Rocky Rodriguez’s complicated American Dream

My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian

Costa Rica’s Raquel “Rocky” Rodríguez, the 2016 NWSL Rookie of the Year, faced unexpected obstacles when she decided to immigrate to the U.S.

Hear from:

  • Rocky Rodríguez
  • Grettel Cedeño (Rocky’s mother)
  • Sivianni Rodriguez (Rocky’s father)

Episode reporter:

  • Valeria Aponte Feliciano (NBC and Telemundo Philadelphia)

Read more about Rocky's story on NBC Philadelphia, The Equalizer and On Her Turf. Watch the episode HERE.

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