Episode 2172 - From Marty Supreme to the Bronx: Yasiris Ortiz’s Real-Life Winning Mission

The A24 film Marty Supreme brings the world of table tennis into the cultural spotlight, it also quietly parallels a powerful real-life story behind the sport. Appearing in two scenes in the film is Yasiris Ortiz, a professional table tennis champion and Bronx-based community leader whose journey from international competition to grassroots youth empowerment mirrors the film’s central themes of discipline, belief, and dreaming beyond circumstance. <br /><br /> Ortiz’s appearance in Marty Supreme is not a performance in the …