November 5



NOVEMBER 5

Tagalog Klasiks Taon 1 Blg. 9, Nobyembre 5, 1949

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang isa sa mga “Kuwento ni Lola Basyang" ni Severino Reyes

na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

 

Nobyembre 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

                    

          Noong Nobyembre 5, 1944, (sa Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig) tatlong sunud-sunod na pagsugod ng mga eroplanong pandigma ng mga Amerikano ang nagpalubog sa heavy cruiser ng mga Hapon, ang Nachi, na nakahimpil malapit sa baybayin ng look ng Manila.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 5:

1883 – Francisco Buencamino, composer, music teacher and musical director – in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan (d. October 16, 1952).

1942 – Arturo F. "Turo" Valenzona, basketball player and coach.

1958 – Ronald Corveau (full name Ronald Maquilan Corveau, actor – in Manila.

1964 – Gabby Concepcion (full name Gabriel Arellano Concepcion), actor, director and businessman – in San Juan, Metro Manila.

Gabby Concepcion (with Pops Fernandez)

on the cover of Parade (July 14, 1982)

 

1986 – Diane Medina (full name Maria Patricia Dianne Perez Medina), actress – in Manila.

1988 – Enchong Dee (full name Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez Dee), swimmer, actor and model – in Naga City.

Enchong Dee
on the cover of Men’s Health Philippines (April 2012).

Marvel superhero Captain America (Chris Evans),
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(November 5, 2010).

Picture Trivia

          The fictional superhero Captain America was conceptualized by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. He first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), published by Timely Comics.
          It is the first Marvel Comics character to be seen in media outside comics with the release of the 1944 movie serial, Captain America. Both comics and movies were used as propaganda materials during World War II.
          Chris Evans who played Captain America in several films since 2011 earlier played another Marvel Comics character, the Human Torch, in the films Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
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July 17




JULY 17

Movie King Showbiz Magazine Vol. 5 No. 50, July 17, 1973
On the front cover: Gina Alajar and mike Bilbao
On the back cover: Movie ads for Mars Ravelo’s Dyesebel at the Mahiwagang Kabibe
starring Vilma Santos and directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza

Events that happened on July 17:

1892 – Jose Rizal was exiled to Dapitan upon the decree of Governor Eulogio Despujol.

1948 – Quezon City was designated as capital of the Philippines by virtue of Republic Act No. 333.

1959 – The 10th World Boy Scout Jamboree was held in Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna.

1967 – The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) opened as mandated by Republic Act No. 4196.

1984 – The first National Children’s Book Day (NCBD) was held.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 17:

1934 – Lucio C. Tan, Chinese-Filipino entrepreneur and business magnate – in Amoy, Fujian, China.

1954 –Elizabeth Oropesa (real name Elizabeth Freeman), actress – in Manila.

Elizabeth Oropesa
on the cover of Graphic Weekly (with Onelia Jose superimposed, September 15, 1971)
and TV Times (May 23-29, 1982).

 

Ang “MN” ni Pablo S. Gomez

Ang nobelang-komiks ni Pablo S. Gomez na “MN”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Pilipino Komiks
(Hulyo 17, 1954).

          Ang nobelang-komiks na “MN” na isinulat ni Pablo S. Gomez at iginuhit ni Fred Carillo ay sinubaybayan sa Pilipino Komiks mula Setyembre 26, 1953 hanggang Setyembre 11, 1954. Ang “MN” ay tatak na sumasagisag sa pangalang Marissa Navarro, isang malupit na hasiyendera na kinatatakutan ng mga nasasakupan nitong magsasaka. Hanggang nakatagpo siya ng katapat sa katauhan ni Armando, na nang lumaon ay kaniyang inibig. Ang malupit na pag-uugali ni Marissa ay bunsod ng kaniyang masamang karanasan sa kamay ng isang dating mangingibig – si Oscar.

          Isinapelikula ang MN ng Sampaguita Pictures noong 1954 sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Mar S. Torres. Si Carmen Rosales ang gumanap na Marissa habang si Cesar Ramirez ang gumanap na Armando. Ang iba pang pangunahing artista na kasama sa pelikula ay sina Alicia Vergel, Oscar Moreno, Panchito Alba, Aruray, Herminia Carranza, Bert Leroy Jr at Apolonia Aguilar.

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Ursula Andress on the cover of Parade
July 17, 1965 issue.

Picture Trivia

          Swiss actress and sex symbol Ursula Andress got the public’s attention in her role as Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film Dr. No (1963) starring Sean Connery. In this first film, Andress won the 1964 Golden Globe Award for “New Star of the Year.” She was cast in two more films in 1963: Fun in Acapulco starring Elvis Presley and 4 For Texas with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
          In 1965, Andress portrayed the role of Ayesha, the queen of the Amahaggar in the world of Kor, in the film She based on H. Rider Haggard’s novel of the same title. She made five more films in 1965: Once Before I Die, Nightmare in the Sun, Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine, What's New Pussycat? and The 10th Victim, where she played the role of Caroline Meredith opposite Marcello Mastroianni. 

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July 8



JULY 8

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 256, July 8, 1996
On the Cover: Jaclyn Jose

 

Events that happened on July 8:

1929 – Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945), the would-be founder of the Davis Cup of international tennis, replaced Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950) as governor-general of the Philippines. Stimson opposed the idea of giving independence to the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 8:

1932 – Joaquin Bernas Jesuit priest, lawyer and constitutionalist – in Baao, Camarines Sur.

1959 – Chat Silayan (real name Rosario Silayan), actress – in Manila (d. April 23, 2006).





Chat Silayan (with Connie Reyes on the inset)
on the cover of Parade Vol. 4 No. 8, July 21, 1982 issue.

 

1961 – Ces Oreña-Drilon (born Cecilia Victoria Oreña), award-winning broadcast journalist and newscaster – in Manila.

Newscaster Cecilia Victoria “Ces” Oreña-Drilon with her husband, painter Peter “Rock’ Drilon,
on the cover of Celebrity World February 19, 1996 issue.

1963 – William “Whilce” Portacio, Filipino-American comic book writer and artist, co-creator of the X-Men character Bishop, and co-founder of Image Comics – in Sangley Point, Cavite.

Whilce Portacio (with his original creation “Stone” on the background)
on the cover of Philippine Hobbyist No. 2, August 1999 issue.

 

Valentina

Ang supervillain na si Valentina,
katha ni Mars Ravelo,
na iginuhit ni Nestor P. Redondo
sa taklob-pahina ng Pilipino Komiks
Blg. 81 (Hulyo 8, 1950)

          Sa kasaysayan ng komiks sa Pilipinas, sino ang hindi makakakilala kay Valentina? Siya ang babaeng-ahas, ang unang kakaibang nilalang na nakalaban ni Darna (na nagsimula sa Pilipino Komiks Blg. 77, Mayo 13, 1950). Batay sa likhang nobela ni Mars Ravelo, si Valentina ay anak nina Miguel at Doray. Isa siyang nilalang na ang mga buhok sa ulo ay mga makamandag na ahas, katulad ng mythical gorgon na si Medusa. Naging masamang gabay niya si Kobra, isang nilalang na may ulo ng huklubang babae at katawan ng isang malaking sawa. Nauutusan ni Valentina ang lahat ng uri ng mga ahas, kaya tinatawag siya ni Kobra na “diyosa ng mga ahas.”

          Sa orihinal na komiks, siya ay kinatakutan at kinamuhian ng mga tao at ng tanging lalaking kaniyang minahal, si Edwardo. Ito ang nagbunsod sa kaniya sa kasamaan. Nagawa niya ring paslanging ang kaniyang mga magulang, at tinangka niyang lipulin ang mga tao at gawin ang buong daigdig na pugad ng mga ahas. Pinigilan siya ni Darna. Sa huli, isang malakas na lindol ang lumipol sa kaniyang mga kampon, at nang masukol siya ni Darna, siya ay nagpatiwakal, nagpatihulog sa bangin kung saan niya itinapon ang mga bangkay ng kaniyang mga magulang.

Ang ikalawang labas ng “Darna”
kung saan inilarawan ang kaniyang kapanganakan na nabasa
sa mga pahina ng Pilipino Komiks Blg. 78 (Mayo 27, 1950).

          Sa pinilakang-tabing, ang karakter na Valentina ay ginampanan ng mga sumusunod: Cristina Aragon (Darna, 1951), Celia Rodriguez (Lipad, Darna, Lipad! 1973), Pilar Pilapil (Darna, 1991) at Pilita Corales (Darna: Ang Pagbabalik, 1994). Sa television naman ay sina Alessandra de Rossi (2005) at Iwa Moto (2009-2010) ang mga gumanap sa papel na Valentina.
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Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier
(for the film The Prince and the Showgirl)
on the cover of Life July 8, 1957 issue.

Picture Trivia  


          Actor-director Laurence Olivier and Hollywood sex goddess Marilyn Monroe made a film together – The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Olivier admired and praised Monroe saying: “a brilliant comedienne, which to me means she is also an extremely skilled actress.” He, however, criticized Monroe’s drama coach, Paula Strasberg, for being worthless and a fake. Monroe’s portrayal of the showgirl name Elsie Marina was lauded especially in Europe, where she won the David Donatello, the Italian equivalent of the American Academy Award, and also the French Crystal Star Award.

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June 8





JUNE 8

Universal Komiks Magasin Blg. 235, Hunyo 8, 1973
Tampok sa harapang pabalat ang kuwentong “Mapagpalang mga Kamay”
at sa likurang pabalat ang pelikulang Lupang Hinirang.

Events that happened on June 8:

1625 – The Cagayan Revolt, led by Miguel Lanab, during which abusive Spanish missionaries were killed and a church was burned.

1854 – Governor-General Manuel Pavia ordered the fortification of Corregidor.

1987 – Former New Peoples Army leader Bernabe Buscayno, alias Kumander Dante, was ambused along Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 8:


1973 – Lexa Doig (full name Alexandra Lecciones Doig), Canadian-born Scottish-Filipino actress and commercial model – in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 



Ang “Prinsipe Ahmad” ni Alfredo Alcala

Ang "Prinsipe Ahmad" na kathang-isip ni
Alfredo P. Alcala na tampok sa taklob-pahina

ng Silangan Komiks Blg. 3 (Hunyo 8, 1950).

          Isa sa mga unang likhang-isip ni Alfredo P. Alcala ang “Prinsipe Ahmad, Anak ni Aladdin.” Natunghayan ito kasabay ng paglabas sa sirkulasyon ng Silangan Komiks noong Marso 16, 1950, sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Ben Cabaillo Jr.  Subalit hindi natapos ang kuwento sa pagtigil sa paglilimbag ng Silangan Publications ng kanilang komiks dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo at distribution network.

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Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch),

on the cover of Parade June 8, 2003 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Sumikat ang American actress na si Melissa Joan Hart sa kaniyang pagganap sa television series bilang Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Subalit alam niyo bang hindi na siya teenager nang gampanan niya ang papel na tumagal ng pitong seasons? Noong 1995 pumasok si Hart sa new York University, subalit hindi niya nagawang tapusin ang kursong kinuha niya nang alukin siyang gumanap sa title role ng 1996 TV movie na Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Halos 20-anyos na siya noon. Sinundan ito ng television series na may parehong pamagat na tumagal hanggang 2003. Noong namang July 19, 2003, nagpakasal siya sa musician na si Mark Wilkerson sa isang televised wedding. Matapos ito, siya rin ang nagbigay ng boses sa dalawang character – Aunt Hilda at Aunt Zelda – sa animation version ng Sabrina, kung saan ang nakababata niyang kapatid na si Emily Hart ang nagbigay boses sa Teenage Witch.

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June 5

 

 

JUNE 5


Time Vol. 155 No. 23, June 5, 2000
On the cover: Photographic illustration of “What ECSTASY Does to Your Brain”

UNANG LABAS

Ang Good Life Magazine ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong June 5, 1996. Ito ay inilimbag ng Bonum Publicum Inc., at naglalaman ng mga informative aricles tungkol sa mga iba’t-ibang paksa at personalidad. Subalit tumagal lamang ito ng walong buwan sa sirkulasyon. Sa unang labas, ito ay pinatnugutan ni Edwin P. Galvez. Siya ay hinalinhan ni Joanna D. Nicolas sa mga sumunod na isyu.

The first two issues of Good Life:

On the left, Vol. 1 No. 1, June 1996, cover photo is from the Department of Tourism.

On the right, Vol. 1 No. 2, July 1996, cover is an original painting of Hydie Dawn Almario.

Events that happened on June 5:

1754 – King Ferdinand VI issued a decree providing for the compulsory teaching of Spanish in all the schools in the Philippines.

1899 – General Antonio Luna and his aide-de-camp Colonel Francisco Roman were assassinated by General Emilio Aguinaldo’s bodyguards at Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

Hong Kong-born Hollywood actress Nancy Kwan
on the cover of Parade (June 5, 1960).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on June 5:

1982 – Baron Geisler (full name Baron Frederick von Geisler), actor – in Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga.

1989 – Megumi Nakajima, Japanese-Filipino singer and voice actress – in Ibaraki Prefecture, Kanto, Honshu, Japan.

 

Hedy Lamarr on the cover of Look (June 5, 1951).

Larawang Tribiya

         Isa sa mga tinaguriang pinakamagandang bituin ng MGM “Golden Age” ay ang Austrian-born Hollywood actress na si Hedy Lamarr (tunay na pangalan Hedwig Eva Maria Lichtwitz Kiesler, 1913-2000). Narating niya ang tugatog ng kasikatan sa pagganap bilang Delilah sa pelikula ni Cecil B. DeMille na Samson and Delilah, ang highest-grossing film ng 1949.

          Noong 1951, napangasawa ni Lamarr ang nightclub owner, restaurateur, at dating bandleader na si Ernest “Ted” Stauffer (1909–1991). Nang taon ding iyon nakatambal niya ang komedyanteng si Bob Hope sa pelikulang My Favorite Spy.

          Isa pang hindi malilimutang pagganap ni Lamarr ay bilang Joan of Arc sa epiko ni Irwin Allen na The Story of Mankind (1957).

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February 11

FEBRUARY 11

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 20 No. 40, February 11, 1997
On the cover: Claudine Barretto and Diether Ocampo

Events that happened on February 11

1949 – The Philippine Jaycees, a civic organization composed of young professionals aged 18 to 40, was organized after a three-day convention in Manila.

1987 – The 1986 Constitution took effect. It replaced the 1973 constitution.

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Hiwaga Komiks (Pebrero 11, 1967)

ang kathang nobela nina Francisco V. Coching at Federico C. Javinal
na “Ang Limbas at ang Lawin”

Personalities and celebrities born on February 11:

1860 – Vicente Lukban, revolutionary leader and politician – in Labo, Camarines Norte. (d. November 16, 1916)

1861 – Severino Reyes, playwright, short story writer, editor and creator of “Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang” – in Sta. Cruz, Manila. (d. September 15, 1942)

1913 – Lucio San Pedro, composer and National Artist for Music (1991) – in Angono, Rizal. (March 31, 2002)



1964 – Jackie Lou Blanco (full name Jacqueline Lourdes Blanco Davao), actress.

Jackie Lou Blanco
on the cover of Love Story Illustrated Weekly
(February 14, 1983).

1976 – Jao Mapa (Jose Vicente P. Mapa III), actor and model– in Manila.

Jao Mapa (with Ruth Barnett)

on the cover of Celebrity World (February 20, 1995)



1989 – Lovi Poe (full name Lourdes Virginia Moran Poe), actress, singer and model – in Quezon City.



Lovi Poe
on the covers of Chalk (November 2010), Cosmopolitan Philippines (March 2011),
Sense & Style (June 2011), and Rogue (July 2011).

 

Brigitte Bardot on the cover of
Parade (January 11, 1959)

Picture Trivia

          French actress Brigitte Bardot was one of the “Sex Symbol” of the 1950s and 1960s, who gained international fame after starring in the controversial film And God Created Woman (1957). Bardot was the subject of the 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, by Simone de Beauvoir, which described her as the “locomotive of women’s history” and in existentialist themes declared her the “first and most liberated woman of post-war France.”

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