ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED 

 

          The magazine covers featured in this series are quite unique. The title explains it all, you’ll see beautiful Filipina celebrities on the covers of magazines quite naked but exposing no private parts. Browse through the covers and let the atoms of your imaginations do the rest.

Janice Jurado

Exotic! Euphoric! Erotic!

Janice Jurado
on the cover of Boobs at Keps No. 3, March 1990.

 

Rosanna Roces

Tattooed angel with crystal wings on a white-silken bed. Hmmm....

Rosanna Roces
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. Vol. 21 No. 9, June 24, 1997.

 

Rufa Mae Quinto

Balloons! Balloons! Take away those balloons!

Rufa Mae Quinto
on the cover of Sexy Movie Stars Vol. 1 No. 7, September 30, 1997.

 

Nina Lopez

The more beautiful flowers are hidden.

Nina Lopez
on the cover of 10 Vol. 2 No. 13, October 2002.

 

Assunta de Rossi

What’s behind those white feathers? It doesn’t matter. Dressed or naked, she’s a one-of-a-kind beauty.

Assunta de Rossi
on the cover of 10 Vol. 2 No. 14, December 2002.

 

Alma Soriano

The sweetest of flowers needed to be picked.

Alma Soriano
on the cover of 10 Vol. 2 No. 17, May 2003.

 

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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.

 

          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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June 11



JUNE 11 


Mr. & Ms. Vol. 26 No. 7 (Special Bridal Issue), June 11, 2002
On the cover: PBA import player Rudy Hatfield and actress Rufa Mae Quinto

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

Model and actress Alaine Brandes (1922-2010) a.k.a Rebel Randall,
on the cover of Pic June 11, 1940 issue.

Events that happened on June 11:

1594 – King Philip II recognized the right s and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains paving the way for the stabilization of the Principalia, the elite ruling class of native nobility in the Philippines.

1898 – Julian Felipe presented to general Emilio Aguinaldo the composer draft of the Philippine national Anthem.

1973 – The development Academy of the Philippines was established.

1978 – The BLISS (Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services), a government-sponsored housing program, was inaugurated

– The Kalayaan Islands were proclaimed part of Palawan province.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 11:

1969 – Jove Francisco, television journalist and newscaster

On the left, TV5’s Jove Francisco during a live discussion on Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment. On the right, Jove Francisco (4th from left) together with nine of the original 10 First T.E.N. members.

1970 – Pinky Webb (full name Joanna Marie Pagaspas Webb), journalist and newscaster.

1987 – Kean Cipriano (full name Kean Edward Uson Cipriano), singer, composer, actor and vocalist of the pop-rock band Callalily – in Pasig City.

1993 – Mark Anthony Barriga, boxer.

 

Mga Pinoy Batman

          Sa Pilipinas, ang unang aktor na gumanap bilang Batman ay si Bob Soler, sa pelikulang Alyas Batman en Robin (1965). Sinundan ito ni Dolphy sa James Batman (1966), Jing Abalos sa Batman Fights Dracula (1967), at Victor Wood sa Fight Batman Fight (1973). Gumanap din si Joey de Leon bilang Batman sa 1997 version ng Alyas Batman en Robin.

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Film ads for D’Lanor’s Alyas Batman and Robin

starring Bob Soler as Batman and Lou Salvador Jr as Robin, and directed by Paquito Toledo.



Batman (played by Christian Bale) on the
Cover of TV Star Guide June 2005 issue.

Picture Trivia

          The superhero character Batman (secret identity of Bruce Wayne) was created by Bob Kane in May 1939. Kane was inspired by a drawing of Leonardo da Vinci’s bat-wing machine, which can be attached to a person’s back that will enable him to fly. When Kane saw a re-run of the film The Mark of Zorro (1920), starring Douglas Fairbank. The character Zorro (created by Johnston McCulley) gave him the idea on how to create Batman’s character. The mask of the original Batman, on the other hand, was similar to the costume worn by a stylish killer in the film The Bat Whispers (1931). Batman first appeared on Detective Comics #27 before it had its own comics title.

          Before the popular Batman TV series of the 1960s starring Adam West, the character was first heard on radio, voiced by Stacy Harris, and had a movie, The Batman (1943), starring Lewis Wilson.  Robert Lowery played the character in Batman and Robin (1949). Adam West also played Batman on the big screen in Batman and the Fearsome Foursomes (1966).

          Batman portrayers include Michael Keaton in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995), George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997), and Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008).

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May 28



MAY 28

Tempo, May 28, 1957
On the cover: Gloria Marshall
 

 

Events that happened on May 28:

1763 – Diego Silang, the leader of the Ilocos rebellion against Spain, was assassinated by Miguel Vicos in Ilocos Sur on orders of the friars.

1898 – General Emilio Aguinaldo was victorious against the Spanish forces in Alapan, Imus, Cavite. The Philippine flag sewn in Hongkong by Marcela Marino de Agoncillo with the help of her daughter Lorenza and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad (a niece of Dr. Jose Rizal), and brought home by Aguinaldo, was first displayed in battle and hoisted in victory.

1977 – Pres. Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1143, instituting the technical descriptions of the Philippine Archipelago making the Philippine Islands into two parcels with Binondo Church as the tie point.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 28:

1863 – Justo Lukban, physician, delegate to the Malolos Congress and Mayor of Manila (d. September 2, 1927).

1870 – Maximino Hizon, revolutionary general – in Mexico, Pampanga (d. September 1, 1901)

1896 – Cesar Bengson, social scientist, jurist, ninth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (April 28, 1961 – May 29, 1966), and member of the International Court of Justice – in Camiling, Tarlac (d. September 5, 1991).

1964 – Zsa Zsa Padilla (Full name Esperanza Padilla), singer and actress – in Manila.

Zsa Zsa Padilla
on the covers of Health Today (October 2006) and
 Marie Claire Philippines (December 2006).


1978 – Rufa Mae Quinto, actress-comedienne, television host and model – in Manila.

Rufa Mae Quinto
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars Komiks Magazine (September 30, 1997) and
 FHM Philippines (January-February 2001).

 

1982 – Desiree del Valle (full name Desiree Lois del Valle Dunham, Filipino-American actress.

Desiree del Valle
on the cover of MOD (November 25, 2005)





The original Charlie’s Angels
Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jacklyn Smith,
on the cover of Photoplay Film Monthly
(May 1977).

Picture Trivia

          The actresses who portrayed the original Charlie’s Angel on the television series were Farrah Fawcett (as Jill Munroe), Kate Jackson (as Sabrina Duncan) at Jaclyn Smith (as Kelly Garrett). The series was conceptualized by Australian screenwriter Ivan Goff (1910-1999) and American film-television writer Benjamin Eisenberg Roberts (1916-1984). It became an instant hit and owned the Number 1 spot on the ratings on its first season (1976-1977).           Do you know which actor is behind the original voice of “Charlie?” It’s Hollywood actor John Forsythe (1918-2010).

 

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