Fix for MBP that froze, shows no screen?

My MBP 2.16 Core2Duo (early '07) suddenly froze. I forced shutdown (cntl-command-off) and it turned off. I get black screen, disk sound when cntrl/command/power pushed and the sleep light but nothing else. It will shut off (I think - the sleep light goes out) using the same command.
I reset Power Manager, battery charged all night and shows all green, case is very hot. Still will not boot or show any screen or screen color. I was running 10.5.4 with 2 GB ram and all had been fine. I had made no updates or changes recently, it has never been dropped. (I am on my trusty iBook G3 on 10.4.11 now but it is slow and does not have much information on its disk.
Since I am in Mexico and will not be in the US for months, any suggestions would be VERY appreciated. Apple support does not show repair stations in SE Mexico on the Yucatan and Mac is pretty much unknown here except for iPods. Shipping anything within Mexico is dangerous and shipping to the US a long and involved process. I have heard there might be a repair house 5 hours away in Merida or one 4 hours away in Cancun. I will begin looking but a home-brewed fix would be highly preferable.
I have an external fire wire drive with a cloned copy of the disk but it was not attached and I can't boot (or receive display) to use it.

Sig. Thanks for your quick reply - the full import of the catastrophe is beginning to hit me. Made worse by being on the edge of the jungle.
A few minutes before seeing your post I tried the original 10.4 disc 1 (Leopard discs are lost for now). The machine made its disk sound, light came on and the drive inhaled the disk which made running noises but no screen and eject button won't eject it so I shut it down again.
Battery shows 5 green lights and, when cntrl/command/start are pushed, white front light comes on. Drive seems willing to work. Nothing else. Same commands shut it down - or seem to.

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