Filipino man Herbert Chavez, who calls himself Superman's biggest fan, has already undergone 26 painful plastic surgery procedures to transform his Asian face into a carbon copy of his idol.
"Superman has always been my obsession since I saw one of his movies at the age of four," Chavez tells EFE, as he stands surrounded by life-sized statues of one of the most popular superheroes in history.
In his modest residence, located in the province of Laguna, southwest of Manila, the famous "S" of Superman is visible everywhere, from the dining table to the shower curtain, glasses, plates, cups, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, shampoo and the bath mat.
"It has always been my dream to be like him and I have done everything possible to become like him," he explains, with a smile.
To achieve that, 39-year-old Chavez has subjected his body to intense and extreme medical treatments for almost two decades with the aim of transforming his bronze complexion and Asian features into those of the comic book character; an Occidental man with chiselled features, pale white skin and blue eyes.