Dr. Leonora Orantes
Background
Dr. Leonora Orantes is an epidemiologist for the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
During the events of Contagion (2011) played by Marion Cotillard
On Day 5, Dr. Orantes arrives at the World Health Organization. Damian Leopold updates her that the Chinese Government is saying an outbreak has been contained to the Chrysanthemum complex in Hong Kong. A WHO Official asks Damian how the Chinese are defining contained. Dr. Orantes then warns them that due to the nature of Hong Kong, the virus will spread. Dr. Orantes mentions two outbreak clusters in London, a cluster in Tokyo and the WHO Official asks if any of the dead in Tokyo traveled to London or China. On Day 8, she arrives in Hong Kong and meets with Sun Feng. They interview a person in the hospital and look at a group of possibly connected cases. Dr. Orantes and Sun Feng track Beth Emhoff's movements to Macao. She notices Village Man 1 and Village Man 2 talking loudly and Sun Feng tells her they are from his village and they found a new cluster there and his mother has symptoms of the virus. On Day 12, she watches the recordings from the casino and watches as Beth interacts with people, including blowing on the dice of Japanese Bus Man. She shows the clip to Chinese Health Official 1 and Chinese Health Official 2. She suggests the virus started in Hong Kong, but they tell her she doesn't have enough evidence to suggest it came from Hong Kong. On Day 14, The video recording from the casino continues and Beth is shown calling Jon Neal and scheduling a rendezvous with him. As she buys more drinks, Irina notices Beth leave her cellphone on the counter and Irina hands it to her. Sun Feng says it doesn't prove anything and asks about any contact with Li Fai. Dr. Orantes continues the video which shows Li Fai picking up one of Beth's used glasses. Dr. Orantes declares Beth the index patient to Sun Feng. Sun Feng tells Dr. Orantes about a rumor that the French and Americans have a cure for MEV-1 that they are manufacturing in secret according to the internet. She asks about his mother and he tells her she died even though they tried giving her forsythia. As Dr. Orantes is about to deliver the information to the WHO, Sun Feng calls someone and she is kidnapped. She is brought to Sun Feng's village as a hostage and he tells her she is going to be used so his village can go to the front of the line for any cure. On Day 133, Dr. Orantes is teaching children when Sun Feng tells her they need to leave. They drive to Tsuen Wan Cemetery where Dr. Orantes is exchanged for doses of the vaccine. As they are waiting for their flight, Damian gives Dr. Orantes her vaccine and tells her the ones they gave to Sun Feng were placebos. She then gets up and leaves to warn Sun Feng.
