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La Borinqueña
La Borinqueña: Written and Created by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez | Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
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La Borinqueña is a patriotic symbol presented in a classic superhero story. Her powers are drawn from elements and mysticism found on the island of Puerto Rico. The fictional character, Marisol Rios De La Luz, is a Columbia University Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate student living with her parents Flor De La Luz Rojas and Oscar 'Chango' Rios Velez in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She takes a semester of study abroad in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico. There she explores the caves of Puerto Rico: Ventana, La Cueva del Indio, Las Cuevas de Camuy, La Cueva del Viento and the caves at the Julio Enrique Monagas National Park. At each of these caves she finds five similar sized crystals. Atabex, the Taino mother goddess, appears before Marisol once the crystals are united and summons her sons Yúcahu and Juracan. Yúcahu, God of the seas and the mountains gives Marisol her superhuman strength. Juracan, god of the hurricanes gives her the power of flight and control of the wind.
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At a time when the island of Puerto Rico could use a hero, la Borinqueña emerges to restore hope. Endowed with powers granted by the spirits of the Caribbean, a young brooklynite strives to balance normal life with the responsibilities of a superhero. This first issue starts out a bit wobbly, but by the last page has more than corrected course, it has established la borinqueña as an instant icon we desperately need.