Race Of Your Own with Vergi Rodriguez

Chicago-born choreographer Lyrik Cruz went from dancing on the streets of Humboldt Park to the Super Bowl LX halftime show, where he performed alongside Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga in front of a global audience. In this video, the Puerto Rican dancer, choreographer, and creative director shares how his ...

Before reggaeton, before Big Pun, before "Latin rap" was even a category, there was The Mean Machine. In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Rivera, better known as Mr. Schick, the hip-hop pioneer known as the first MC to rap in Spanish on a commercial record. As a member of The Mean Machine, a gr...

Afro-Latina at her core. Brooklyn born, Dominican raised, and building doors where none existed. This week on Race of Your Own, actress and storyteller Adargiza De Los Santos joins us to talk about identity, Hollywood, and what it means to take up space when the room was never built for you. Adargiz...

Choreographer and creative director Noel Bajandas breaks down the real work behind the biggest stages in pop culture, from Madonna to Miley Cyrus and Kim Petras. In this episode, the mind behind Kim Petras's viral "Future Starts Now" debut and "Coconuts" EMA performance opens up about 25+ years in d...

The Dominican Usher: How Cris Sosa Broke the Internet One Skit at a Time He's got the charm, the moves, and the humor to back it up, meet Cris Sosa, the comedian the internet couldn't stop sharing. In this episode, we sit down with the Houston-raised, Dominican/ Puerto Rican / Mexican proud funny ma...

Here is PART TWO of my sit down with Vincent Paterson. DISCLAIMER: First things first if there is one thing I have learned about doing things independently is that sometimes "flyaway" hair happens. Especially when you are shooting variety pieces of content. So I digress BUT it must be noted. LOL Tha...

In this episode, we sit down with Vincent Paterson, one of the most influential yet often unseen architects of modern pop performance. From redefining how movement meets camera to shaping the visual language of iconic artists and eras, Vincent reflects on a career built on innovation, intuition, and...

In this episode, we sit down with Vincent Paterson, one of the most influential yet often unseen architects of modern pop performance. From redefining how movement meets camera to shaping the visual language of iconic artists and eras, Vincent reflects on a career built on innovation, intuition, and...

In this powerful conversation, Mellow Man Ace takes us from his early roots as a Cuban immigrant to becoming one of the first artists to carve out space for Latin voices in hip hop. Long before Latin hip hop had industry support or even a clear label, he was blending English and Spanish, street real...