Nino has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest man, after the previous record holder - China's 74cm-high He Pingping - sadly died in March and prompted a search for a replacement.

Nino, who weighs just 22lb (10kg), has recently embarked on a career in acting - playing a tiny drug thug who gets killed in a shootout.

Nino, who says that he loves dancing, previously earned money by dancing in department stores.His parents say that one of Nino's brother's is also short, standing at just 37inches tall, but that his three other brothers are of normal height. The couple also lost a daughter wo was of similarly short stature in 1992, just before her first birthday.

A resident of Bosa, a mostly poor district of Bogota, Nino is in generally good health, although he does have some problems with his vision. He has a girlfriend, an 18-year-old named Fanny, who at just under 5ft is considerably taller than him.He's generally okay with the attention that his height brings him, although he says: 'It bothers me that people are touching me and picking me up.'

Nino says that his ambitions include owning a Mercedes, and that he would like to meet Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. However, his time as the world's shortest man is unlikely to last long, according to Guinness World Records officials. His crown is expected to be snatched from him by Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar - who, at 22in (56cm), currently holds the title of the world's shortest teenager - just as soon as he turns 18 on October 14.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/840069-colombian-named-as-new-worlds-shortest-man

awwwwww

mama-gee:

He's barely noticeable. . .

Oh my God, why are people like this?

like how?Bloke is already a "super star". . .Don't u c paparazzi?

Put him in a cage and he'll be a REAL superstar. You humans never cease to amuse me.

Dolemite:

Put him in a cage and he'll be a REAL superstar.  You humans never cease to amuse me.

"free thinkers" and their way of reasoning?absurd

mama-gee:

What are you talking about?

Being like that doesn't equate to superstardom although some of them may have accepted the way they are.

I think they sometimes feel derived of their joy.

whatever. . .He's become famous,has his name in d guiness book of records(a feat many "dream" of acheiving) and it has opened d doors 4 other things.Thats my point

as long as the guy and his family are happy, who are we to complain. the guy even has a girlfriend 5ft tall

lol

philip0906:

whatever. . .He's become famous,has his name in d guiness book of records(a feat many "dream" of acheiving) and it has opened d doors 4 other things.Thats my point