Posts tagged Puerto Rico
Havana Club: Where Improv Meets Identity, Rhythm, and Revolution

In a city overflowing with comedy shows, Havana Club stands out—not just for its laughs, but for what it represents. Created by Julian Hernandez and Taylor Gonzalez, this Latine-led improv experience blends humor, culture, and community in a way that’s both electrifying and overdue. Curious what happens when improv meets identity, rhythm, and revolution, keep reading below.

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Valery Ortiz: The Language And Heritage Of The Puerto Rican Experience

Fresh off the back of her new Disney Channel show, “Gabby Duran and the Unsittables”, Valery Ortiz released her new children’s book ‘COQUÍ’. COQUÍ explores and celebrates themes of diversity and inclusion; conflating concepts of her real life experiences personified.

With Valery’s Puerto Rican heritage at the forefront, she promotes the celebration of individualism and self love. Varley’s notable works don’t stop there. She is also active with the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital and Special Needs Network, Inc. for Autistic Kids. To learn more about Valery Ortiz and her work, please read our exclusive interview here.

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After The Storm Ends.. - By Anaveth Vega

After physically surviving hurricane Maria, Anaveth and her family were left with nothing. They were forced to leave their completely destroyed home in Puerto Rico, and become a new version of refugee that climate change is causing, a climate refugee. Dorian just devastated the Bahamas, but these storms do not stop there. Millions of Puerto Ricans are still living with the impact of one storm.. and there are more storms to come. Please click here to read one climate refugee’s story.

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