It's not easy being Superman
Being Superman only earns about $160 a month for Avelino Chavez, who dresses up daily as the caped hero. But oh, the adventures.
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Avelino Chavez
As a younger man, Chavez said he sometimes dressed as Carlos Gardel, the Argentine crooner whose tangos "cut to the soul" or wore a beret that made him feel like the revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
But Superman proved the ticket to steady work.
Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia
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