Exclusive: If you’ve been anywhere near social media in the past couple of weeks, you will be familiar with José Carlos Montoya. He’s the Spanish hunk making the desperate charge across a moonlit beach to confront his girlfriend as she slips between the sheets with another man. It’s the clip that spawned the “Montoya, por favor!” viral sensation, bringing together in meme-union Whoopi Goldberg, New York Nicks star Josh Hart, and Netflix’s social admin.

Viewed more than 320M times across two Twitter/X accounts alone, Montoya’s mad dash is a cinematic moment that originates from La Isla de las Tentaciones, also known as Spain’s version of Temptation Island. Montoya was just five years old when Temptation Island was first conceived on Fox in 2001 and the show is in its eighth season in Spain, meaning the format is well-drilled to deliver high drama.

For the uninitiated,...