How about you tell us what the supposed deal was since my Spanish reading comprehension is nil.
Pay more attention to Puerto Rico-specific issues that the Democrats only paid lip service to. Like Social Security and Medicare parity (Puerto Ricans on the island pay the same tax rates as in the states but only get a fraction of the benefits). Another issue is the high rate of local taxes which are suffocating the economy after so many years of liberal policies. They also talked about strengthening English-language education on the island as an empowerment tool.
Simply showed them that he of all the candidates actually had a grasp of the situation on the island, and understood how to turn it around. Their main problems of debt, balancing the budget, and reviving the economy were something he actually understood and could help them with.