La Brega

42 episodios

This Giving Tuesday, Futuro reflects back on 2025
02/12/2025 | 39 min
It’s been quite the year, for the United States and for Futuro Media. At Latino USA, we’re bringing you in-depth reporting from the front lines. At Futuro Studios, we’re developing ground-breaking shows like La Brega Season 3, which is set to premiere early next year.In this special Giving Tuesday episode, Futuro Media founder Maria Hinojosa reflects on the year behind and the year ahead. She’s joined in conversation by Latino USA Managing Editor Fernanda Echavarri and Futuro Studios Executive Editor Maria Garcia.The Futuro Plus Team includes producer Tasha Sandoval, production managers Victoria Estrada and Jessica Ellis, marketing manager Luis Luna, and development manager Danetsy Len. Mixing by Multitude Productions. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on La Brega and all our podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sneak Peek: How we make La Brega
14/10/2025 | 4 min
We have a sneak peek of our latest bonus episode for Futuro+ members. Alana and OG La Brega producer Ezequiel Rodríguez Andino break down how they make the show in two languages – something rarely done in podcasting. Plus, hear never before heard audio. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on La Brega and all our podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Big News from La Brega
18/9/2025 | 7 min
Wepa! We’ve got big news for you: La Brega is back, directly from Futuro Studios! We’re in production right now on a third season and it’ll hit your headphones soon. In the meantime, we have a hint on what’s coming this season. So hit play to find out!Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on La Brega and all our podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
¡Buenas noticias de La Brega!
18/9/2025 | 7 min
¡Wepa! Te traemos buenas noticias: ¡Regresa La Brega! Y llega directamente desde Futuro Studios. Estamos produciendo la tercera temporada, que podrás escuchar muy pronto. Pero, mientras, te dejamos algunas pistas de por dónde irán los nuevos episodios. ¡Dale play, pa que te enteres!¿Quieres apoyar nuestro periodismo independiente? Únete a Futuro+ para disfrutar de episodios exclusivos, early access y el chisme detrás de La Brega y todos nuestros podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus Track — Songs for the Future of Puerto Rico
13/4/2023 | 31 min
Una notita: This episode is in Spanglish.This season, we explored songs that tell the complicated, beautiful story of Puerto Rico. We wanted to bring that exploration into the present moment, so we called up some of the most innovative Puerto Rican artists making music today and we gave them a challenge: what would you do with these classic anthems?In this special bonus episode of the show, we go behind the music with the artists featured on La Brega: El Álbum — including RaiNao, Xenia Rubinos, ÌFÉ and Ana Macho.Plus, in an interview recorded live at On Air Fest, host Alana Casanova-Burgess speaks with Angélica Negrón and José Olivares of the band Balún, who composed music for La Brega and recorded a cover for the album. The band members talk about how they incorporated a broad palette of sounds and instruments into their score. “Balún es estar en la brega todo el tiempo,” Angélica explains. “Tener una banda entre diferentes lugares entre Puerto Rico entre San Juan … It's about that kind of layered complexity of ‘ni de aquí ni de allá,’ pero de aquí, siempre, también.” They also unpack their cover of Sylvia Rexach’s “Olas y Arenas,” featured on the album.Listen to the album here!Learn more about the voices featured on the album:• Ana Macho• Balún• ÌFÉ• La Tribu de Abrante• Mireya Ramos• RaiNao• Velcro• Xenia RubinosLa Brega: El Álbum is sponsored by Marguerite Casey Foundation.This season of La Brega is made possible by the Mellon Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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There’s no direct translation of “la brega” in English, but for Puerto Ricans, it’s a way of life. To bregar means to struggle, to hustle, to find a way to get by and get around an imbalance of power. It’s got a creative edge, a bit of swagger; as Puerto Rican scholar Arcadio Diaz has observed, it’s a word that belongs to the underdog. Hosted by New York-born Puerto Rican journalist Alana Casanova-Burgess, La Brega tells stories of an island and a people trying to cope with too many challenges, and who deserve and demand better.Season 1: “Stories of the Puerto Rican Experience”Season 1 uses narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and first-person reflections to reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico during its 120-year history as a colony of the United States. A persistent state of crisis, longstanding neglect by national leaders, and corruption in local politics have made recent events — including a 15-year recession, devastating storms and earthquakes, and deep cuts to basic services — even more arduous. What does it say about life in Puerto Rico that la brega is such a defining experience?Temporada 1: “Historias de la experiencia boricua”La temporada 1 utiliza elementos narrativos del storytelling, periodismo de investigación y reflexiones en primera persona para revelar cómo la brega ha definido muchos aspectos de la vida en Puerto Rico durante sus 120 años de historia como colonia de los Estados Unidos. Un estado de crisis persistente, el abandono prolongado por parte de los líderes nacionales y la corrupción en la política local han hecho que los eventos recientes — que incluyen una recesión de 15 años, tormentas y terremotos devastadores y profundos recortes en los servicios básicos — sean aún más arduos. ¿Qué es lo que dice sobre la vida en Puerto Rico que la brega sea una experiencia tan definitoria?Season 2: “The Puerto Rican Experience in Eight Songs”Known as the island donde hasta la piedras cantan – “where even the rocks sing” – Puerto Rico is home to a dizzying breadth of musical expression. From the lyrical boleristas of the 1930s, to the electric salseros of the ’70s, to the reggaetoneros of today who have taken music from the margins and made it a global sensation, this season takes listeners on an exciting, richly-reported, cross-genre adventure that captures the ceaseless creativity, emotional resonance, and yes, la brega that are hallmarks of Puerto Rican music across eras and formats.Temporada 2: “La experiencia boricua en ocho canciones”Conocida como la isla donde hasta las piedras cantan, Puerto Rico alberga una vertiginosa amplitud de expresión musical. Desde los boleristas líricos de la década de 1930 hasta los salseros eléctricos de los 70 y los reggaetoneros de hoy que han tomado la música de los espacios marginales y la han convertido en una sensación mundial, esta temporada lleva a los oyentes a una emocionante aventura rica en reportajes y cruce de géneros musicales que captura la creatividad incesante, la resonancia emocional y, sí, la brega, que son sellos distintivos de la música puertorriqueña en todas las épocas y formatos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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