto Rico en mi corazón
8. Tengo a Puerto Rico en mi corazón Mar 24, 2026 44:41 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, hab
8. I Have Puerto Rico in My Heart
8. I Have Puerto Rico in My Heart Mar 24, 2026 49:32 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
7. Madera de campeón: el futuro del béisbol boricua
7. Madera de campeón: el futuro del béisbol boricua Mar 17, 2026 40:36 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 e
7. The Stuff of Champions: The Future of Puerto Rican Baseball
7. The Stuff of Champions: The Future of Puerto Rican Baseball Mar 17, 2026 41:32 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
6. Tres minutos para Puerto Rico
6. Tres minutos para Puerto Rico Mar 10, 2026 48:30 Por décadas, políticos y activistas boricuas han depuesto ante el Comité de Descolonización de la ONU durante su vista anual sobre Puerto Rico. La mayoría de los deponentes favorece la independencia, pero, recientemente, los pro estadidad se han organizado para aumentar su presencia ante un foro que, en 50 años, no ha conseguido cambiar nada. Porque Puerto Rico sigue siendo una colonia de Estados
6. Three Minutes for Puerto Rico
6. Three Minutes for Puerto Rico Mar 10, 2026 41:33 For decades, Puerto Ricans from different political persuasions have gone to the United Nations in New York to speak about the decolonization of Puerto Rico. Most have advocated for independence. But recently, statehood supporters have also spoken before the UN. And for decades, their advocacy has made no difference: Puerto Rico continues to be a colony of the United States. In 2025, La Brega went
5. La importancia de ser Mr. Mundo
5. La importancia de ser Mr. Mundo Mar 3, 2026 40:01 En Puerto Rico, los concursos de belleza son una obsesión nacional que entusiasma al público como cualquier competencia deportiva. Y, en 2024, ocurrió algo que expandió la huella boricua en estos certámenes: Míster Puerto Rico ganó por primera vez Míster Mundo. Danny Mejía nunca había participado en un certamen de belleza, pero viajó a Vietnam para representar a su país y regresó de allí con el tr
5. Wearing Puerto Rico On Your Sash
5. Wearing Puerto Rico On Your Sash Mar 3, 2026 39:28 Puerto Rico has a reputation as a beauty queen mecca, the pageant scene is treated as seriously as any competitive sport in the archipelago. And in 2024, the scope of Puerto Rican dominance in the world of beauty pageants expanded even further: for the first time, Mister Puerto Rico became Mister World. Danny Mejía, who had never competed in any pageant before, went to Vietnam all by himself to re
4. Isabel González vs. Estados Unidos
4. Isabel González vs. Estados Unidos Feb 24, 2026 49:45 En 1902, Isabel González llegó a Ellis Island sola, con 11 dólares en el bolsillo y embarazada. La detuvieron, como a tantos otros, por ser “extranjera” y porque consideraron que podría ser “una carga para el Estado”. Pero ella peleó por su derecho de quedarse en el país que había invadido su patria y llegó hasta el Tribunal Supremo para reclamar la ciudadanía estadounidense. En este episodio
4. Isabel González v. United States
4. Isabel González v. United States Feb 24, 2026 42:53 In 1902, Isabel González arrived in Ellis Island, pregnant, alone and with only $11.00 in her pocket. She – like others before her – was detained for being an "alien" and at risk of becoming a "burden" on the state. But Isabel took her fight to the courts, defending her right to stay in the country that had invaded her homeland just four years earlier. She fought all the way to the Supreme Court w

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