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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October 12



OCTOBER 12

Super Fantasy Komiks Taon 3 Blg. 185, Oktubre 12, 1980
Tampok sa takob-pahina ang isang ilustrasyon sa daigdig ng mga taong-lobo,
na iginuhit ni Renn Maglalang.

 

Oktubre 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 12, 1936, ang Zamboanga (sa Zamboanga del Sur) ay idineklarang isa ng lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act No. 39.

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          Ang Quezon City ay nalikha sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act No. 502 noong Oktubre 12, 1939. Dating naging kabisera ng Pilipinas ang lungsod ng Quezon (1948-1976).

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 12:

1868 – Mariano Closas Trias, revolutionary leader and the Philippines first Vice-President – in San Francisco de Malabon (now Heneral Trias), Cavite (d. February 22, 1914)

1912 – Rafael “Liling” R. Roces Jr, journalist and war hero (d. August 28, 1944).

1928 – Apeng Daldal (real name Serafin Maniego Gabriel), actor-comedian – in San Luis, Pampanga (d. February 9, 1992).

Apeng Daldal
on the cover of Apeng Daldal Komiks Magazine (August 27, 1965).

1948 – Pilar Pilapil (full name Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil), beauty queen and actress – in Liloan, Cebu.

Pilar Pilapil on the cover of Graphic October 4, 1967 issue (left)
and Ginoo Fortnightly August 14, 1975 issue (right).

 

1977 – Dorian Alan Peña, Filipino-American basketball player – in Cheverly, Maryland.

1983 – Saicy Abucejo Aguila, dance instructor – in Iloilo City.




Natalie Wood on the cover of
Motion Picture (October 1962).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that Hollywood actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981) is a Russian? Her real name is Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko.
          She was twice married to actor Robert Wagner. The first was on December 28, 1957, which lasted less than four years. They separated on June 1961 and divorced on April 1962. Wood then married British producer Richard Gregson, but it lasted only two years. Wood and Wagner crossed path anew in 1972, and they married for the second time on July 16, 1972, and were together until Wood passed away on November 29, 1981.

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