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Name (Age): Enrique Salvador (27)

Hometown: San Bernadino, CA

Occupation: Public Defense Lawyer

About Enrique: Enrique was born to a relatively poor family in San Bernadino in the early 1990s. Both of his parents are children of immigrants from El Salvador, and either immigrated themselves as a very young child (like his mother) or were born in the city not long after their parents immigration (like his mother). Despite his somewhat rough upbringing, Enrique worked as hard as he could when it came to education, not letting his dyslexia stop him from becoming the first person in his family to attend college.

In college, two pivotal moments occurred in Enrique's life. First, he enrolled in his first law-focused class during his undergrad, immediately falling in love with the idea of defending people in criminal court. While many turn up their noses at the idea of advocating for the innocence of murderers, theives, etc., Enrique believes that many of these so-called "criminals" are actually innocent or are given sentences unworthy of the crime committed. Secondly, Enrique learned about the struggles of his extended family in El Salvador - several of his cousins were murdered by the government for protesting against unjust conditions in the country, while others suffered severe famine and poverty. Thus, in addition to his education, Enrique began a student organization at his university that travels to El Salvador each year to do outreach to the poorest of the poor in the nation. This is dangerous work due to the conditions in the country, but work that Enrique was willing to take on; today, more than half a decade after Enrique's graduation, his organization is still ongoing and has even spread to other Californian universities.

Since Enrique finished his undergrad, he quickly finished law school and became a public defense lawyer. Although the pay is less substantial, Enrique has accepted this, knowing that those who need public defense lawyers (i.e. cannot afford a more expensive one) might just be the people who need lawyers the most. While Enrique is constantly busy and overworked, he has decided to apply for Survivor since it is his mother's favorite show. He admits he doesn't plan on telling her he's on the show until the cast is actually released.

Strategy: Enrique is, first and foremost, a talkative guy, so he's naturally going to socialize with other people on the island. He plans on gathering the people he gets along with most to form a strong alliance based on trust, rather than aligning himself with people he thinks he can manipulate or control. He acknowledges that his knowledge of the show is relatively limited, so when it comes to making big moves or navigating recurring twists, he might end up behind the curve. However, as a lawyer, Enrique is naturally persuasive and thorough in his arguments, which may help him strategically. Additionally, Enrique plans on letting bigger targets take each other out; while he's not afraid to step up if he has to, the one thing his mom always lectures him about when they watch the show together is that people who try to seize too much control always get blindsided, and that they are 'stupid' for trying to do so. Thus, while Enrique will no doubt earn attention due to his talkative and friendly nature, when it comes to strategy, he wants to play a more quiet game.

Anything Else: Enrique is 5'7" and weighs 150 pounds; he has a stockier build with a decent amount of muscle mass.

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