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.

          In the next three comparisons, one needs added imagination. For there are similarities that cannot be seen in a single glance. For instance, I often play in my imagination the faces of Cindy Kurleto and Liv Tyler, and in many instances, they seem to look alike. Trish Loyola has her own unique beauty, but an angle or two and she would have an aura like that of Tetchie Agbayani. The same with Tracy Torres, and the late Claudia Zobel, eyes, nose, smiles, and sexy bodies.

Cindy Kurleto on the cover of FHM Philippines (April 2004)
and Liv Tyler on the cover of Interview (April 1999)
 



Tetchie Agbayani on the cover of People Magazine (July 25, 1982)
and Trish Loyola on the cover of 18 (December 2003)

Claudia Zobel on the cover of Sports World (November 12-18, 1983)
and Tracy Torres on the cover of 18 (September 2003)

          What do Solenn Heussaff and Maggie Quigley have in common? The quick answers would be that they’re both actresses, have tattoos, and real hardcore femme fatale. Now look at the following cover pages and wonder.

Solenn Heussaff on the cover of Bannawag (April 11, 2016)
and Maggie Quigley on the cover of Aventura (December 2012)



Solenn Heussaff on the cover of UNO (October 2010)
and Maggie Quigley on the cover of Style (October 2003)



          This one is another ringer. I initially thought it was Lea Salonga on both covers because of her name in the Palmolive Soap print ad at the right bottom corner. I bet nine out of 10 people will make the same mistake.

Lea Salonga on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (December 19, 2000)
and Tricia Miller on the cover of MOD Filipina (February 16, 1990)

          Hollywood and Europe may have a Sophia Loren, but the Philippines has its own version of such exotic beauty in the person of Sofia Moran.

Sofia Moran on the cover of Pogi Magazine for Men (July 10, 1969)
and Sophia Loren on the cover of Life (August 22, 1955)

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April 27



April 27

Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 250, Abril 27, 1960
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Nakausap Ko ang Diyos”
na isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo at iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

 

Events that happened on April 27

1521 – The Battle of Mactan, where the native Filipinos led by Lapu-Lapu (1491-1547) drove away the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). Lapu-Lapu’s men speared to death the retreating Magellan off the shore of Mactan Island.

1565 – Miguel Lopez de Legaspi’s expedition from Mexico arrived in Cebu.

1972 – The National Artist Award was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Proclamation No. 1001. The award was created to honor Filipino artists in different fields.

1973 – The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), an association of owners and managers of more than 300 radio and television stations in the Philippines, was organized to improve the quality of broadcasting and set a standard for responsible and wholesome programs.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 27:

1887 – Toribio Teodoro, entreprenuer and founder of the “Ang Tibay” shoe factory – in Matang Tubig (now Grace Park) Caloocan City (d. August 30, 1965).

1980 – Shalani Soledad (full name Shalani Carla San Ramon Soledad), city councilor and television host – in Higmotoc Island, Catanduanes. 

Shalani Soledad on the cover of
Candy May 2011 issue

 

1990 – Jackie Rice (full name Jacqueline Sobreo Rice), American-Filipino actress and model – in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

Jackie Rice
on the covers of Maxim Philippines (July2009), Speed (December 2009)

and FHM Philippines (July2012)



Actress-model Liv Tyler, on the cover of Interview
April 1999 issue for which she was interviewed by

actress Drew Barrymore.

Larawang Tribiya

         Ang Hollywood actress at model na si Liv Tyler ay kilalang anak ng lead singer ng Aerosmith at American Idol host na si Steven Tyler sa model, singer at dating Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974) na si Bebe Buell. Subalit alam niyo bang sa simula ay inilihim ito ng kaniyang ina? Nang ipanganak si Liv Tyler noong July 1, 1977, sinabi ng kaniyang ina na ang rock star na si Todd Rundgren ang ama ng bata. Kaya Liv Rundgren ang nakatalang pangalan sa birth certificate niya. Ito ay ginawa umano ni Buell upang ilayo si Liv sa tunay niyang ama na noo’y isang talamak na drug addict. Subalit noong walong taong gulang si Liv, napansin ni Steven Tyler ang malapit na pagkakahawig ng mukha ng bata sa kaniyang anak sa modelong si Cyrinda Foxe na si Mia. Nabunyag na si Steven Tyler ang ama ni Liv noong 1991 nang hilingin niyang palitan ang kaniyang apelyido.

          Kilala si Liv Tyler sa pagganap bilang Lucy Harmon, isang inosenteng teenager na nagtungo sa Italy na desididong mapigtal na ang kaniyang pagkabirhen (sa pelikulang Stealing Beauty, 1996); bilang ang elf maiden na si Arwen Undomiel (Lord of the Rings trilogy, 2001-2003); at bilang Dr. Betty Ross, ang babaeng iniibig ni Bruce Banner a.k.a. The Incredible Hulk (2008).

          Sa pelikulang Armageddon (1998) kung saan gumanap siya bilang anak ni Bruce Willis at kasintahan ni Ben Affleck, ang Aerosmith ang umawit ng mga kanta sa nasabing pelikula, kabilang ang “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” at “What Kind of Love Are You On.”

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