00:02
COMM: Filipino designer, Herbert Chavez, has
taken his love of Superman to new levels,
undergoing extensive plastic surgery to look
like his comic book hero.
00:13
But the 35-year-old hasn't always looked like
this.
Over fourteen years, Chavez has spent an incredible
£4,500 on his new look, the equivalent of
two years wages for the average Filipino.
00:32
And Chavez's obsession doesn't look doesn't
look like slowing up.
He now plans more surgery to improve his look.
00:48
By day, Herbert runs a successful clothes
design shop, but once on the streets of his
native Calamba city, Herbert is known by his
alter-ego, Superman.
00:59
Chavez says he hopes to spread good values
to the children of his neighbourhood, but
insists he is no hero himself.
01:17
Inevitably, Chavez draws attention wherever
he goes.
01:27
According to Herbert's mother, the man of
steel obsession started at an early age.
01:56
Decades of obsession has seen Chavez earn
a Guinness World Record for the largest Superman
memorabilia collection.
02:33
For now, Chavez is content with his status
as the world's only real life Superman.
