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 29



AUGUST 29

Modern Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 31, Agosto 29, 1967
Tampok sa taklob-pahina si “Captain Modern” na kathang-isip ni Jul Calixto at iginuhit ni Al Sanchez.

Agosto 29 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 29, 1898, Hinalinhan ni Heneral Elwell Otis si Heneral Wesley Merritt bilang American military governor ng Pilipinas. Si Otis ay nakilala sa kasaysayan sa paggawa ng mga kalupitan at kabuktutan laban sa mga mamamayang Filipino nang panahon ng Philippine-American War.

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          Ika-29 ng Agosto, 1981, nang maging World Junior Lightweight boxing champion si Rolando Navarrete matapos niyang mapatulog ang Ugandan-born na si Coenelius Boza-Edwards.

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          Napasama si Eugene Torre sa grandmaster candidate match sa Mexico noong Agosto 29, 1982. Si Torre ang kauna-unahang Filipino at Asyano na naging grandmaster sa chess.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 29:

1862 – Candido Tirona, revolutionary general, Secretary of War of the Magdalo Council and hero of the Battle of Binakayan – in Kawit, Cavite (d. November 10, 1896).

1930 – Caloy Loyzaga (full name Carlos Matute Loyzaga), basketball player known as the “Big Difference” – in Manila (d. January 27, 2016).

1935 – Luis Robredo Villafuerte Sr, politician – in Camarines Sur.

1954 – Neptali Medina Gonzales II, politician – in Mandaluyong City.

1958 – Chito Loyzaga (full name Joaquin Cuerva Loyzaga), basketball player – in Manila.

1988 – Iwa Moto (real name Aileen Quinodo Iwamoto), actress and model –  in Tagum City Davao del Norte.

Iwa Moto
on the covers of MOD (July 24, 2006), UNO (January 2008),
FHM Philippines (September 2008) and Playboy Philippines (August 2012).



Ang “Bondying”

Ang katha ni Mars Ravelo na “Bondying”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Pilipino Komiks Blg. 163 (Agosto 29, 1953)

          Kakaiba sa lahat ng mga karakter sa komiks ang “Bondying” na likhang-isip ni Mars Ravelo. Ito ay kuwento tungkol sa isang taong lumaki na ang pag-iisip at pananalita ay nanatiling sa isang batang paslit, na bagama’t inosente ang pagkukuro ay may natatanging talino at katusuan. Ito ay dahil sa pagpapalaki ng kaniyang lola. Karaniwang tampulan ng katatawanan ang mga pangyayaring pumapalibot sa kapaligiran niya, lalo na ang hawak niyang napakalaking mamador. Datapuwa’t may drama ring aantig sa puso ng mga mambabasa.

          Ayon mismo kay Ginoong Ravelo, isa ang Bondying sa limang pinaka-paborito niyang obra. Maganda ang pagkakasulat ng kuwento na may naiibang kiliti na sinubaybayan ng mga mambabasa. Una itong lumabas sa mga pahina ng Pilipino Komiks Blg. 161 noong Agosto 1, 1954. Ito ay iginuhit ni Elpidio Torres.

          Mula sa panulat ni Ravelo, ilang pelikula rin ang ginawa na kinatampukan ng karakter na si Bondying. Ang una ay ang Bondying (1954) na tinaguriang “Ang Batang Laki sa Nuno.” Ito ay isinapelikula ng Sampaguita Pictures sa ilalim ng direksiyon ni Armando Garces at pinagbidahan ni Fred Montilla. Nasundan ito ng Tatay na si Bondying (1955) na si Fred Montilla pa rin ang gumanap sa pangunahing papel. Taong 1973 nang lumabas ang Ato Ti Bondying na pinatnugutan ni Celso Ad. Castillo, kung saan si Jay Ilagan naman ang gumanap na Bondying. Ang huli ay pinagbidahan ni Jimmy Santos – ang Bondying: The Little Boy (1989) – kung saan ang screenplay ay isinulat ni Jose Javier Reyes at ginawa sa ilalim ng direksiyon ni Mike Relon Makiling.

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“Rogel Maglaya”


Ang nobelang-komiks na “Rogel Maglaya”
na kathang-isip ni Damy Velasquez
at iginuhit ni Celso Trinidad, tampok sa
Pinoy Komiks Blg. 8 (Agosto 29, 1963).

          Isang masalimuot na kuwento ng iba’t-ibang pakikibaka ang kathang-isip ni Damy Velasquez sa katauhan ng karakter na si “Rogel Maglaya”. Ito ay iginuhit ni Celso Trinidad at unang lumabas kasabay ng unang isyu ng Pinoy Komiks noong Mayo 23, 1963.

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Si Anne Curtis, tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Gadgets 10th Anniversary issue (August 2010).

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Anne Curtis ay 12-anyos lamang nang siya ay madiskubre na maging artista. Ito ay habang nagbabakasyon siya sa Pilipinas galing ng Australia kung saan sila naninirahan ng kaniyang mga magulang. Si Anne Curtis ay anak ng isang abogadong Australian na nagngangalang James Curtis-Smith at ni Carmen Ojales, isang Filipinang may dugong Kastila.

          Noong 2010, dalawang pelikula ang nilabasan ni Anne Curtis kung saan mga ex-boyfriends niya ang naging katambal niya, si Sam Milby sa pelikulang Babe, I Love You at si Richard Gutierrez sa pelikulang In Your Eyes, kung saan napili siyang Best Supporting Actress sa 29th Luna Awards.

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