Rob Martinez(II)

On a cold desert night in a small village in Northern Mexico...Roberto Antonio Carlos Delgado Enrique Iglesias is born. His family, on the run from a notorious drug cartel, flee to the United States. Shortly after, they join a traveling circus. His brother and sister excel at everything - juggling, trapeze, fire breathing, bearded lady-ing, but Rob could do none of these things. Unsuitable for the spotlights of the Big Top, he was cast out - assigned to tend to the circus animals. It was here that he befriended his mentor, an albino tiger named Doug Hermley. Hermley was close to retirement at this point, but in his prime, he was a decorated photo journalist. He was forced into circus-hood after refusing to write a fluff piece about a nasty corporation that was widely suspected of mistreating animals. Hermley could no longer jump through fire hoops with the ease that came with youth. Knowing he would soon prove little use to the circus, Hermley took Rob in as his protege, determined to pass his knowledge and experience on to the boy. Rob was a fast learner, quickly picking up on composition and focal lengths and the way they could make the viewer feel. Hermley was moved by the boy's willingness to learn. It wasn't long before Hermley, satisfied he had taught the boy all that he could, ended the apprenticeship, but not before one final lesson... "Work hard, be kind, and be true. This is how you earn your stripes." The following day, Hermley was gone and Rob never saw him again, but Rob vowed to continue Hermley's legacy - storytelling with truth and feeling, never compromising what he believed to be right, and being kind to all.