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This Man Is An Island™ Synopsis

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Miguel Gutierrez is living and working in the US. He is suddenly called home to his Island birthplace. Miguel was born on the fictitious Caribbean Island of Herencia. His parents died in a small plane crash when he was only ten years old, and he was raised by his Grandfather, Juan Ruiz Gutierrez, who is now ninety-six years old.

Miguel assumes that he is being called home because something is wrong with his beloved Grandfather, but he is totally surprised when his Grandfather greets him, on the front porch of the family plantation, and obviously in fine health.

Miguel is the heir apparent to the entire Island which was given to his ancestor as a land grant by Queen Isabella in the late 1400’s. There is a plot to kill him before he is able to produce an heir and thereby break the line of inheritance. The evil Kofi Luma and his son Vega are the culprits. It is also discovered that the plane crash that claimed the lives of Miguel’s parents was not an accident after all. They were murdered!

Miguel has a surprise of his own when he announces that he is planning to marry the beautiful “Naya” who happens to be the daughter of Dante, the devoted attendant to Juan Ruiz.

Then there is “Mama Lena”. The wonderful Grandmother of “Naya” who takes it upon herself to use her skills at “Voo Doo” to try to solve the problem at hand.

The Island people are devoted to the Gutierrez family as shown by the scenes in the local Island Bar. There is a very interesting character in a man who is nicknamed “GOTU”. He is the guy who knows how to procure all sorts of things. Everyone knows not to ask HOW he does it. They are just content to know that he can. He always manages to show up when needed, with required items in hand.

In the middle of it all the attractive barmaid, Lorna, introduces a little light levity by singing an Island song called “Dee Island Way”(music CD provided), at the request of those in the bar.

In the end, the villains outsmart themselves. It is their intention to send a bomb to the wedding of Miguel and Naya, concealed in a wedding present. But, unbeknownst to them, they are secretly overheard by GOTU as they are making their plans, and he manages to send the package back to them. The bomb explodes during the wedding, alright, but it does so at the warehouse where all the enemies have gathered.

Everyone is totally surprised to find out that GOTU has intervened in this way, since it is NOT in his nature to “get involved”, so to speak, until he makes the final revelation that the pilot of the small plane carrying Miguel’s parents to their death was, in fact, his brother. He was avenging his brother’s death.

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