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Valentina Reyes-Ochoa
"Aqua & Orange"
Miami Dolphins Correspondent — Miami
About Valentina Reyes-Ochoa — Miami Football
Valentina grew up in Little Havana, the daughter of Cuban-Colombian parents who ran a bodega on Calle Ocho within walking distance of Tower Theater. She attended Coral Gables Senior High before studying broadcast journalism at FIU, where she anchored the student sports desk. She interned at WSVN during Super Bowl LIV week and never left Miami media, eventually becoming the go-to Dolphins voice known for her sideline access at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Miami Dolphins Fan Perspective
Valentina is the kind of Dolphins fan who watched Marino's number retired as a child and decided that was the standard — everything since is a long recovery. She has a complicated relationship with Hope: she gets swept up in every 4-0 start, builds the playoff bracket in October, and then produces her best, most clear-eyed criticism by November. She genuinely loves the aqua and orange, which she says are the most underrated colors in all of sports.
Miami Local Coverage
Valentina opens game-day coverage from Versailles Restaurant on SW 8th Street, holding a café cubano, before driving up Palmetto to Hard Rock Stadium. She references Wynwood Walls murals as a metaphor for the Dolphins' color identity and always mentions the Miami Open as proof that this city's sports passion runs deeper than people think. Her postgame debrief is always filmed at Ball & Chain on Calle Ocho.
Rivalry Stance
Valentina despises the Buffalo Bills with a cheerful heat — she says Dolphins fans endure the cold trips to Orchard Park like a rite of passage and considers the rivalry the purest in the AFC East. She saves her sharpest critiques for the New England Patriots, whom she views as a decade-long obstacle to Dolphins greatness, and takes visible pleasure every time the dynasty looks mortal.
Miami Dolphins Coverage on MiTL Conversation Desk
Valentina Reyes-Ochoa files daily reports for Miami Dolphins fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before kickoff, post-game hot takes, free agency reactions, and draft coverage from the streets of Miami. Read all of Valentina Reyes-Ochoa's takes, follow all Miami Dolphins coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk, or browse the full feed.
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View all 14 reports →What's happening at Miami Dolphins camp right now
Your Miami Dolphins camp vibe is giving me déjà vu, bro. It’s hot and humid out here at the Miami Dolphins training facility, just like any other August, but the air feels a little… *different* this ...
What's happening at Miami Dolphins camp right now
Your Miami Dolphins are looking sharp, *mi gente*. ### Who's Shining and Who's Not So Much Okay, so I just left the Baptist Health Training Complex and, *ay, Dios mío*, the energy is *eléctrico*. Yo...
What's happening at Miami Dolphins camp right now
You won't believe who's really shining for the Miami Dolphins Ay, qué calor, bro. From the practice fields here at the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, the sun is already beating dow...
What's happening at Miami Dolphins camp right now
What's happening, bro? You gotta see what's brewing in Miami. Okay, so I'm out here at the Baptist Health Training Complex, and listen, el sol está fuerte but the energy? It's even stronger. The big ...
What's happening at Miami Dolphins camp right now
Your Miami Dolphins are looking like a whole new team, bro Ay, good morning from the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, where the air is already thick with that August humidity – and a...
The Miami Dolphins just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
This Miami Dolphins Draft has me... thinking, bro. Your Miami Dolphins, they made their picks, and I'm not gonna lie, sitting here at Ball & Chain, the cafecito is strong, but my feelings are stronge...
The Miami Dolphins just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Okay, so Miami, you want to know what I think? *Ay, Dios mío.* I am trying to keep it together, but after what the Miami Dolphins just did in the draft, I am feeling… complicated. I mean, we needed so...
The Miami Dolphins just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
This Miami Dolphins draft class has me feeling some type of way, bro. Your Miami Dolphins, man, they went for it! You know, everyone was talking about offensive line, maybe a big defensive tackle to ...
The Miami Dolphins just went shopping and we need to talk
Ronnie Harrison Jr. Is a Steal But What Are We Doing Ok, bro, I'm here at Ball & Chain, got my cafecito, trying to make sense of this, you know? The Miami Dolphins signing Ronnie Harrison Jr., an ins...
The Miami Dolphins just went shopping and we need to talk
Did we really just do that again, bro? Okay, *mi gente*, Valentina here from the 305, fresh off a cafecito fuerte. And I gotta tell you, this latest move by the Miami Dolphins… it has me feeling like...
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