Santiago is a recurring character in TNT's Snowpiercer. He is portrayed by Michel Issa Rubio.
History
Background
Throughout The Series
In The Train Demanded Blood, he is one of the captured prisoners along with Mr. Riggs and recognizes Melanie Cavill as the one that Layton told them about. Melanie hands Santiago a handkerchief for his bloody head and tells him that there is an ocean up front when he asks about it, something that Santiago admits to having always wanted to see and protests the execution of Walter Flemming. Initially hostile towards Melanie, Santiago promises to pray for her when she is taken to be executed.
As Layton prepares to detach seven cars, he realizes that the prisoners are in the last car uptrain and rushes to try to rescue them. However, Layton can't find the keys and is forced to abandon them to die with the Folgers and their army. As the detached section heads off down a separate track, Santiago and Mr. Riggs embrace each other as they await their fate, celebrating the revolution in their last moments.
Personality
Appearances
- Season One
Trivia
- When Snowpiercer was brought to a stop and Alexandra Cavill boarded, she told Snowpiercer they have 13 minutes to surrender before the cold overcomes and they all freeze to death. Which means Santiago, Mr. Riggs, Clay and the 32 prisoners, in the 7 separated cars, froze to death in 13 minutes after separation. Most of the power in the Utility Cars was drained out before separation.