Ploris sets sail for the cinema for good 15 year old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvauxthe teenager from Rambouillet, who went viral when he was photographed outside the Louvre Museum at the time policemen were guarding the entrance after the theft of the century at the Apollo Gallery.
The nicknames «French detective» (French detective) but also “the man in the fedora hat” they quickly caught on – because of his distinctive style and even before the brazen robbery at the Louvre – and he wants to use the buzz around his name to become a movie star.
A few days after the devastation caused by his photo outside the Louvre Museum, the 15-year-old spoke about his sudden publicity. At first he didn’t even know that the Associated Press photographer had taken the picture, nor that it had made the rounds on the Internet.
“A friend texted me and asked if I was in the picture. I told her yes, it was me. Then he tells me that I had five million views on TikTok. I asked. Then my mother picked me up and told me that I was featured in the New York Times,” he recalls speaking to BFMTV from the family’s home in Rambouillet.
Inspired by Hercule Poirot
In a tie, waistcoat, trench coat, fedora hat and a large umbrella, Pedro is hard to miss. As he explains, she dresses like this every day, even when she goes to high school. His inspiration? The old fashioned detectives. “Like Hercule Poirot. He dresses well, is very stylish and tries to solve crimes,” says the cop fan.
The teenager admits that he would like to become an actor and hopes that his publicity will attract the interest of directors.
The photo, captioned “Policemen block access to the Louvre after a robbery on Sunday, October 19, 2025, in Paris,” was taken by AP French photographer Thibault Camus. As many users initially believed it was an AI-crafted image, he gave the background behind the snap.
Pure coincidence
Camus had just been evacuated from the area around the Louvre, along with hundreds of tourists and passers-by, after the break-in. “He appeared in front of me, I saw him, I took the picture. He passed and left,” describes the photographer to the AP. “I don’t know him. I don’t know if he is French. Maybe a tourist? Perhaps an Englishman?’ he added to the New York Times, describing it as “eccentrically old-fashioned, like a museum.”
Pedro also happened to be at that particular spot with his family. He had gone to visit the museum, like tens of thousands of others that day.