Magno Lloren arrived in Torres Strait on 22 August 1899. He was the son of Mariano Lloren and Rosa Asis from Carigara, Leyte, Philippines. Magno worked as a diver and later a beche-de-mer (pearl fisherman).

He married Feliz(i)a Losbanes and together, they had five children, with only Isabella and Lorenzo having survived. He later married the children’s nanny, Luisa Carabello, after Felicia died at the age of 26. He later decided to return to the Philippines with Luisa and the three children.

Isabella married Cirilo Irlandez from Leyte, with whom she had six children, all born in Manila. Isabella and Luisa insisted on returning to Torres Strait, but this did not materialize. It was only in the early 1990s when Angelino, their third child, was granted Australian Citizenship by Descent, along with his siblings. He brought Isabella back to Australia in 1994.

The narrators, Angel Paterno and Lallaine Barrios, are Magno Lloren’s great grandchildren, along the lineage of Angelino.
Lallaine brought her family to Australia in 1997, and in 1998 Angel moved to Sydney.