Photography Francisco Gomez de Villaboa
My relationship with my body has changed over the years. I was a skinny waif until I was about 16, then my metabolism started to slow down. Around the same time, I started working in a restaurant and began to gain weight — something my family is genetically prone to do.
I became a dancer and started working out in the gym, which helped me shed the fat — but even then, all I saw in the mirror was a chubby guy. Those teenage years can shape the perception of your body for the rest of your life.