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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August 19

AUGUST 19


Pilipino Komiks Taon 16 Blg. 442, Agosto 19, 1965
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Mars Ravelo na “Kiti-Kiti”
na iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez.

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang Philippine Free Press, isang lingguhang magasin sa wikang English, ay itinatag ng isang Amerikanong hukom na nagngangalang W. A. Kincaid. noong 1906. Sinasabing nabili ito ni Robert McCCulloch Dick (1873-1961) sa halagang isang piso. Muling sinimulan ni McCulloch-Dick ang paglilimbag ng mgazine noong noong Agosto 19, 1908. Sa ikalawang isyu ng magazine na ito (August 26, 1908) unang lumabas ang caricature ni "Juan de La Cruz," na sinasabing sumasagisag sa katauhan ng isang Filipino.  Madaling naubos ang puhunan ni McCulloch-Dick na 8,000 piso, subalit bago nabangkarote ang Philippine Free Press, kinuha niya si Theo S. Rogers na maging business managers.  Ang babasahing ito ay naging isang popular political magazine sa Pilipinas matapos ang World War II.

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Sexy Movie Stars komiks magasin Blg. 1
na lumabas sa noong Agosto 19, 1997.
Tampok si Rosanna Roces bilang
ang una nitong cover girl.

Ang Sexy (Movie) Stars ay isang komiks magazine na unang inilabas sa sirkulasyon ng Atlas Publishing Co., Inc. noong Agosto 19, 1997, sa ilalim ng pamamatnugot ni Antonio S. Tenorio. Ayon na rin sa pagkakapahayag sa mga taklob-pahina nito, ang babasahin ay sinasabing may temang “seksi pero hindi bold.” Ang unang limang cover girls nito ay sina Rosanna Roces, Amanda Page, Ina Raymundo, Rita Magdalena at Ana Capri.

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Agosto 19 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Ang Dansalan (sa lalawigan ng Lanao del Norte) ay idineklarang isang siyudad (city) noong Agosto 19, 1940, sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 592. Noong 1956, ang pangalang Dansalan ay pinalitan ng Marawi City sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 1552. Sa Marawi City matatagpuan ang main campus ng Mindanao State University.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 19:

1831 – Mariano Alvarez, school teacher, revolutionary general and Katipunan officer – in Noveleta, Cavite (d. August 25, 1924).

1841 – Luis Yangco, nationalist businessman and philanthropist – in Bacoor, Cavite (d. October 16, 1907). 
1878 – Manuel Luis Quezon, statesman and first president of the Philippine Commonwealth – in Baler, Tayabas (now Aurora) (d. August 1, 1944).



President Manuel Luis Quezon on the covers of
Time Vol. XXVI No. 22 (November 25, 1935)
and 1898 Vol. II No. 15 (August 1998)

1902 – Jose Benedicto Luna Reyes, associate justice of the Supreme Courts – in Manila (d. December 27, 1994).

1959 – Maria Isabel Lopez, beauty pageant titlist, model and actress – in Cagayan de Oro City.

1998 – Ella Guevarra (full name Janella Denise Yuson Guevarra), actress – in Quezon City.




Si Maricar Reyes tampok sa taklob-pahina
ng Metro (August 2009)

Larawang Tribiya

          Noong 2009, unang namalas ng madla ang kariktan ni Maricar Reyes sa variety show na ASAP, kung saan ipinakilala siya bilang bagong talent ng Star Magic. Sumunod ay nakasama siya sa pelikulang And I Love You So na pinagbidahan nina Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby at Derek Ramsay at kung saan naging nominado siya sa Star Awards “New Movie Actress of the Year.”

          Nang sumunod na taon, siya ay kasama sa supporting cast ng Angel Locsin-John Lloyd Cruuz TV series na Imortal kung saan ginampanan niya ang papel bilang Samantha Imperial, ang anak ng pinuno ng mga bampira.

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June 20



JUNE 20

Hiwaga Komiks, Taon 1 Blg. 19, Hunyo 20, 1951
Nasa taklob-pahina ang tapusang kuwentong “Ang Mananahi” ni Pablo S. Gomez

Events that happened on June 20:

1898 – The La Libertad, the first newspaper of the Philippine Revolution, was published by Clemente Z. Zulueta. It was later suspended by Emilio Aguinaldo for failure to have a publication license.

1947 – Lipa (in Batangas) and Dagupan (in Pangasinan) were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act Nos. 162 and 170 respectively.

1952 – Tacloban (capital of Leyte) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 460.

1957 – The Anti-Subversion Law (Republic Act No. 1700) took effect.

1959 – Cotobato (in North Cotobato) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 2364.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 20:

1887 – Jose Maria Salcedo Delgado, first Philippine ambassador to Vatican – in Malolos Bulacan (d. December 27, 1978).

1920 – Demetria “Metring” David, actress and comedienne (d. October 7, 2010).

1940 – Arturo Tiongson Enrile, AFP Chief of Staff and Secretary of Transportation and Communication (1997-1998) – in Lucena City (d. January 14, 1998).

1984 – Maricar Reyes (full name Maricar Concepcio Pozon Reyes), physisican, actress, model and product endorser – in Cagayan de Oro City.

Maricar Reyes on the covers of Metro (August 2009), Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 2010),
Blush (August 2011), and Maven (October 2010).

 

1985 – Camille Prats (full name Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats), actress –.in Pampanga

Camille Prats on the cover of
True Horroscope Stories February 6, 2004 issue

 

Demi Moore, as rogue angel Madison Lee, and

Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Camron Diaz

as the new Charlie’s Angels Dylan Sanders,

Alex Munday and Natalie Cook in the film

Charlie’s Angel 2: Full Throttle, on the cover
of Entertainment Weekly June 20 2003 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang Charlie’s Angel 2: Full Throttle (2003) ay sequel sa Charlie’s Angel (2000) na nagtampok kina Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz at Lucy Liu bilang ang mga “angel” detectives na sina Dylan Sanders, Natalie Cook at Alex Munday. Sa sequel na ito gumanap na kontrabida si Demi Moore bilang ang dating “angel” na si Madison Lee na naging masama.

          Noong 2005, ang pelikulang ito ang naging kauna-unahang ginawa sa “Blu-Ray” video format.

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