Jesús Aceves (born in Loreto,

Zacatecas Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...

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

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. 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, the "Monkey Girl". In 2007, he was featured in ''

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'' 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) *'' The Maury Povich Show'' *''Monsterquest'' *''Chuy, The Wolf Man'' a feature-length documentary film by

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(Mexico)

Performances

*Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow Revue *''

'' (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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