The Doctor Who star was mobbed by fans ahead of a convention appearance.

Peter Capaldi was mobbed by sci-fi fans on his arrival at Mexico City airport this week, but it wasn’t Doctor Who they were clamouring for but Doctor Misterio…
That’s how the show is known in Spanish-speaking countries and Capaldi embraced the local tradition, holding aloft a fan-made poster, much to the crowd’s delight.

Capaldi is in Mexico to attend La Mole Comic Con convention – where attendees will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most people gathered together in Doctor Who cosplay – and to meet more fans at Mexico’s British Embassy.

The star always gets a passionate welcome when he visits Mexico – here’s what happened last time he and the Doctor Who team flew over there…