November 27



NOVEMBER 27

Super Fantasy Komiks magasin Taon 1 Blg. 30, Nobyembre 27, 1987
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang ilustrasyon ni Mike Raymundo

 

Nobyembre 27 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 27, 1982, napagwagian ni Lydia de Vega ang gintong medalya sa 100-meter dash sa Asian Games sa New Delhi, India. Si de Vega ang itinuturing na pinakamabilis na mananakbong babae sa Asia noong 1980s.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Bob Crane (as Colonel Robert E. Hogan) and Cynthia Lynn (as Fraulein Helga)
of the popular television series Hogan’s Heroes,
on the cover of TV Guide (November 27 – December 3, 1965).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 27:

1911 – Fe del Mundo, pediatrician, first woman admiited to the Harvard Medical School, founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee (1977, for public service), and National Scientist (2010) – in Intramuros, Manila (d. August 6, 2011).


1916 – Fernando Poe Sr (birthname Allan Fernando Reyes Pou), actor, writer, film director and producer – in San Carlos City, Pangasinan (d. October 23, 1951). 

Si Fernando Poe Sr (kasama si Pacita Francisco) para sa pelikulang Kami ang Sugatan,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng magasin na Ilang-Ilang (Hunyo 22, 1950).

 

1932 – Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr, newspaperman, journalist, intelligence operative, and politician – in Concepcion, Tarlac (d. August 21, 1983). 

1947 – Ronaldo Valdez (real name Ronald James Gibbs), actor – in Manila.

1975 – Marlon Manalo, champion snooker and billiards player – in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.

1976 – Vinci Montaner (full name Francis Vincent Rosales Montaner), singer and stage actor – in Manila.


1977 – Andrea Marie del Rosario, actress, dancer, model and politician.

Andrea del Rosario

on the covers of Red (Vol. 2 No. 8), and Maxim Philippines (February 2007).



1986 – Steven Joseph Lao Silva, Portuguese-footballer, actor and singer – in Sacramento, California.





Angie Dickinson on the cover of
People Weekly (November 27, 1978).

Picture Trivia

          Many know Angie Dickinson as the actress who portrayed the role of Sergeant Suzanne “Pepper” Anderson in the 1970s television crime series Police Woman. Do you know that before this Dickinson had a sexually provocative role and bare her body in a 1974 film? The title of the film is Big Bad Mama, where she played the role of widow Wilma McClatchie opposite William Shatner and Tom Skerritt.
            It was also in 1974 when Dickinson appeared in an episode of Police Story. Her guest appearance in the series was so popular that she was given her own crime series, the ground-breaking Police Woman. This was the first successful “full hour television dramatic series” where the lead performer is a woman. The series lasted for four seasons (September 13, 1974 – March 29, 1978) and Dickinson was nominated three times for the Emmy Award and four times for the Golden Globe Award. She won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
         

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March 21




MARCH 21

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 308, Marso 21, 1959
Tampok ang katha at guhit ni Francisco V. Coching na “Berdugo”
 

  

Events that happened on March 21

1568 – Rajah Tupas of Cebu was baptized in honor of King Philip II of Spain.

1947 – The Joint United States Military Advisory Group (JUSMAG) was created as a result of the military cooperation agreement signed on this day. American advisers were placed in all branches of the Philippine armed forces. JUSMAG played a key role in suppressing the Huk rebellion in the 1950s.

1960 – Rufino J. Santos became the first cardinal of the Catholic church in the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 21:

1915 – Eliseo Pajaro, composer and recipient of the Republic Cultural Heritage Award – in Badoc, ilocos Norte.

1970 – Jaya (real name Maria Luisa Ramsay Kagahastian), singer, record producer and actress – in Manila.

1978 – Joyce Jimenez (real name Joyce Herrin Reintegrado), Filipino-American actress, model and entrepreneur – in Los Angeles, California, USA.




Joyce Jimenez
on the covers of MW (Vol. 1 No. 10), Mirror (May 2002), RED (March 2007) and FHM Philippines (July 2007)

 

1987 – Rocco Nacino (real name Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino), registered nurse and actor – in Baguio City, Benguet.

Rocco Nacino
on the cover of Men's Health Philippines (July 2011)


Ang “Jack en Jill” ni Mars Ravelo

 

Ang “Jack en Jill” ni Mars Ravelo sa taklob-pahina

ng Pilipino Komiks Blg 97, Marso 21, 1953.

          Ang nobelang-komiks na “Jack en Jill” ay isinulat ni Mars Ravelo at iginuhit ni Elpidio Torres sa Pilipino Komiks noong 1953. Ito ay itinuturing na isa sa pinakanakatutuwang serye sa kasaysayan ng komiks sa Pilipinas. Taong 1953 din nang isinapelikula ito ng Sampaguita Pictures sa ilalim ng direksiyon ni Mar S. Torres. Si Lolita Rodriguez ang gumanap na Luisa, si Rogelio dela Rosa bilang Gardo, si Horacio Morelos bilang Mang Ambo, si Etang Discher bilang Donya Teresita, at si Dolphy bilang Gorio.

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Marilyn DiMaggio on the cover
of Sunday Mirror (March 21, 1954).

Larawang Tribiya

          Marilyn Monroe (real name Norma Jeane Mortenson, 1926-1962) was married to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) on January 14, 1954, but the marriages lasted only for more than a year. They were divorced on October 1954.