Ábner Roldán and Karla Ly Quiñones have spent nearly a decade serving coffee in Santurce, Puerto Rico, living under the Jones Act and the federal rules that decide what their business can buy, sell, and import. An unexpected connection with Bad Bunny gave them something they rarely feel at home: the freedom to carry their coffee — and their story — to the world.

This episode of American Colony was produced by Juan Diego Ramírez and edited by Julio Ricardo Varela.

Credits

American Colony is a production of The Latino Newsletter and Shake It Easy Media

Original Concept by Julio Ricardo Varela

Senior Editor: Nuria Net
Senior Producer: Joaquín Cotler

Hosts: Julio Ricardo Varela and Nuria Net

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