Manuel And Isabel Flores    Stable Hands
Arriving in the US at 16 years old to help pick fruit and do farm work. Manuel supported his sister Isabel and their mother by sending money back to Mexico. Before he could realise his dream of bringing them both to America, his mother died. Desperate to bring his sister across the border, he fell into a life of crime. His powerful physique made him a useful henchman, but he had little appetite for the violence required. Offering his services to the circus as bouncer and general handyman. He discovered a natural ability with animals. Learning of his sister’s plight, Shay Reid agreed to help pay her passage to the US, an act that was to earn Manuel’s unquestioning loyalty.