Jesús G (born in Loreto,

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1968) is the second person in his family born with a rare condition known as

hypertrichosis Hypertrichosis is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. The two distinct types of hypertrichosis are generalized hypertrichosis, which occurs over the entire body, and localized hypertrichosis, which is restricted to a certain area. ...

. He is married and has two daughters, both of whom have the condition. His sister, Lili, was also born with hypertrichosis. She is married with one son, and works as a police officer in Mexico. Many in his family believe that they are descendants of

Julia Pastrana Julia Pastrana (August 1834 – 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa.Lerma Garay, Antonio. Érase ...

, the "Monkey Girl". In 2007, he was featured in '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' and ''

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''.

Television appearances

*'' It's Not Easy Being a Wolf Boy'' (BBC) *''Human Mutants'' (BBC) *''Grand Prix of Human Wonders'' (Japan) *''

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'' *''Monsterquest'' *''Chuy, The Wolf Man'' a feature-length documentary film by

Eva Aridjis Eva Aridjis is a Mexican-American filmmaker. She attended the American School Foundation in Mexico City, Princeton University, and New York University. She has made many prize-winning short and feature-length films. Early life and education ...

(Mexico)

Performances

*Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow Revue *'' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' (Taiwan) *Sterling & Reid Brothers Circus *Circo Caballero * Brothers Grim Sideshow * Sideshow By The Seashore *Arthurs Family Circus *Venice Beach Freakshow *The Circus of Horrors

References

External links

The Wolf People Family
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