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[Booktrade.info] - The Palace of Curiosities was inspired by 'freak show' star Julia Pastrana, who suffered from hypertrichosis terminalis, where the body is completely covered with thick hair. Pastrana toured the world with a man who taught her to sing and dance
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[The Bookseller] - The plot is inspired by "freak show" performer Julia Pastrana, who suffered from hypertrichosis terminalis, where the body is completely covered in thick hair. She was discovered by a man who taught her to sing and dance, toured the world with her
Heirs to my hairs: Nepalese mother seeks treatment for rare ...
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[Daily Mail] - Several circus sideshow performers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Julia Pastrana, had hypertrichosis. Many worked as 'freaks', including as 'bearded ladies' or as characters with animal traits such as 'Wolfman'. In 2011, Supatra Sasuphan
Preparan película sobre la vida de Julia Pastrana
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Preparan Velvet, película sobre la vida de Julia Pastrana, del siglo XIX
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