FRONT AND BACK (1980-2000)

FRONT AND BACK

(1980-2000)

          During the 1980s, the adult men’s magazine started to feature nude and half-nude movie stars on both the front and back covers.

Brandy Ayala
Intimate Magazine (1987).

 

Cristina Crisol
Dilag (First issue, June 1988).

Didith Romero
Bedmate (Export Edition, 1989).



          Among collectors, magazines which features the same celebrity on its front and back covers are highly sought after. Prime collectibles are those which features the same celebrity on different poses.

Romnick Sarmenta
True Experience Stories (April 14, 1988).



Rachel Lobangco
Men’s Edge (February 1995).

 

Alma Concepcion
Men’s Edge (April 1995).

 

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILIPINA-CELEBRITY FACES ON THE COVER (1981-1990)

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILIPINA-CELEBRITY FACES

ON THE COVER OF MAGAZINES

(1981-1990)

1. Maritess de Joya, Sports World, February 13-19-1982

2. Isabel Rivas, Tik At Tik, May 13, 1983

3. Anna Marie Gutierrez, Sports World, August 13-19, 1983

4. Emily Loren, Babae, November 15, 1983

5. Cristina Crisol, Bagong Babae, August 6, 1985 

6. Olivia Ortiz, Dalaga, April 1986

7. Tweetie de Leon, Prime Editions, July 23, 1987

8. Nanette Medved, Prime Weekly Edition, February 8, 1988

9. Mariz, MOD Filipina, August 19, 1988

10. Didith Romero, Bedmate (Export Edition), 1989

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LOOK-ALIKES ON THE COVERS

        Browsing through hundreds, no thousands, of magazine covers, I found similarities of how the covers were presented, the angles, the features, and of course the persons on the cover. Yes, the persons on the covers that seemingly the mirror image of another – look-alikes.

        Since my high school days, I ostensibly developed some kind of mental retentivity. Recalling things that I have seen is a part of this. Using this ability, I tried collecting the images of magazine covers with similar features. Believe me, there are many.

          This one will create goosebumps as you look at it. More than half a century apart, but the resemblance is extraordinary. Behold Marlene Dauden and Judy Ann Santos.

Marlene Dauden on the cover of Movie Confidential (August 1959)
and Judy Ann Santos on the cover of MOD (December 2012)

          Cristina Crisol and Carminia Villaroel were just a few years older than the other. They have the most beautiful faces; no one can compare to them during their prime. Both had sweet and alluring smiles. They may have taken a different path in their career, but their faces left unforgettable memories on the minds of those who witness them onscreen. One may even mingle the images and discover so many similarities in beauty.

Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Bagong Babae (August 6, 1985)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of The Youngster (March 1988)



Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Dalaga (July 1985)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of MOD (September 4, 2006)

Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Pic (October 1986)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (October 21, 1997)

          There are ladies with whom it’s hard to find a look-alike, because their beauty is quite unique. Chynna Ortaleza is an example. Yet, I still found one in the person of Miss Fort Ilocandia 2005, Abby Cruz.

Chynna Ortaleza on the cover of Pump Issue #1 (July 2005)

and Abby Cruz on the cover of MOD Summer Special (April 2005)

 

          Here again, the smiles give it all. Oh that sweetness and charm, and they come in twos. Wouldn’t you mistake Regine Tolentino and Coleen Garcia for mother and daughter, nay sisters.

Regine Tolentino on the cover of Savvy (October 6, 1997)
and Coleen Garcia on the cover of Bannawag (September 7, 2015)

          Recorded forever in the cover pages of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine, the sexy look-alikes of the late 1990s, Rita Magdalena and Glydel Mercado.

Rita Magdalena and Glydel Mercado
on the covers of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine (September 9 and November 11, 1997)



          Apreal Tolentino was on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz fourth issue three years and three months ahead of Iwa Moto’s cover appearance in UNO. What a resemblance, face, body and bumpers!

Apreal Tolentino on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (October 2004)
and Iwa Moto on the cover of UNO (January-February 2008)



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August 6




AUGUST 6

Bagong Babae Magasin Taon 2 Blg. 105, Agosto 6, 1985
Nasa taklob-pahina si Cristina Crisol

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

A portrait of the American actress Doris Kenyon (1897-1979)
Illustrated by Karl van Buskirk,
on the cover of Photoplay (August 1926).

 

Agosto 6 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 6, 1762, inilipat ni Simon de Anda y Salazar (1701-1776), pansamantalang gumaganap bilang Spanish governor, ang pamahalaan sa Bacoor, Pampanga, sa panahon ng pananakop ng mga British sa Manila.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 6:

1875 – Sixto de los Angeles, medico-legal practitioner and Third Philippine legislature representative – inSan Mateo, Rizal (d. December 23, 1945)

1944 – Inday Badiday (Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal), journalist, television host and “Queen of Philippine Showbiz Talk Show” – in Manila (d. September 26, 2003).


1954 – Gary Valenciano (full name Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano), singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and dancer – in Manila

Gary Valenciano
on the cover of Plus! (March 1996).

1983 – Clarisse Mercado (real name Cristina Generoso), actress and model – Cavite.

Clarisse Mercado

on the covers of 10 Magazine (February 2005 and January 2006).

 

1986 – JV Casio (full name Joseph Evans Casio), basketball player – in Makati City.

 

Si Cristine Reyes, tampok sa taklob-pahina
ng Bannawag (Agosto 8, 2011)

Picture Trivia

          Noong 2011, gumanap si Cristine Reyes sa papel na Charmaine dela Costa-Escaler, isang pinagtaksilang asawa, sa pelikulang No Other Woman, kung saan siya ang pangunahing bituin sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, kasama sina Derek Ramsay at Anne Curtis sa direksyon ni Ruben S. Bayani. Ang No Other Woman ay ang “second highest-grossing film” ng 2011 sa Pilipinas. Nang taon ding iyon, napagwagian naman si Reyes ang gawad bilang “Breakthrough Female Artist” ng Yahoo! Philippines OMG! Awards.

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