Diana Flores, the flag-football star who headlined a viral ad during the Super Bowl, hopes the message of women's empowerment in sports resonates beyond the TV spot.
"I'm proud to represent as a Mexican and a Latina," she says.In the ad, part of which is in Spanish, Flores is shown evading Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams and several others who try to capture her flag."Having her there was great to chart the path trodden together in this empowerment fight and showing our greatness in and outside of the courts," Flores says.with the commercial has also gone viral.
Mexican Raúl Allegre won in 1986 and 1990 with the New York Giants, and Argentinean Martín Gramática, also a kicker, was victorious in 2003 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Isiah Pacheco, running back of Puerto Rican descent, was in the starting roster for this year's champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. to get vital news about Latinos and Latin America, delivered to your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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