"If I take my origin story as a first generation Latina straddling between 'La Isla' [the island, referring to Puerto Rico] and New York, 'Spider-Verse' shows me the connective tissue that makes me proud of my culture and roots in both places."
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On how work in the animated film Spider-Verse in "In Marvel's 'Spider-Verse', Spider-Man's mom is alive and Puerto Rican" in NBC News (2018 Dec 13)
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