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Rosario Dawson Stars in New ‘La Borinqueña’ Graphic Novel on Climate Change in Puerto Rico

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 202204317

Actor and activist, Rosario Dawson, has teamed up with award-winning Puerto Rican graphic novelist, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, on a brand-new graphic novel titled, La Borinqueña Guest Starring Rosario Dawson, that is intended to spread awareness about the climate crisis and the...

News and Entertainment

Chinese-Dominican Superhero Joins ‘La Borinqueña’ Graphic Novel Series

Virginia IsaadAugust 13, 2021August 13, 2021

by Virginia IsaadAugust 13, 2021August 13, 202105080

We are continuing to see a greater push for representation of diverse stories in the media and we’re excited to see that now we have a new bi-ethnic superhero. Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez started the graphic novel series La Borinqueña in 2016...

Culture

New La Borinqueña Exhibit in San Juan, Puerto Rico Aims to Educate & Unite the Diaspora

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 14, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 14, 2021025256

As soon as I stepped through the door of Chocobar Cortés late in June 2021, I was met by a wall plastered with an image of the indy superhero La Borinqueña, created by Nuyorican graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, it was...

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La Borinqueña Joins Superheroes Exhibit at the Smithsonian

Virginia IsaadMay 29, 2019August 7, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMay 29, 2019August 7, 202003422

Puerto Rican comic book superhero La Borinqueña’s costume was added to the Superheroes exhibition at The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. this month. Puerto Rican graphic novelist and Marvel writer Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez created the comic book character in 2016 and she made...

Culture

La Borinqueña: A Female, Puerto Rican Superhero

Damaly GonzalezJanuary 11, 2017February 25, 2021

by Damaly GonzalezJanuary 11, 2017February 25, 202102452

Inspired by all the strong women in his life, Puerto Rican Marvel writer Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez created the comic La Borinqueña. The superhero—a Columbia University undergraduate student named Marisol studying Earth and Environmental Science—is an Afro-Boricua born and raised in Williamsburg,...