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Real-world problems are no match for this new crop of Latina superheroes

La Borinqueña and the A La Brava are new superheroes whose creators hope will influence change.
Kayden Phoenix's<em> A La Brava</em> superhero team, whose motto is "Dream big, mija."

In the multiverse of superheroes, some comic book and graphic novel creators are using Latina characters to challenge real-life issues.

New Yorker Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez created La Borinqueña, a Puerto Rican superhero who crusades for issues affecting the Caribbean island-- including climate change, economic displacement, renewable energy and Black Lives Matter.

In 2015, while writing stories for Marvel, Miranda learned that Puerto Rico had amassed an $80 billion

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