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| RUDY SANTOS |
| "A group of young adults hold a party for the Mass Kara festival on a house porch at night in Bacolod City. A billboard advertises a freak show for "the Octoman" a deformed man with extra limbs named Rudy Santos." Negro Occidental, Philippines |
| Rudy "The Octoman" Santos talks to a customer on the phone who wants to pay to visit the deformed man. Santos has four arms and three legs and other deformities." |
| The "freak show" as entertainment may no longer exist in many countries but these photos (taken in the 1980's or 90's) show it still exists in some parts of the world. I first learned of this gentleman when I saw his photo in the pages of FHM magazine. Although I've seen 1000's of photos of various performers exhibited for profit I must admit this one still manages to make me squirm. Photos and text: www.corbis.com |
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