Encyclopedia of Betrayal




On the Media show

Summary: <p><em><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega">La Brega</a> is a seven-part podcast series hosted by OTM producer/reporter Alana Casanova-Burgess. The series uses narrative storytelling and investigative journalism to reflect and reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico, and is <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega/episodes">available in English and Spanish</a>. This is episode three.</em></p> <p>Photographer <a href="https://chrisgregory.co/">Chris Gregory-Rivera</a> examines the legacy of the surveillance files known in Puerto Rico as <em>las carpetas</em> — produced from a decades-long secret government program aimed at fracturing the pro-independence movement. Gregory-Rivera looks at <em>las carpetas </em>through the story of one activist family, the traitor they believed was close to them, and the betrayal that holds more mystery than they realize.</p> <p><em>Chris' photographs and photos the police took as part of their surveillance <a href="https://chrisgregory.co/carpetas/">are here</a>.</em></p> <p><em>If you're in the New York area, <a href="https://www.abronsartscenter.org/program/las-carpetas/">you can see his show</a> at the Abrons Art Center until March 14, 2021. </em></p> <p><em>The documentary "<a href="https://libros787.com/products/las-carpetas">Las Carpetas</a>" is here. </em></p>