they were worried about his health, his lungs because of the black lung he suffers. his wife says he's as tough as an old boot, and he proved that. he came out and gave his wife lila a huge, huge hug and dropped down to one knee and said a prayer to god and the virgin mary. he was the spiritual leader of the miners, helped as a team and shared his experience. then, of course, other characters like edison pena, a vital part of the team. he is also a mad-hat elvis fan, and i couldn't help thinking as he was coming up in that rescue capsule what elvis song was going through his mind at that time. he can't speak much english but according to his father, he can sing just about every elvis presley song in perfect english. in the shrine his father set up,