April 7



April 7

Aliwan Blg. 85, Abril 7, 1947
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Alberto Segismundo Cruz
na "Malagas Man Ang Bulaklak"
at sa likuran naman ay ang "Mga Kamalian sa Loob ng Sine"
na iginuhit ni Liberato "Lib" Abrena.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) in her first magazine cover (The Talk of Hollywood), Life (April 7, 1952).
After which the 25-year-old Monroe became the major star of Hollywood.





Events that happened on April 7

1521 – Ferdinand Magellan reached Cebu Island.

1970 – An Intensity 7 earthquake rocked Luzon for 45 seconds.

1976 – The National Art Center (NAC) was inaugurated as an institution for the artistic development of young Filipinos under the administration of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

1978 – Members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 7:

1871 – Epifanio Cristobal de los Santos, historan, archivist, literary and art critic, jurist, artist and journalist – in Malabon (then part of Rizal Province). (d. April 18, 1928)

1936 – Louie Beltran (full name Luis Diaz Beltran), journalist, columnist, editor, and television host – in Manila. (d. September 6, 1994)

1939 – Saturnino “Satur” Cunanan Ocampo, journalist, writer, political activist and partylist representative.

1967 – Stella Suarez Jr (real name Maria Cecilia Raquel Gomez), actress – in Manila.


Ang Nobelang Komiks na “Botong”



Ang nobelang-komiks na “Botong”
na isinulat ni Mars Ravelo
sa ilalim ng penname na Virgo Villa
at iginuhit ni Abe Ocampo,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Universal Komiks Blg. 80 ( Abril 7, 1967).

          Sa katanyagan ni Mars Ravelo (1916-1988), noong 1950-1970 kinakailangan niyang gumamit ng mga penname upang hindi naman masabi ng mga mambabasa na pulos na lang mga kuwentong-katha niya ang lumalabas sa mga komiks at magasin. Isa sa mga ginamit niya ay ang “Virgo Villa.” Sa penname na ito sinulat niya ang nobelang “Botong” para sa Universal Komiks, isa sa mga pangmasang babasahin na inilunsad ng P.S.G. Publication ni Pablo S. Gomez noong 1960s. Unang lumabas ang “Botong” noong Agosto 13, 1966, at ito ay iginuhit ni Abraham "Abe" Ocampo.

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Natasha Henstridge on the cover of
Stuff (April-May 2000).

Picture Trivia

          Canadian fashion model Natasha Henstridge became known as an actress in the film Species (1995), portraying the genetically engineered alien-human hybrid Sil and in its sequel Species II (1998) as the genetic duplicate of Sil named Eve. Henstridge’s portrayal as Cynthia Tudeski opposite Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards (2004) were also memorable.

          In 2000, aside from The Whole Nine Yards, Henstridge also appeared in a number of films: Bounce (as Mimi Prager), Second Skin (Crystal Ball), It Had to Be You (Anna Penn), and A Better Way Out (Kelly). In that same year, she also portrayed Hypsipyle, the Queen of Lemnos, in the television miniseries Jason and the Argonauts. 

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