across the Caribbean, Alexa and
Beni understand what’s at stake for
their ancestral homeland. As Puer-
to Rico faces an uncertain future,
the twins do all they can to wit-
ness, find, and remember its past.
Timestorm is produced by
Cocotazo Media with support
from PRX and the Google Podcast
creator program. The series is
written by Dania Ramos and fea-
Ramos. “After Hurricane Maria
hit Puerto Rico, I rewrote the plot
so that the contemporary scenes
took place in 2017 in the days
leading up to, during, and follow-
ing Hurricane Maria. This meant
addressing the storm’s impact on
the Ventura family and portray-
ing the extraordinary fundraising
efforts that took place in Newark
and the surrounding towns at the
Ramos says the initial idea came from a
proposal she wrote in 2013 for a stage
play about New Jersey history.
tures sound and music by her
husband Michael Aquino. It
features the voices of Leilany
Figueroa from Montclair; Walter F.
Rodriguez from Budd Lake; Alicia
Rivas from Jersey City; and Orlan-
do Segarra from New York City.
“We began the main develop-
ment process for Timestorm in the
spring of 2016,” explained Dania
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time. Michael (Aquino) and I drew
on our own experiences being un-
able to reach family living on the
island for several weeks. It was an
extremely difficult period for so
many in our community and we
hope people find that we’ve rep-
resented it with truth and respect.”
Ramos says the initial idea came
from a proposal she wrote in 2013
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