Even if you know he's a fake, it's a little shocking to see Gerardo Puisseaux close-up.

The Cuban immigrant to Miami is a dead ringer for Barack Obama, from the broad smile to the close-cropped hair.

He was a construction worker in Miami until about six weeks ago, when he hooked up with online Spanish-language news channel America TeVe. Since then, he's been going where Obama goes and causing a stir in each location.

"We make something like a reality show," he said Monday evening, his thick accent proving he's not a soundalike. "We walk in the street with the people."

He draws attention everywhere he goes.

"Sometimes I get tired because everybody stopping me, a lot of questions, sometimes political questions," he says. "I am not Obama."

About a year ago, Puisseaux realized the resemblance. And while Cuban-Americans aren't the biggest faction of the Democratic party, Puisseaux responds, "A fan? Obama? I love him."