35-year old Herbert Chavez has spent 16 years resculpting his appearance through plastic surgery to look like Superman.
Chavez, who resides in Calamba City in the Philippines, began his transformation back in 1995. Since then he has had multiple nose jobs, implants, lip procedures, and skin whitening in his attempt to resemble his idol.
The Superfan regularly appears in public in full Superman garb. He is also listed by Guinness as having the largest collection of Superman memorabilia in the world.
Chavez told the Daily Mail:
“I feel like a Superhero whenever I pull on the costume, but my mission is not to save the world but to help in my own small way and bring a smile to the faces of local children. I don’t have any regrets at all. People come up to me in the street all the time and want their picture taken with me. They are all really excited to see a real-life Superman in the Philippines.”
You can watch Chavez appearing as Superman in the amateur video below:
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- Not quite a whizz in a phone box: Superman fan has 19 surgeries over 16 years to look like his favourite comic book hero (Wills Robinson, Daily Mail: September 8, 2013)
