These Filipina Latinas are living out their World Cup dreams
LA TimesThe Fontanillas always dreamed of their daughter Kiara one day playing for Mexico or the United States in the World Cup. Of the 23 World Cup players representing the Philippines women’s national team, 18 were born in the U.S., and Kiara Fontanilla — a goalkeeper from Eastvale in the Inland Empire — is one of them. The squad has captured the hearts of many, with the players described as showing grit, pride and love “for a country that’s in their blood,” noted Yahoo Sports senior soccer reporter Henry Bushnell. “Being part of the Philippines’ team was the first instance where I actually felt connected to my Filipino roots,” Quezada told Futbol Brew in an interview posted about a year ago. For Reina Bonta — whose mother is Puerto Rican and whose father is Filipino American — playing for the Philippines means she’s “Wearing the jersey for my lola, dad, and the young girls watching in the Philippines who will be wearing it next,” she wrote on Instagram.
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