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.

          This one will create goosebumps as you look at it. More than half a century apart, but the resemblance is extraordinary. Behold Marlene Dauden and Judy Ann Santos.

Marlene Dauden on the cover of Movie Confidential (August 1959)
and Judy Ann Santos on the cover of MOD (December 2012)

          Cristina Crisol and Carminia Villaroel were just a few years older than the other. They have the most beautiful faces; no one can compare to them during their prime. Both had sweet and alluring smiles. They may have taken a different path in their career, but their faces left unforgettable memories on the minds of those who witness them onscreen. One may even mingle the images and discover so many similarities in beauty.

Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Bagong Babae (August 6, 1985)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of The Youngster (March 1988)



Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Dalaga (July 1985)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of MOD (September 4, 2006)

Cristinal Crisol on the cover of Pic (October 1986)
and Carmina Villaroel on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (October 21, 1997)

          There are ladies with whom it’s hard to find a look-alike, because their beauty is quite unique. Chynna Ortaleza is an example. Yet, I still found one in the person of Miss Fort Ilocandia 2005, Abby Cruz.

Chynna Ortaleza on the cover of Pump Issue #1 (July 2005)

and Abby Cruz on the cover of MOD Summer Special (April 2005)

 

          Here again, the smiles give it all. Oh that sweetness and charm, and they come in twos. Wouldn’t you mistake Regine Tolentino and Coleen Garcia for mother and daughter, nay sisters.

Regine Tolentino on the cover of Savvy (October 6, 1997)
and Coleen Garcia on the cover of Bannawag (September 7, 2015)

          Recorded forever in the cover pages of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine, the sexy look-alikes of the late 1990s, Rita Magdalena and Glydel Mercado.

Rita Magdalena and Glydel Mercado
on the covers of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine (September 9 and November 11, 1997)



          Apreal Tolentino was on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz fourth issue three years and three months ahead of Iwa Moto’s cover appearance in UNO. What a resemblance, face, body and bumpers!

Apreal Tolentino on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (October 2004)
and Iwa Moto on the cover of UNO (January-February 2008)



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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.

          This is looking at Judy Ann Santos with a different perspective, that is the sensual and the sexy. And when you look at Piel Morena on the Sexy Movie Star cover page, not knowing this blog, you would probably mistake her for Juday.

Judy Ann Santos on the cover of MOD (December 25, 2006)
and Piel Morena on the cover of Sexy Movie Star Komiks Magazine (September 16, 1997)



          When you cut a Coca-cola bottle exactly in half from top to bottom, it’s like you created twins. Priscilla Almeda and Nini Jacinto, well, throw the sliced bottle away. Here you see the same anatomical features, eye brows, eyes, nose, philtrum, lips, chin, neck, breasts and body.

Priscilla Almeda on the cover of FHM Philippines (November 2011)
and Nini Jacinto on the cover of Seksi Love Beat (September 25, 1995)



          Here’s a three-way analogy between Dia Diamante, Angeline Quinto and Jessica Sanchez. Again, the facial features give the defining points.

Dia Diamante on the cover of Dalaga (August 1985),
Angeline Quinto on the cover of Flique (October 2012),
and Jessica Sanchez on the cover of Style Weekend (January 10, 2014)

          Julia Montes was still a little girl when Reina Elizabeth Escudero became MOD magazine’s 15th Anniversary cover girl, but their looks bare resemblance.

Julia Montes on the cover of Meg (May 2012)
and Reina Elizabeth Escudero on the cover of MOD (15th Anniversary issue, October 1999)

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A Second Rate Trying Hard Copycat

MOD Vol. 37 No. 1809, July 10, 2006
On the cover: Regine Tolentino

For someone who grew up reading Darna and Captain Barbell on komiks and had the privilege of being mentored in komiks script writing by the “Maestro of Komiks” himself, Mars Ravelo, I am bound by conscience to write this article after watching GMA-7’s Captain Barbell (2006). The title, “A Second Rate Trying Hard Copycat?” was not to degrade Captain Barbell but rather to call the attention of people concern with regards to blatant plagiarism.

Also in this MOD July 10, 2006 issue is the article “Body-Beautiful” (pp. 52-53), which is about the things that Hollywood actresses do to stay fit and sexy.

 

 

 

“Certainly the one that is doing wrong will receive back what he wrongly did, and there is no partiality.” – To the Colossians 3:25, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.

October 6



OCTOBER 6

Savvy Vol. 1 No. 15, October 6, 1997
On the Cover: Regine Tolentino

and Lady Diana Spencer (inset)

 

Oktubre 6 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 6, 1913, ang American statesman na si Francis Burton Harrison (1873-1957) ay hinirang at itinalaga ni Pangulong Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) upang maging kauna-unahang Democrat governor-general ng Pilipinas.

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 6:

1898 – Sergio Navarro Jr, playwright and poet – in San Fernando, Pampanga (d. March 12, 1972).

 

1935 – Charito Solis (real name Rosario Violeta Solis Hernandez), award-winning actress, in Tondo, Manila (d. January 9, 1998).

Charito Solis
on the cover of Darna Komiks (April 9, 1971).

 

1946 – Eddie Villanueva (full name Eduardo Cruz Villanueva), religious and political leader – in Bocaue, Bulacan.

1978 – Donald David Geisler, German-Filipino Taekwondo competitor.

 

Carly Simon on the cover of People Weekly
(October 6, 1980).

Picture Trivia

          American singer-songwriter Carly Simon has 13 Billboard Top 40 hits in her career including “You’re So Vain,” “Nobody Does It Better,” and “Coming Around Again.” Her song “Let the River Run” was the first ever to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for a song written and rendered by the same artist.

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September 8




SEPTEMBER 8



MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 940, September 8, 1989
On the Cover: Gladys May Fauni

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST 

Italian-American pro-wrestling champion, Bruno Sammartino,
on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (September 1980).

UNANG LABAS



Si Tracy Torres tampok sa harapang pabalat ng unang isyu ng 18  (December 2003).
Nasa likurang pabalat si Maye Tongco.

Ang 18 ay isang buwanang babasahing panglalaki na inilimbag ng Orange Crush Publishing at unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong September 2003. Ito ay pinatnugutan ni Eric L. Borromeo. Naglalaman ito ng mga seksing larawan ng mga artista at mga artikulong tugma sa panlasa at kaaliwan ng mga kalalakihan. Tampok sa unang isyu si Tracy Torres bilang cover girl at sa “Profile” article, si Juliana Palermo sa “Fantastic Female of the Month” article at ang “10 Most Fantasized Female Star” (mula Number 10 pataas sa Number 1): Assunta De Rossi, Rufa Mae Quinto, Hazel Cabrera, Halina Perez, Katya Santos, Joyce Jimenez, Andrea del Rosario, Maui Taylor, Aubrey Miles at Diana Zubiri.



Setyembre 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 8, 1935, idinaos ang kauna-unahang bolahan ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Officer para sa benepisyo ng Boys Scouts of the Philippines at ng Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 8:

1870 – Adriano Hernandez, musician, member of the malolos Congress, revolutionary general and director of the Bureau of Agriculture (d. February 16, 1925).

1892 – Natividad Almeda-Lopez, suffragist, juror, philanthropist and first woman justice in Asia (d. January 23, 1977)

1915 – Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez, writer, journalist, author, teacher and National Artist for Literature (1997) – in Romblon, Romblon (d. November 28, 1999).

1939 – Bernard Bonnin (full name Bernard Manuel Iglesia Zayco Bonnin), Filipino-Spanish actor – in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (d. November 21, 2009).

Bernard Bonnin with Lourdes Medel

on the cover of Bulaklak (January 8, 1964)

 

1957 – Liza Maza, social worker, political activist and congresswoman

1980 – Regine Tolentino Maristela, dancer, video jockey, actress and entrepreneur – in Irvine, California.

Regine Tolentino
on the covers of FHM Philippines (December 2004) and MOD (April 28, 2006)



1984 – Janus del Prado (full name John Mark Patrick Steve Jimenez del Prado), actor and comedian.

1996 – Krystal Reyes (full name Jolina Marie B. Reyes), actress – in Santa Maria, Bulacan.

 

Pigtails worn by a college student featured
on the cover of Life (September 8, 1941).

         Picture Trivia

          According to most standard dictionaries, a “pigtail” is “a single long braid of hair hanging at the back of the head.” Hair fashion style history, however, defined “pigtails” (plural) as a hair style with two braids hanging on both sides of the head just above the ears.”
          During ancient times in China, it is a tradition that unmarried girls fixed their hair on this manner, two braids on both sides of the head. After marriage, it becomes a single braid on the back of the head. The Chinese brought this tradition to the West, and was subsequently adopted by Western women.                             
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July 10



JULY 10

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 204, July 10. 1995
On the Cover: Jan Marini Alano

 

Personalities and celebrities born on July 10:

1928 – George Estregan (real name Emilio Marcelo Ejercito Jr), actor and film producer – in Manila (d. August 8, 1999).
1932 – Neile Adams (real name Ruby Neilam Salvador Adams), Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer – in Manila

1946 – Matutina (real name Evelyn Bontogon), actress and comedian – in caloocan City.

1958 – Marco Sison, singer and songwriter – in Manila.

1960 – Lean Alejandro (full name Leandro Legara Alejandro), political activist, street parliamentarian and founder of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, in San Juan, Manila (d. September 19, 1987).

Lean Alejandro
on the cover of the book Lean Alejandro: Magiting, Makamasa, Lider ng BAYAN
by Gregorio V. Bituin Jr.



1969 – Victoria “Vicky” Morales, newscaster, broadcast journalist and commercial endorser – in Manila.

Vicky Morales,
on the covers of Offcam (March-April 2009) and Moms Today (with sons Pippo and Leon, January-February 2010).

1983 – Douglas R. Kramer, Filipino-American professional basketball player – in Baguio City.

Regine Tolentino gracing the cover of
MOD July 10, 2006 issue.

Larawang Tribiya 

          Noong 2006, napagwagian ng fitness icon at dance diva na si Regine Tolentino (at ng kaniyang dance partner na si Greg Dimarucot) ang top prize sa National Dancesport Competition of the Philippines at sa First Intercollegiate Ballroom Dancing Competition (Special Event Dance).

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