ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED 

          The magazine covers featured in this series are quite unique. The title explains it all, you’ll see beautiful Filipina celebrities on the covers of magazines quite naked but exposing no private parts. Browse through the covers and let the atoms of your imaginations do the rest.

Iza Calzado

I’m seeing a diwata queen..... What a beauty! Am I in Encantadia?

Iza Calzado
on the cover of Esquire Philippines, November 2011.

 

Gaby Ramirez

Yeah, strip that sticky Wonder Woman costume prints off that gorgeous body.
You're a wonderwoman even without it.

Gaby Ramirez
on the cover of Playboy Philippines, December 2011.

 Mae dela Cerna
Beauty beyond the nakedness of the flesh.

Mae dela Cerna
on the cover of Playboy Philippines, May-June 2013.

 

 Mara Lopez

I’m speechless!

Mara Lopez
on the two cover issues of Playboy Philippines, May-June 2014.

 

 

Ellen Adarna

“Underneath it all,” I love you, too!

Ellen Adarna
on the cover of Metro Philippines, April 2017.

Ruffa Gutierrez

“You’ll only probably see her nude in your dreams!

But in this photo shoot, was there anything underneath the robe? Just curious.”

Ruffa Gutierrez
on the cover of Artista, January 12, 1996.

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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.

          The witty and beautiful Shawn Yao, incomparable. Asian women, though, so they say, have many distinctive yet similar facial features. Take a look at these magazine covers and notice that Miss Yao is somewhat a cross between Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh. Well, they all had Chinese ancestry and exotic beauty.

Shawn Yao on the cover of Philippines Free Press (July 17, 2010),
and Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh on the covers of Inside Kung Fu (September 2001 and July 2009)



          In these four comparisons between Iza Calzado and Jennifer Garner, one would wonder, could they have shared the same genes in a common ancestry? The first covers show the angle like they were frames taken from a film a few notches apart; the second, two look-alike beautiful, sexy and well-fit ladies; the third, Iza Calzado looks like a younger version of Jennifer Garner, and the fourth, the eyes and the cheekbones tell it all. Indeed, the press may well pick-up that Iza Calzado is the “Jennifer Garner of the Philippines.” Hurrah to Reyna Amihan of Encantadia and Marvel's Elektra!

Iza Calzado on the cover of MOD (April 2012)
and Jennifer Garner on the cover of People (February 29, 2016)



Iza Calzado on the cover of Runners Philippines (September 2010)
and Jennifer Garner on the cover of InStyle (October 2014)



Iza Calzado on the cover of Bannawag (March 26, 2012)
and Jennifer Garner on the cover of Vanity Fair (February 2016)



Iza Calzado on the cover of Breakfast (April-May 2012)
and Jennifer Garner (as Elektra) on the cover of Starlog (February 2005)



          Amalia Fuentes was labeled the “Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines” during her prime. The following magazine covers bare witness to the comparison.

Amalia Fuentes on the cover of Zoom Komiks (August 3, 1968),
and Elizabeth Taylor on the covers of Life (February 25, 1972 and October 6, 1961)
and The Hollywood Reporter (April 8, 2011)



          Yet another conjunction occurs between Amalia Fuentes with Natalie Wood. Awesome!

Amalia Fuentes on the cover of Liwayway (January 6, 1969)
and Natalie Wood on the cover of Life (June 15, 1962)

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Celebrity Profiles: Willie Revillame, Ryan Agoncillo, Iza Calzado and Xyriel Manabat

Atlas TV Guide Vol. 11 No. 144, December 2011

On the cover: Michael Trevino,

Joe Manganiello, Ian Somerhalder, Chris Colfer and Nathan Fillion

A short profile of four celebrities – Willie Revillame, Ryan Agoncillo, Iza Calzado and Xyriel Manabat – the “Talk of the Town” for Atlas TV Guide 12th Anniversary.

“Now thanks be to GOD who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” – The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostles to the Corinthians 2:14: Holy Bible, The New King James Version.

Fish Tales: All About "Tuyo" and "Daing"

MOD, April 2012
On the cover: Iza Calzado

Originally titled “The Feast of Tuyo and Daing,” the article, as one of the cover stories for MOD April 2012 Lenten issue, was editor re-titled “Fish Tales” (pp. 56 to 58). It’s all about salted, seasoned and dried fish – tuyo and daing. The sidebar of the “Fish Tales” article, again, re-titled from the original “Tuyo and Daing: Not Really Connected to Lent” to “Fish. It Must be Lent” (p.58).

Also in this issue is “Stairways to Heaven” (p.74), a brief account of the Batad Rice Terraces.

“For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” – The Gospel According to John 3:16, Holy Bible, The New King James Version.

August 12




AUGUST 12

Continental Komiks Magasin Blg. 92, August 12, 1969
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks na “Baluga” ni Pablo S. Gomez
Nasa likuran naman sina Luis Gonzales at Gloria Romero na gumanap bilang
Pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos at Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos
para sa pelikulang Pinagbuklod ng Langit.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Loretta Young (1913-2000) on the cover of Life (August 12, 1946),
one year before she won the Academy Best Actress Award for her portrayal in the film Farmer’s Daughter.

 

Agosto 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 12, 1887, ang Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Museum-Library of the Philippines) ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng royal decree. Pinasinayaan ito at nagbukas noong Oktubre 24, 1891 sa Casa de Moneda sa Intramuros, Manila. Ito ang naging Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas (National Library of the Philippines).

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 12:

1969 – Aga Muhlach (full name Ariel Aquino Muhlach), actor and television host – in Manila.

Aga Muhlach
on the cover of of Mr. & Ms. (December 16, 1995 –January 2, 1996).

 

1982 – Iza Calzado (full name Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado), actress, television host and model – in Quezon City.

Iza Calzado
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (May 2008), Runner’s World (September 2010),
Esquire Philippines (November 2011), Breakfast (April-May 2012), and Rogue (July 2012).

1984 – Marian Rivera (full name Marian Gracia Rivera Alonso), actress and commercial model – in Madrid, Spain.

Marian Rivera
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (March 2009), Rogue (July 2009),
Speed (January-February 2010), and Bannawag (January 2, 2012).



1990 – Enzo Pineda (full name Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda), dancer and actor – in Quezon City.




Rebecca Romjin-Stamos on the cover of

Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 1999).

Picture Trivia

          Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (nee Rebecca Alie Kuizenga Stamos) was born in Berkeley, California (on November 6, 1972), but she is of Dutch lineage. Her father, Jaap Romjin is a furniture maker from Barneveld, the Netherlands, while her mother, Elizabeth Kuizenga, is an American of Dutch and English ancestry.
          Do you know that she appeared in a 1999 film as herself but uncredited? It was in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.  

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March 26



MARCH 26

Bannawag, March 26, 2012
On the Cover: Iza Calzado



SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang dibuho ni Alfredo Alcala para sa kuwentong “Ang Sinsel ni Pidong”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng CRAF Klasix Magasin (Marso 26, 1964).
na iginuhit naman ni Quico Redondo sa mga pangloob na pahina.



 

FACE OF THE PAST

Adam West as Batman (created ni Bob Kane) on the cover of 

TV Guide Magazine March 26-April 1, 1966 issue

Events that happened on March 26

1920 – The Philippine legislature passed Act No. 2921 adopting the official Philippine Flag.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 26:

1867 – Braulio Rivera, nationalist and member of the Katipunan – in Tondo, Manila (d. January 11, 1897)

1996 – Kathryn Bernardo (full name Kathryn Chandria M. Bernardo), actress – Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.

Kathryn Bernardo

on the cover of Bannawag December 19, 2011 issue.





Hugh Jackman as Gabriel van Helsing
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(March 26, 2004).

Picture Trivia

          Australian actor Hugh Jackman became known for his portrayals of such roles as the X-Man Wolverine (X-Men film series), Leopold, Duke of Albany (Kate & Leopold, 2001) and the monster hunter Gabriel van Helsing (Van Helsing, 2004).

          Do you know that in 2004 Jackman won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical? This was for his role in Broadway (2003-2004) as an Australian songwriter and performer, Peter Allen (1944-1992), in the hit musical The Boy from Oz.

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