LOOK: Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo thanks Pinoy for making him a Hulk doll out of recycled 'tsinelas'

Gary Ann  Lastrilla

Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, who portrayed the iconic character of Hulk, was happy to receive a Hulk doll made out of recycled "tsinelas' from Filipino toymaker Elmer Padilla."Believe it or not, this #Hulk doll is made out of recycled tsinelas (that's tagalog for flip-flops). Elmer Padilla made this for me so I just wanted to give a nice shoutout. Not only is this inventively creative, but it's sustainable and just pure awesome! Thank you Elmer!," he tweeted with photos on Saturday, October 21.<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>Believe it or not, this <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hulk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#Hulk</a> doll is made out of recycled tsinelas (that's tagalog for flip-flops). Elmer Padilla made this for me so I just wanted to give a nice shoutout. Not only is this inventively creative, but it's sustainable and just pure awesome! Thank you Elmer! <a href='https://t.co/JiA4E91LjZ'>pic.twitter.com/JiA4E91LjZ</a>— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href='https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/921464890199592960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>October 20, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script>According to a report by ABS-CBN News, Elmer, whose poverty inspired him to create his own toys, worked as a pedicab driver and a fisherman.Having not enough money to feed his family, he decided to make his toymaking hobby a business.Unknown to him, it was his struggles that will pave the way for him to be known.Selling his toys on the streets one day, a netizen took a photo that became viral on the internet.Aside from Hulk, Elmer also made an action figure of Thor which actor Chris Hemsworth already received.

<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'>Believe it or not, this <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hulk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#Hulk</a> doll is made out of recycled tsinelas (that's tagalog for flip-flops). Elmer Padilla made this for me so I just wanted to give a nice shoutout. Not only is this inventively creative, but it's sustainable and just pure awesome! Thank you Elmer! <a href='https://t.co/JiA4E91LjZ'>pic.twitter.com/JiA4E91LjZ</a>— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href='https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/921464890199592960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>October 20, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script>According to a report by ABS-CBN News, Elmer, whose poverty inspired him to create his own toys, worked as a pedicab driver and a fisherman.Having not enough money to feed his family, he decided to make his toymaking hobby a business.Unknown to him, it was his struggles that will pave the way for him to be known.Selling his toys on the streets one day, a netizen took a photo that became viral on the internet.Aside from Hulk, Elmer also made an action figure of Thor which actor Chris Hemsworth already received.

Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, who portrayed the iconic character of Hulk, was happy to receive a Hulk doll made out of recycled "tsinelas' from Filipino toymaker Elmer Padilla."Believe it or not, this #Hulk doll is made out of recycled tsinelas (that's tagalog for flip-flops). Elmer Padilla made this for me so I just wanted to give a nice shoutout. Not only is this inventively creative, but it's sustainable and just pure awesome! Thank you Elmer!," he tweeted with photos on Saturday, October 21.

It was poverty that pushed Elmer Padilla to make his own toys, oblivious that it will make him known one day.

LOOK: Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo thanks Pinoy for making him a Hulk doll out of recycled 'tsinelas' | PUSH.COM.PH