Chavez says he is planning yet more surgery to make the resemblance stronger. Next on the agenda is to implant "six-pack" abdominal muscles, while he regularly injects himself with a drug that temporarily whitens his brown skin. But he has given up the thought of becoming as tall as the American Superman. At 1.7 metres (5 feet 7 inches), Chavez said having metal inserted into his leg bones to increase his height would be going too far, even for him.

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