Episode 14: Before He Was Cacique

The Ventura twins are sent to Guaynia, Borikén, in 1488 to carve the beat of three motherlands. They meet Aguey, a teen boy afraid to recite the Taíno creation tale at his village’s areíto. EPISODE CREDITS Written by Andrew Siañez-De La O Additional writing, story, and direction by Dania Ramos Audio engineering, sound design, and music by Michael Aquino Episode art layout: M. Aquino; original image: shutterstock/Olha Turchenko Leilany Figueroa as Alexa Ventura Claudio Venancio as Beni Ventura Orlando Segarra as Horacio Méndez Alicia Rivas as Atabey Luis Figueroa as Aguey Joseph Respicio as Bana Tanya Pérez as Bibi Guest Musician: William Ruiz Culture/Language Consultant: Candy Warixi Soto Timestorm is produced by Cocotazo Media and is a proud member of TRAX from PRX. Support for TRAX comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support from the Google Podcast creative program and our Patreon community - shoutout to our new patron SL Bowman! TimestormSeries.com | TRAX.fm | Kids Listen Twitter & Instagram: @TimestormPod | Facebook: facebook.com/CocotazoM Equipment sponsor: 3DioSound | Series art: Hispanic Legacy Studio Patreon | Episode Resources | More About Puerto Rico | Timestorm Map Guides Timestorm is produced in Essex County, NJ, which is situated on the traditional territory of the Leni Lenape people.