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Hi teacher, we are going to present a survival story, José Salvador Alvarenga, by Lucia Gallego and Sergio Sen.

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Good morning teacher, today I am going to talk about José Salvador Alvarenga.

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He was born in Garita Palmera, San Francisco Menéndez, Aguachapán, El Salvador, in 1975.

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He is a Salvadoran to break it, which became famous after being found in the Marshall Island.

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He is the son of José Ricardo Orellana and María Julia Alvarenga.

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Orellana is the owner of Flor's factory in Garita.

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He isn't married but he has a daughter and some brothers in the USA.

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In the year 2000 he went to Mexico where he worked like a fisherman.

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What happened in his voyage?

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He spent 14 months adrift on a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean.

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having set sail on Saturday, November 17, 2012, with a partner, Ezequiel Córdoba.

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He and his partner survived with a diet of shark, raw fish, turtles and small birds, and drinking rainwater and turtle blood.

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Ezequiel couldn't resist the diet and died of thirst and hunger.

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Finally, with a long blonde hair, a full beard and in underwear, José arrived at Ebón Beach,

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in New Zealand, on January 30, 2014.

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He was treated in a hospital in Majuro, an early city, before flying to his family's

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house in El Salvador.

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He has a book called 438 Days.

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It talks about his experience at the sea.

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It's a compilation of different interviews about his incident, in which he answers different

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questions from the audience and the interviewers.

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In addition, they are going to make a film about him and his experience, which will release

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in 2023.

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In conclusion, José Salvador Alvarenga is a perfect example of cougars and overcoming.

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He shows that despite the adversities there is no need to surrender.

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The love for his family kept him fighting until the end.

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This is the end. We hope you enjoyed it.