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.

 

          Let us start with the “not so obvious.” When you look at the two successive MOD covers (October and November 2012), you would think Bea Alonzo and Marian Rivera are sisters. Look at the facial features, especially the eyes and lips. And I considered these “not so obvious.”

Bea Alonzo and Marian Rivera
on the covers of MOD (October and November 2012)

          Here are two more MOD cover pages exactly eight months apart, where you might think of experiencing déjà vu with Angel Aquino (MOD Filipina, June 19, 1992) and Josephine Velasquez (MOD, February 19, 1993). As you look on their lips, it’s like two succeeding frames in a screen shot.

Angel Aquino on the cover of MOD Filipina (June 19, 1992)
and Josephine Velasquez on the cover of MOD (February 19, 1993)

          Maybe it’s just my imagination playing wild. Maybe it’s just a freak combination of photographic effects. Whether one admit it or not, for this particular comparison, Eula Valdez is a look-alike of Natassa Kinski. Pouting lips and all.

Eula Valdez on the cover of FHM Philippines (May 2006)
and Natassa Kinski on the cover of Time (May 2, 1983)



 

          This one is not new. Many may have already noticed that Rufa Mae Quinto looks very much like Jessa Zaragoza, but it’s still fun to behold in this two covers of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine.

Rufa May Quinto and Jessa Zaragoza
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine (September 30 and October 28, 1997)



          Ah now this is just about nearly perfect. Maricar Reyes on the cover of Maven and Arci Muñoz on the cover of Bannawag. Don’t blink and tell me if they don’t look very much like the same lady.

Maricar Reyes on the cover of Maven (September-October 2011)
and Arci Muñoz on the cover of Bannawag (March 14, 2016)



          Wide-brimmed dimpled smiles bring out the best in cover girls. You can see apparent similarities with the way ladies give their smiles. Just look at Agot Isidro and Audrey Tan.

Agot Isidro on the cover of Women’s Health (July 2010)
and Audrey Tan on the cover of MOD Bridal Special (June 2001)



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All About Coffee

MOD Vol. 43 No. 1899, November 2012
On the cover: Marian Rivera

Most of the things you may want to know about coffee, you can read on this article, “All About Coffee.”

Also in this MOD November 2012 issue, is my article about the Capiz (Kapis) shell or windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta).

“Afterward I will pour out my spirit on everyone; your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions. At that time I will pour out my spirit even on servants, both men and women.” – The Book of Joel 2:28-29, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

 

Captain Barbell: The Real Origin of a Pinoy Superhero

MOD, July 2011

On the front cover: Marian Rivera

On the back cover: Louise delos Reyes for the Particles print ad

The second article I wrote about Mars Ravelo’s “Captain Barbell” for MOD magazine. This time it’s about “The Real Origin of the Pinoy Superhero” as told by its creator Mars Ravelo in my 1985 interview with him, still unpublished until this article.

“Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.” – Proverbs 22:3, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

Dagdag Kaalaman: Ang Salitang "Sinta"

The Daily Sun, Vol. 01 No. 12, Marso 12, 2013
Nasa bungad-pahina ang headline na “Suplay ng Bigas Titiyaking Sapat”
na isinulat ni Jipper San Diego.
Tampok din ang mga larawan nina
Marian Rivera, Angel Locsin, Yeng Constantino at Vic Sotto.

Ang “Dagdag Kaalaman” ay aking kolum sa pahayagang tabloid, The Daily Sun, na nagsimula noong Pebrero 27, 2013. Ito ay naglalaman ng mga kawili-wiling mga kaalaman at trivia sa iba’t-ibang larangan. Tampok sa isyu na ito (Marso 12, 2013) ang salitang “Sinta” (p. 10).

“O pagsintang labis ang kapangyarihan....! Pag ikaw ang nasok sa puso ninoman, hahamaking lahat masunod ka lamang.” – Ika-80 saknong ng epiko ni Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar (1788-1862) na Florante at Laura.


“Kay ganda mo, aking mahal; kay ganda mo, aking sinta,
          Sa akin ay nagdudulot ka ng galak at ligaya.
Kay hinhin ng iyong kilos tulad ng punong palmera,
          Ang dibdib mong ubod yaman ay tulad sa buwig niya.
Puno niya’y aakyatin upang bunga ay pitasin.
Sa tingin ko ang dibdib mo’y buwig ng ubas ang kahambing,
          Hininga mo ay mabango, mansanas nga ang katuring.
Ang tamis ng iyong labi ay katulad ng inumin,
          Dahan-dahang tumatalab habang ito’y sinisimsim.”
          – Awit ni Solomon, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular 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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