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.

          Vic Sotto, the “Bossing,” looks like a cross between two Georges: George Clooney (probably more at present with the older Sotto) and George Harrison (minus the mustache when Sotto was younger).

Vic Sotto (with Nikki Gil) on the cover of Bannawag (December 15, 2014),
George Clooney on the cover of People (May 12, 2015),
and George Harrison on the cover of TV Guide (December 29 – January 4, 2001)



          One is a legend in pocket billiards and the other in martial arts. Except for the lines in the forehead, Django Bustamante can certainly mimic a move or two of Jet Li, with a cue stick instead of a sword.

Django Bustamante on the cover of Inside Pool (September 2010)
and Jet li on the cover of Inside Kung-Fu (October 2004)



 

          Is Alden Richards a look-alike of John Lloyd Cruz? Well, here’s looking and believing.

John Lloyd Cruz (with Angel Locsin) on the cover of Bannawag (February 2, 2012)
and Alden Richards on the cover of Inside Showbiz (October 2015)



  

          This one is very much fascinating and intriguing. I need not say more, just take a look.

Robin Padilla on the cover of Esquire Philippines (February 2017)
and Johnny Depp (as Captain Jack Sparrow) on the cover of Rolling Stone (July 13-27, 2006)

 

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December 29



DECEMBER 29

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 801, Disyembre 29, 1977

Ang kuwentong “Shanghai Joe” na iginuhit ni Adrian Gonzalez,

kalakip ang pagbati ng “Maligayang Pasko sa Inyong Lahat” ng Atlas Publishing Co. Inc.

Disyembre 29 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 29, 1896, sa gabi bago siya barilin sa Bagumbayan (ngayon ay Rizal Park) kinabukasan, isinulat ni Gat Jose Rizal ang kaniyang imortal na tulang Mi Ultimo Adios (Ang Aking Huling Paalam) sa loob ng kaniyang kulungan sa sinag ng ilaw ng lampara.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American film actor, often referred to as the “King of Hollywood,” Clark Gable (1901-1960)
on the cover of Screen Guide (December 1938).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 29:

1921 – Mariano G, Yogore Jr, doctor, author and professor of parasitology – in Iloilo City (d. June 1, 2006).

1927 – Amelita “Ming” Ramos (birth name Amelita Martinez), first lady (1992-1998) – in Manila.

1953 – Leonardo Legaspi Co, taxonomist and ethnobiologist (d. November 15, 2010).

1962 – Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen, college dean and jurist – in Baguio City.

1963 – Francisco “Django” Bustamante, billiards champion – in Tarlac.

Billiard legend Django Bustamante
on the cover of Inside Pool (September 2010)



1986 – Ina Feleo (Catalina Guillen Feleo), actress, dancer, writer and figure skater – in Manila.

Ina Feleo

on the cover of Bannawag (March 13, 2017)





Yasmine Bleeth on the cover of
Maxim (December 1998).

Picture Trivia

          Hollywood actress Yasmine Bleeth is known for her portrayal of various characters in television series: as Lee Anne Demerest in the soap opera One Life to Live (1991-1993), as Caroline Holden in the lifeguard series Baywatch (1993-1997), and as Inspector Caitlin Cross in Nash Bridges (1998-2000). Do you know that she first appeared in a TV commercial when she was only 10-month old? This was in the Johnson & Johnson’s “No More Tears” baby shampoo television commercial.

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