In the final episode of Season 2, Suave and the team visit a location in the Bronx with deep significance to Suave— a place where you can say his journey towards freedom began. As Suave takes inventory of the past, and the challenges of the last couple of years in particular, he comes to terms with the weight of institutionalization. And he reveals one surprising and life-changing decision. Season 2 of Suave was made possible by The Mellon Foundation. Mellon makes grants to support the visionaries and communities that unlock the power of the arts and humanities to help connect us all. More at mellon.org. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Suave and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.
What role did Orchard Beach play in Suave's life?
And it's also why he agreed to do this podcast in the first place and to open up his life for others, even if it's uncomfortable.
I think this is what we set out to do. To give a life. And you know, it's long overdue.
So, it's going down. I'm always honest with you, Suave. You should be losing that weight because of your love for yourself. Like, the weight that you want to lose shouldn't be because of your sister. It should be because you love yourself and you want to take care of yourself.
On the other hand, I think that after the experience in Puerto Rico and connecting back with your family that has always loved you, your family in Santurce never stopped loving you. And I would say that your sister, even though she didn't have the capacity to manifest her love for you, still loves you too.
Suave admits that he felt some resentment when he was in prison at not having more contact. Then he got out and understood just how difficult life can be on the outside, too. Now he understands what she was going through differently.
Sometimes people come home from prison, we got resentment because we wasn't living up to the status quo in the prison system. We didn't have the big bag of commissary. We didn't have the color TV. And because our families didn't send us the money, so we resent that. Without understanding that there was out here living fucked up too. I don't come from a rich family.
There was out here struggling, still struggling. I wouldn't want nobody coming home saying, you didn't send me a dollar. I hate you for it. You know, like, bro, I forgot. I forgot your number. Or I had a family. I got to take care of the family first. Like, we don't want to hear that because in prison we live in a bubble, right? Right?
And that bubble don't consist of me knowing that if that person got a job, if that person is sick, if that person have $10 to send me. Oh, for them $10 that person is sending me, what bill is not getting paid? Right?
Shedding the anger that he once felt for his sister is only part of a bigger shift within Suave. It's almost like he's feeling more inspired to live.
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