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Hello. Do you want to amputate a leg? Yes. Why is that? For the image I have in my head of the ideal I want to be. looking guy like before sexy guy fingers his ears nose and covered his body in tattoos and implants all to turn himself into an alien he agreed to let me join him in Mexico where his search to understand his own identity has given him superstar status to us and everyone is stopping in the city I'm running away because he's a celebrity and everyone with him. A young guy walks past me, looking at me a little strangely, takes out a knife and does that to me. I'm wondering what length someone will go to look the way they feel. Oh whoa this is real life not a doctor right?
You don't have any kind of medical studies official medical body of the world. I'm sorry, but if people don't understand me, that's not my problem. He's the one who 's closed-minded. It's that this is the type of person who is going to have a bad life in their head. In the end, I was happy. Anthony. I could call him and he said send me a message. I have stuff to do. Hi Anthony, how are you? Well, just to explain that everything is fine with us and we arrive in Mexico tomorrow night. both ears fingers to achieve his dream look. With 1.3 million followers online, Anthony's shocking look was already something of a phenomenon. It was easy to become fascinated. Wow. Comment.
Horrible, horrible. No words. There is this picture where they are in the middle of a procedure and I reckon they're amputating his fingers. These are not doctors. Who are they? This is illegal. Is it illegal? The images and the procedures seemed extreme. His looks seemed to constantly change, but the reasons why weren't obviously clear I am human, but people think I'm just crazy. There was something about Anthony's comments that made me obsessed with finding out why he was doing this. Mexico was only the start. Calypso tattoo piercing and body modification.
I'm interested, but I live in Mexico, I don't know. Explain a little more to me. Okay, he's not answering. I wondered if Anthony would actually be there when the crew and I arrived in Mexico. How does it feel to wake up at 2 a.m. For Anthony? I'm a bit frightened to meet this guy. Thank you for me. Honestly, I'm excited. Yesterday at 1100 he says I arrive Thursday in Guadalajara. We start Friday first of all, even know that he was not Relax, let's give it our all, without fear. This is becoming real, you know. This is like it's real now. Are you a bit nervous? Yes. Can I just say one thing? You have a swimming pool behind you. Just be careful not to fall.
I'll join out his never going to speak up. Okay, so he's changed his plan. After flying nearly 6,000 thousand, being ghosted by an alien isn't exactly what we hoped for, but I was determined to find out who Anthony really is behind all the intrigue. I was starting to wonder if any of these were real. We're outside Calypso. This is actually the cultural contrast and it's funny because I'm getting used to being in the UK and I feel very because I'm here to meet someone. I'm here to meet anyone here to meet Moreno. A pleasure. Do you think we could go to that manager over there, sit down and talk for a bit? Clear. Yes, yes. Come on.
Okay, do you want a drink of water? Mineral water. Yes, yes, I was the only one who started trying to talk to Anthony on Instagram, and let me explain something. He is very difficult to talk to. Yes. This morning she missed her flight to come here. Ah, I missed my flight. Yes. Tell me one thing, does Anthony identify as human, as a person, or does he believe he is an alien? He identifies as a person, but his thoughts go beyond being a person. He's an alien on Earth, so to speak. The first time I saw Anthony, I saw him on social media and I said, "Wow, he can look better."
The artist who may have worked on it at the time said, "I'm going to do this, this, this, this." Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. But he didn't really have a sense of what he truly wanted. In other words, he would give her the idea and she would say, "Yes, we'll do it this way." But I feel like I didn't have those deep conversations like, 'Let's do this for this reason,' and 'What if we change the concept because it doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing, something more realistic?' And that's where we started with the re-evolution. that Anthony is the only person who can tell us. Today was an important day because now I feel like we have a purpose to be here. What is to feel like
you're different from your body when you're inside first from your outside and then if you have the tools to change it and make you happier why not doing it? I was little, my dreams were to work for NASA. Yes, because of the NASA astronaut, because the whole universe is something that really catches my attention. So, little one, I want to be an astronaut to explore this whole galaxy. I changed my body to be the person I want to be in my mind. I liked my body, but I didn't to go straight away. Okay, let's go.
I actually feel very nervous. Anthony, how are you? A hug. Nice to see you, huh? It's a pleasure to see you. Uh, thank you so much for everything. This whole thing feels a bit surreal to me. I imagine we're reading about you. A Black Haen character is being created, you know? There are times when I think most people forget that they are a person. Yes. And then we start, maybe it 's a character and he's playing with us, doing the Black Aen thing, which is mysterious, but it's no simpler than that We are human.
Are you human? Yes, I am human. You cut me, my blood is red, but my thinking is different, as we are all different. Did you want to meet me? I'm not interested in people, I've been alone since I was little. I love being alone. So, you were always a, even when you weren't physically a, I always felt different since I was little. I identify as a human because I am a human, but I have a different way of thinking than many people. I like it because there's something a little bit like my ears. He does n't like it. normal. I don't like it, but that's how it is. Can you explain that you like being alone and you've done a project where the consequence is the opposite?
People will want to take pictures with you, they'll look at you. How do you react to this? It's tough, but I accelerated it. We're here in Guadalajara, strolling through the park, and we bump into Anthony. What did you ask him? Tell me. That? If you have intimate areas tattooed. Are you going to answer this or not? Yes. And how is it? Ah, yes, I have it. Oh, hey, what do you have here? That's called a big kiss. Bisote. Because you are Mexican. Uh-huh Those are the Maya.
Ah, he has them. Oh, open your tongue. Why is it green? Tattoo ink. It's a tattoo. Let me see it. Do you think Anthony is sexy? Yes, yes. But it either attracts you or it doesn't. No, tell me the truth. Yes. Attractive. People will always talk, they will always judge. It's sad, but that's how it is. It's human nature. I don't know why. I mean, like just like a celebrity and part of it is a consequence but uh wow. Anthony has this strange dual situation. He lives his life in the public.
Wow. This is you before your transformation. This Anthony, how did he get here? Happy or not? Yes, happy, but not in my good body. But I am the same at heart. You were strong here. Okay, so this person wasn't happy in the background, right? Tell me, do you still know how to play or not? A little. Let's play, daddy. Hello. You loved football a lot when you were a child, a lot, a lot. I really liked football, a lot. But you always played alone, right? You had many friends.
Yes, I had one, but I like myself better alone. You love playing soccer. Do you want to amputate a leg? Yes. And this leg? Yes. All the way down here first. But why is this? You see, for him, the image I have in my head of the ideal I want to be. You're here playing, and maybe you won't be able to do it anymore. That's why I was asking you. Yes, but it's going to be the same, but with a " why did you take so long to answer me?" and for example when I asked you, "can we make a call?" a video call and you didn't want to make it. Because? And because I had a bad experience with a person.
What kind of negative experiences did you have with the press or with Yes, who talks about something, but not a total liar who lies about everything I say, all of that. But you have a project that's about your body and it's your project, you're doing it for yourself, right? Yes, absolutely. And you have a persona there on social media, it's more than just Anthony, right? Yes. So, you're feeding this, aren't you? Yes of course. Because whenever I make a modification and post it directly on Instagram, there are many people I work for from various companies who get the information and then transform it. Yes, all of that. But what is your intention in
sharing your project on social media? I like it when there are a lot of people and they write to me and I say, "Thanks to you, I feel better. Uh, I do n't care about people's stares anymore. Thanks to you, if I can help people feel without fear, that's okay, I like it. It's like a message that you can do whatever you want with your body without fear. In my life, I do a lot of tattoo events, so that's how I make a living. Yes, it's enough for me to live off my image, from interviews. Sometimes I do photo modeling, just to show who I am. I like it. So, it's no surprise when Anthony shows me that he lives by moving from hotel to hotel.
He's looking for his passport. There's no problem getting official documents. That's not it, but my card, they gave it to me a month ago, but I'll get it a year later Oh, wow. The police think I'm a wanted man, but I do all that to cover it up. Wow, this is crazy. Wow, Anthony, that's crazy. Super crazy. n't tell me. It bothers me that I'm in your bed. No, I want to talk to you more here. Yes, I just spoke to her. Can I see what you've written? Lots of heart. Oh, this is your dad. Yes. Transformations. How long did you go without speaking to or looking at your parents?
A year. And what was it like the first time you were with them after your transformation? Where were you? I went to their house on Christmas Day. And then, how was it? Yes, good. A little stressed, but The first 15 minutes were a little, but they didn't cry. No, no. They looked at me a little strangely, but fine. After that, yes, everything was fine. But Anthony, I don't understand one thing, when your mother and father found out about your transformation, didn't they talk to you? No. And why didn't you want to explain to your family? Yes, I was 26.
A little rebellious, or were you afraid of their reaction? Yes, both of them. I do my I lived a little far from my parents' house. So, yes, I didn't explain it to him. Do you think he was sad? What do you think went through his head? In your mother's and father's heads. Yes, he wasn't sad either. Yes, but my mom always let me do what I wanted since I was little. Not everything I wanted, but she gave me more freedom. Is there anything your mother didn't let you do? No, right? Nothing. Did something happen to your father?
Yes, he died. Illness, cancer. He was a very close person to you. Yes, yes. I see him as a warrior. If you could go back, would you spend more time with your father, talking to him? Yes, yes. I regret that. You regret that? Because when he got sick I was far away. Yes, it's a little. I think about that a lot. Anthony R and one finger cut the gato Moreno and one finger is my work. Wait. Oh wa whoa real life. This is real life, Man.
You're not a doctor, right? No, you don't have any kind of medical training. Official medical body modification isn't really legal. In every country in the world, body modification is "finished" in the UK. What do you mean " finished"? You can't do body modification in the UK. You have permits for body artists in the UK. You have Dr. Evil. Jail for performing ear and nipple removals. More boobs, more lips. She's okay. Don't care. If you want to cut your penis for a vagina, no problem. It's lot of people ask me if I have some kind of trauma from this little boy, but I do n't have any trauma. I don't have anything, nothing at all
. This is a project with myself and with this universe, nothing more. I don't have any trauma in my life. I'm always happy. I've been happy since I was little until now. It's just something very mysterious to me. That thing about scaring people is pure nonsense. I don't like to scare people, on the contrary. At night when I walk, I change streets. If I see a person in front of me, I don't. To scare her. When I see a baby, I don't want her to get scared. So, on the contrary, I worry about the person I might affect, like the elderly and children. It's okay with the adults.
Can I take a selfie with you? There's a way to do things before talking to someone. Hello. Sorry, I'm not bothering you. All that, the basics, respecting all that before accepting that he's talking to you. See with your plaque. This is very beautiful, Anthony. It's a fusion of the two. No, not this. Do you believe in God or not? Our body is the house of the Holy Spirit, but if we mistreat God's house, well, he's not happy. He's free. But let's be aware that the day we die, where are we going to go? To God, to Satan.
Well, maybe there is a hell. Okay, thank you. And you know, it's a little strange. I feel strange. Ah, you feel strange? You're a What kind of negative comments do you receive? Negative everywhere. You're a You 're a [__] piece of [__]. You're going to kill yourself. I'm going to kill you. You're a monster, everything. I'm sorry, but if people don't understand me, it's not my problem, it's their problem. They're the ones who are closed- minded. That's the kind of person who's going to live a bad life. In the end, I'm happy.
What do you like most about Guadalajara? do. Mmm. The weather is nice, the people are open here. Exactly. You feel safe here, people accept you. Yes, much more than in Europe. Sometimes it happens to me, people insult me, I'm aggressive. Yes, many times I see a young guy walking in front of me, right in front of me, looking at me kind of weird, he pulls out a knife and does that to me, a really big knife. And what did you do in that moment? I left. Yes. No, because that doesn't scare me much. Well, I'll tell you something, and I say it from the bottom of my heart, I'm very sorry for all this. I'm so sorry.
Yes, that one. A hug. Seriously, I'm sorry. I have to say, and I don't know. I feel a bit sad, I have to say. I really don't know. The story that he shared with me is still playing out in my brain, and I knew that there were haters, but I never thought that he would receive threats like that, and in the streets, like with knives, and uh, I feel so sorry for him, and I feel so sorry, and I even apologized, which I was like, I know it wasn't me, but I just went to apologize for the world that we live in. With Mexico celebrating the Day of the Dead, one of their most famous traditions, Anthony could say: Day of the Dead, where
the dead are very much alive. Yes, I like it a lot. Thank you very much, really. I seem like a kid here. You have to walk in the park like this. We have to find a. Yes, let's go. I'll like it a lot. It looks good, huh? What are we going to do at the gym today? Ah, a little bit of everything. A. A little bit of everything. Yes. We know that by removing a part of his vision, but halfway through the transformation, he doesn't know what else?
Okay, you're better than me. Yes. How do you see yourself in the future? Oh, yes. Are you worried about the future? No, no, not at all. I live in the present. And what worries you now? Nothing. Nothing. You don't have any worries in your life. Nothing. Zero. I'd love to be a little like you. Seriously. I saw you here at the gym and you were looking at my friend Anthony. It's impossible not to look at him. And do you remember the first time you looked at Anthony? Why? Well, here we are in Guadalajara. I'm part of a generation. For us, tattoos were something that wasn't morally allowed.
Morally, yes. If we saw people getting tattoos, we'd say, "This guy came from jail." Only in jail. What did they do with tattoos? And how do you see it? As good or not bad? Uh, I don't have it. I don't feel any pressure about that. It just shocked me. And now we're showering here. What's it like? I shower at my hotel. And there aren't any showers here at the gym. And why don't you shower here? Oh, because I like something more private. Because you think people want to see Black naked?
Yes, they're given a lot to see, and they have to pay for that. Yes, a lot. Well, let's go get a drink, some juice or water or something. 100 Cokes. Cheers to us. You never miss a beer or anything with alcohol. It's very strange. I don't like the effect. I do Coke. You always put your happiness first, and that's healthy. First, your happiness, your mental health is more important to me.
Anthony, thank you. What do you want to do now? I'm your shadow. How's life, love? Yes, I have a friend from Mexico. Ah, that's why you missed the flight. Look, love, we have to buy you some sunglasses. It's very sunny Here in Mexico. Yes, I have them. Well, you have to bring them. I want to see your style. Ah. Ha, what a style. Then look at this I'm going to Colombia and everything, dude. Good. Do you see Anthony as anti? I think people walking around all tattooed. When we were in the car, he was touching his implants. No, no, no, no. Don't do it.
I'm thinking about it for generations. When I was 10 years old, I knew I was going to transform into a creature. I didn't know that plants existed, that everything, but in my head I imagined so many things that I don't know, for me, one day that's going to happen, one day my body is going to change into how I want to be, like my destiny, I don't know, it's just a personal dream, nobody knows that. Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody. Since I was little, I've known that my soul isn't connected to this body. Since I was little, I felt that. I would talk to my mom, "Why are we like this?" For you, it's not strange to have two arms
of this little one. I racked my brain over life, it's driving me crazy. For me, it's something super incredible. It's very difficult to have a mind that's always thinking about all that, it's always very difficult. Yes. it's good that you've arrived. Good morning. The next day I went to Queepaque and found a woman selling something religious who told me that if I continued doing that, I would end up in hell. Something like that, that's how I understood it. So, yes, it surprised me because it was uncomfortable, right? Yes, uncomfortable. The woman has that thought, but God has another one for us. If you behave well in life, don't expect to go down the wrong path. What's important is you, your life, your actions, your heart to love people. That's what's
important. Hell was very far from the pictures. Wow, there are very beautiful people on the outside, yes, but very ugly on the inside. That's right. You are Catholic, what is the secret to having such an open mind? The secret is that I love myself too, and by loving myself, I have to love others with all my heart. I admire and respect you. A family. Super incredible, right? Thank you so much, my brother. Thank you so much Um, how do you think my mom reacts to my transformation and that I'm here in Mexico? If I were your mom and she were in France, I think you're in a process,
an evolution, you're getting to know another country, you're meeting more people, you're making yourself known to the world, so I, as your mom, would also be very proud of you and your whole process. Thank you so much. would prefer to disappear into the background. He has become a central figure for the body modification community. Anthony has been all Hugo. We all love you. What's your favorite modification? Mm. Labrel. Yes, Mexican. Dad, you have a new one. Don't you want to show it?
You have a new one. He does n't like what it looks like. It's the first time. It doesn't look like an experiment on my body and it's also an artistic project because I'm experimenting with it. He compares me to this type of person who attends but doesn't feel like a woman, who does feel like a man. That he undergoes a transformation into a man. Why? Because his weapon was born in a good body. So for me it's the same, but in another way, but it's the same. Have you regretted any modification you've had done or anything? Right? No, I have the image, but it always changes. It's like an artist who sculpts a form, something, it's pure imagination. I think my project is my vice.
I don't take pleasure in pain, but I endure pain to do something I want. Each amputation hurts a lot for many weeks. How are you feeling? Good. So it hurts. I love it almost because it's something I want, it's not an accident that. Yes, it hurts, but I accept the pain. A very personal question: I have a 6-year-old son. You could say he's a fan of yours. At some point he told me, " I want to look like him when I grow up." Even though he is. My son, I really respect his ideology. How do you interpret the idea of a little boy wanting to be like you or wanting to follow that path? It's complicated because, first of all, he's a little boy, a baby. So he might see me as a superhero, but if something will make him
happy, if it will make him more himself, then yes. More himself, and I support him. If you give your son a good foundation and pave the way for him, you're letting your son truly be what he wants to be. If we're talking about the sentimental side, I think there's no purer act of love than allowing your child to be whatever they want. What is the meaning of life? Of living, of living without fear, and of living your dream. That's what living your own dream is about. Life, when I'm going to be 100%, I can do it, that's my life goal. So, at 50, if I have my health and everything, I'll get there. It's the idea that I want to be 100%.
What's your opinion of the Black Alien project? Wow. It was impressive when I met him. Uh, when you get to know him better, he's just a normal guy who wants to push his body to the limit. Anthony, to me, is someone who has a very clear project in life, who fights every day to achieve it, preparing for every modification, for everything he's going to do. So, it's a life project, focused on that. So, that 's very admirable. Right now, I don't want to have a family right now, not right now. But maybe one day it will happen. Maybe one day I'll have children because life is full of surprises. When I finish my transformation, I think I'm going to feel super strange today
. It's like a movie that's just finishing, all of this, all of it, something I like. I have the final idea, but I'm not going to show it to anyone. A hug. Oh, well, take care. Yes, take care. You're not going to cry, are you? Yes. Goodbye. I knew how people liked Anthony. But him, I got so much more than I expected. I got to know the struggles he goes through to feel comfortable in his own self, the things he sacrifices, and the wonderful person he is. He just wants people to have last preconceptions about how they should leave. And maybe that could make the world a better place. He just wants uh to live a normal life, the most
normal life he can get like an alien in this world. Because at the end of the day, I've learned something with him. All planet be there with us, smiling without caring about your feelings. And I'm lying if I tell you that I'm not trying to forget why we said to God.
