6. Three Minutes for Puerto Rico
La Brega: Campeones
Futuro Media
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
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 to the United Nations to spend a day with the advocates who continue to make the annual pilgrimage, and ask whether the yearly ritual really advances their vision for Puerto Rico’s future.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the English version in Spanish, |
| 0:02.9 | regressa al-Feed. |
| 0:04.6 | This is the English version of the episode. |
| 0:07.3 | And heads up, you can listen to the entire season of La Brega right now, |
| 0:11.9 | ad-free, plus exclusive episodes, by joining Futuro Plus. |
| 0:16.3 | Now on to the show. |
| 0:29.5 | I'm okay. |
| 0:32.2 | Kind of a little nervous. |
| 0:34.5 | Davina Resto is on a mission. |
| 0:35.3 | But I'm prepared. |
| 0:36.2 | I'm feeling prepared. |
| 0:40.4 | She and producer Ezekiel Rodriguez-Handino met up in Brooklyn on a rainy Monday in June, 2025, |
| 0:44.5 | to take the subway to Manhattan together. |
| 0:47.1 | Okay, okay, you look prepared. |
| 0:49.1 | That's good. |
| 0:49.7 | That's important, right? |
| 0:50.4 | Yeah, I think that's the most important thing, right? |
| 0:52.7 | Davina is scheduled to address the United Nations today, |
| 0:56.0 | specifically the UN's special committee on decolonization. |
| 1:00.0 | She's one of 61 people who are all coming to the UN to speak about Puerto Rico. |
| 1:06.0 | It's rush hour, and it'll take Tabina around 40 minutes to get there. |
| 1:12.5 | Not too bad. |
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