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"One pistol. One shot."
"To kill myself before I starve?!"
"There's no trusting you, love. Besides, this is a well-traveled trade route. You can signal a passing ship. Or, you can just bite the proverbial bullet, as it were.
"
Jack Sparrow and Angelica[src]

Sola Fide Beach, was a small deserted island in the Caribbean Sea, with little more than a few palm trees and a great deal of white sand surrounded by an turquoise ocean. It was in relative proximity to the island where the legendary Fountain of Youth was located. Angelica was brought to this small island, where she would be marooned by Jack Sparrow.

History[]

After the battle at at the Fountain of Youth, Jack Sparrow had Angelica tied up aboard a longboat, where he took her to Sola Fide Beach. Throughout the ride, Angelica told Jack that she hated him because of his part in the death of her own father, Blackbeard, even though her own life was saved.[2]

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Jack Sparrow marooning Angelica on Sola Fide Beach.

Upon arriving to the island, Jack threw Angelica ashore, giving her a pistol with one shot. Angelica tried to convince Jack not to leave her there by telling him about a treasure with jewels and that she was pregnant with his child, but he refuses to listen to them. Then they both declared their love for each other, but right before they kiss, Jack ran toward his longboat. As Jack left Angelica behind, she used her one shot from her pistol to fire at Jack, but missed.[2]

While Angelica spent time on the island, she would come into possession of the Jack Sparrow voodoo doll that was made by Blackbeard.[2] It is unknown if Angelica ever escaped from the island.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

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Sola Fide Beach concept art by Dawn Brown Manser.

"I was telling people that we were looking for a small, perfect little white sand beach with palm trees that was completely stand alone. We had this drawing done for the location scouts, and Janice Polley, who was our location manager for Hawaii, L.A., and Puerto Rico, had previously done Johnny Depp's film The Rum Diary and remembered this tiny island in Puerto Rico. Once Jerry Bruckheimer, Rob Marshall, and I saw the photos, there was no place else for us to go!"
John Myhre[src]
  • For filming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, artist Dawn Brown Manser envisioned a tiny, classic desert island for one of the film's final scenes with Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Angelica (Penélope Cruz). And indeed, the island of Palomino off the coast of Fajardo in eastern Puerto Rico was a little more than a few palm trees and a great deal of sand surrounded by an astounding turquoise ocean. Production designer John Myhre was looking for a small white sand beach with palm trees that was completely stand alone, providing a drawing done for the location scouts. Janice Polley, who was the location manager for Hawaii, L.A., and Puerto Rico, had previously done Johnny Depp's film The Rum Diary and remembered Palomino in Puerto Rico. Once producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Rob Marshall, and Myhre saw the photos, the filming location was decided.[3] By 2018, the little island was washed away by the sea, disappearing completely.[4]
  • Some fans initially believed that the small island Jack marooned Angelica on was Rumrunner's Isle, because of Jack having been in the same situation with Hector Barbossa. However, it was proven false as the name of the island was "Sola Fide Beach" in Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay drafts for On Stranger Tides.[1]
  • The term "Sola fide" means "justification by faith alone" in Latin, asserting God's pardon for guilty sinners. [5]
  • "Sola" is also the female word for "alone" in Spanish, reflecting the fact that Angelica was left alone in the island.

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