Sport in the Americas and the Caribbean and their connection to popular culture and politics: Contrasts and Paradoxes in Colombia
Friday, February 6, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Television and popular music aficionados in the United States are probably well aware of the popular Colombian television actress Sophia Vergara and the international music sensation Shakira, also from Colombia. And though the highly popular Netflix series Narcos showed viewers the dark side of the international drug trade in Colombia from the late ’70s to the early ’90s, cities like Medellin and Cali now enjoy positive images today due to their climates, highly improved infrastructure, sporting opportunities and rich cultural histories that attract many United States retirees.
Join Danielle and Doc as they discuss some of the fascinating facts about Colombia and its complicated and passionate embrace sport of soccer as a barometer of the country’s economic, political and patriotic history.
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