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.

          Sometimes, the right posture, the instance of smile, the aura of the eyes, the twitch of the dimples, the correct angle, blend together and the camera can capture conjunctions between two entirely different images, but are set aside until someone discovers them. Here, if we do not know them, Angel Locsin could be mistaken as Lovi Poe’s sister, vice versa.

Angel Locsin and Lovi Poe
on the covers of Bannawag (February 8, 2016 and January 9, 2012)



          Next is a similarity already known, Angel Locsin and Glaiza de Castro. The latter, if I’m not mistaken, used to play Locsin’s double when she was still with GMA 7. Though, the angle of the camera and facial mood still need to be aligned to produced a believable look-alike.

Angel Locsin on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines (December 2012)
and Glaiza de Castro on the cover of Spotted Philippines (September 2015)



          Is it possible to string up a chain of look-alikes? Let’s start with Angel Locsin. Her face is quite uniquely beautiful, but again with the right facial angle and posture, Andi Eigenmann can be a perfect look-alike.

Angle Locsin on the cover of FHM Philippines (May 2010)
and Andi Eigenmann on the cover of Speed (October 2010)



          Next we connect Andi Eigenmann with Michelle Madrigal with a gaze and slightly daring lips. Ohh la la!

Andi Eigenmann on the cover of MOD (August 2011)
and Michelle Madrigal on the cover of Maxim Philippines (December 2006)

          Changing the dare into a melancholic tease would connect Michelle Madrigal with Nikki Gil. Subtle but enough.

Michelle Madrigal on the cover of FHM Philippines (April 2011)
and Nikki Gil on the cover of Manual (August 2008)

          A wide grin smiles and slight show of skin will connect Nikki Gil with Toni Gonzaga. Believe it or not!

Nikki Gil on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines (December 2013)
and Toni Gonzaga on the cover of Women’s Health Philippines (July 2012)



          In awe, indeed. Toni Gonzaga connects with Georgina Wilson with such a simple nod of the head.

Toni Gonzaga on the cover of Preview (April 2011)
and Georgina Wilson on the cover of Bannawag (November 12, 2012)



          Ah, we’ve managed to make a “look-alike” connection between ladies who couldn’t have possibly have been look-alikes, and a string at that. The wonders of magazine covers. For the perfect finale, Georgina Wilson connects with Katrina Law with an anxious look.

Georgina Wilson on the cover of Maven (May-June 2011)
and Katrina Law of the cover of Fine (March 2017)



 

<PREVIOUS                                                                                                 NEXT>

Hollywood Money Matters

MOD Vol. 37 No. 1815, August 28, 2006

On the cover: Toni and Cathy (Alex) Gonzaga

More trivia about “Hollywood” celebrities, this time regarding “Money Matters.”

“The love of money is the root of all of evil, and in pursuit of it some have wandered from the faith and spiked themselves on many a painful thorn.” – The First Letter of Paul to Timothy 6:10, The Revised English Bible.

Flashback: Tsunami Survivor Jet Li Leads Relief Concert

MOD magazine Vol. 37 No. 1745, April 1, 2005
On the cover: Toni Gonzaga

After the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami generated by the megathrust Magnitude 9.0 Indonesian earthquake (December 26, 2004), I heard from the news that Jet Li survived the disaster. He was vacationing in the Maldives with his family when the deadliest tsunami on record hit. I started googling about it and wrote a short article for MOD. It took a while but it was published two and a half months after.

“And above all these things, put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” Paul Epistle to the Colossians 5:14, King James Bible.

August 28



AUGUST 28

Espesyal Komiks Taon 3 Blg. 232, Agosto 28, 1961
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks na “Nawaglit na Langit”
na isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

Agosto 28 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 28, 1901, itinatag ni Pascual H. Poblete ang Partido Nacionalista (Nationalist Party). Ang una nitong layunin ay hingin ang kasarinlan ng Pilipinas mula sa mga mananakop na Amerikano.

                                                          o     O     o

          Sa panahon ng rehimeng Cory Aquino, Agosto 28, 1987, nang pangunahan ni Lt. Colonel Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan ang mga opisyal at sundalo ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas na dismayado sa panunungkulan ni Aquino sa isang armadong pag-aaklas o coup d’etat.

                                                          o     O     o

Personalities and celebrities born on August 28:

1844 – Agustine de la Rosa, propagandist, founder of Masonry in the Philippines and leader of the Union Espiritista de Filipinas – in Paco, Manila (d. June 2, 1918).

1851 – Nazaria Lagos, revolutionary worker and remembered as the person who secured the cloth to be sewn as the first Philippine flag – in Barunggan (now Jaguimit), Dueñas, Iloilo (d. January 27, 1945).

1873 – Jose Torres Bugallon, revolutionary leader and hero of the Battle of La Loma – in Salasa, Pangasinan (d. February 3, 1899).

1963 – Gerry Ortega (full name Gerardo Valeriano Ortega), veterinarian, journalist, community organizer, environmental activist, known for his works to promote crocodile-farming in the Philippines and his advocacy against mining on the island of Palawan – in Aborlan, Palawan (d. January 24, 2011).

1992 – Max Collins (Isabelle Abiera Collins), actress and model – in California.



Max Collins

on the cover of Bannawag (March 10, 2014)





Ang magkapatid na Alex at Toni Gonzaga,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng MOD
(August 28, 2006).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang agwat ng edad ng magkapatid na Toni at Alex (Cathy) Gonzaga ay apat na taon kulang ng apat na araw!

                             o     O     o

April 1

ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng April

          Ang April ay pang-apat na buwan sa Gregorian Calendar. Alam niyo ba kung paano ito nabigyan ng pangalan? Ayon sa mga etymologists, ang pangalan ng buwan ay halaw sa salitang Latin na apririre, na ang ibig sabihin ay “buksan,” dahil sa buwan na ito nagsisimulang mamukadakad at bumububukas ang mga talulot ng mga bulaklak. Kinuha rin ang pangalan ng buwan sa lumang kalendaryong Romano na Aprilis na noo’y ikalawang buwan ng taon.

          Isa pang maaaring pinanggalingang etimolohiya ng pangalan ng buwang ito ay mula sa salitang Sanskrit na aparah na tumutukoy bilang “pagsunod sa hulihan” (ng unang buwan). Hiniram ito ng wikang Old French at naging avrill. Mula rito ay naging Avril ito sa Middle English. Sa Pilipino, tinatawag nating "Abril" ang buwang ito, na hiniram natin sa mga Kastila.

          Ang buwan ng April ay nagsisimula sa April Fool’s Day (April 1) kung saan ang pangloloko sa kapuwa ay naging isang tila tradisyong pinahihintulutang gawin sa araw na ito.

          Ang sweet pea at daisy ang mga mahalagang bulaklak sa buwan ng Abril, samantalang ang birthstone sa buwang ito ay ang diamante, ang pinakamatigas na likas na bagay na matatgpuan sa daigdig.

April 1

MOD Vol. 37, No. 1745, April 1, 2005
On the Cover: Toni Gonzaga

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The “Early Paris Openings and Brides Number"
by Spanish portrait painter and fashion illustrator Eduardo Benito (1891-1981),

on the cover of vintageVogue (April 1, 1927).

Events that happened on April 1

1887 – The first issue of La Opinion, a Spanish newspaper founded by Julian de Pozo and Jesus Polanco, and edited by Carlos Peñaranda came out of the press.

1898 – Leon Kilat (real name Pantaleon Villegas) led a rebellion against the Spanish authorities in Cebu.

1901 – General Emilio Aguinaldo took the oath of allegiance to the United States.

1902 – Jose Ma. Romero founded the publication El Mercantil.

1925 – The Tribune, the first daily newspaper to use a tabloid format (half the size of a regular newspaper), was founded by Alejandro Roces Sr. It was first edited by Carlos P. Romulo

1972 – The Medicare was launched for the benefits of GSIS and SSS members.

1978 – The Philippine College of Commerce through Presidential Decree 1341 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 1:

1952 – Tirso Cruz III (full name Tirso Silvano Cruz III), actor – in Sampaloc, Manila.

Tirso Cruz II featured in Pilipino Komiks (August 12, 1971),
with Nora Aunor on the front cover and
for the Coke print ad on the back cover

1962 – Samboy Lim (full name Avelino B. Lim Jr), professional basketball player – in San Juan City.

1963 – Teddy Diaz (full name Teodoro de Villa Diaz), musician, songwriter and founding guitarist of the band The Dawn. (d. August 21, 1988)

Deliver Us From Evil

The controversial award-winning film 
Deliver Us From Evil  (2006).

          Ang Academy-award-nominated documentary na Deliver Us From Evil (2006) ay naglalahad ng istorya ng pedophile priest na si Oliver O’Grady. Batay sa documentary, alam ng kaniyang superior na si Cardinal Roger Mahony na si O’Grady ay isang pedophilic sexual abuser subalit hindi niya ito inilayo sa mga bata. Sa loob ng 20 taon, hindi mabilang ang mga batang biktima ng seksuwal na pang-aabuso ni O’Grady kabilang na ang isang siyam na buwang sanggol.

                       o     O     o

          Noong 1984, isinara ng Stockton Police ang imbestigasyon kay O’Grady ng pang-aabuso sa mga bata nang mangako si Bishop Mahony na gagawan ng aksyon ang sumbong laban dito. Subalit hindi ito nangyari, sa halip inilipat-lipat lang ng parish si O’Grady kung saan ipinagpatuloy niya ang pang-aabuso sa mga bata. Si Mahony naman ay na-promote bilang Cardinal at ginawang Archibishop ng Los Angeles, ang pinakamalaking diocese sa U.S.

                                       o     O     o

          Unang nahatulan si O’Grady noong 1993 ng 14 na taong pagkabilanggo sa apat na bilang ng “lewd and lascivious acts” sa dalawang magkapatid na sina John at James Howard na kaniyang inabuso mula sa edad tatlong taong gulang.

                                      o     O     o



The cover story of Time (April 1, 2002):

“Can the Catholic Church Save Itself (from scandals)?”

          Noong December 2006, ang Archdiocese ng Los Angeles ay nagbayad ng 60 million dollar upang i-settle ang 45 sa 500 na kaso ng pang-aabuso ng mga pedophile priests. Nang Hulyo ng sumunod na taon 660 million dollars pa ang ibinayad sa mga iba pang biktima.

                                      o     O     o

          Ang Deliver Us From Evil ay nagwagi ng First Place sa 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival sa kategoryang documentary film.

                                      o     O     o



Ang Rogadia luzonia luzonia,
isang uri ng paruparo na endemic
o matatagpuan lamang sa Pilipinas,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
People & Nature (April-June 1994)

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang mga paruparo ay tanda ng isang maaliwalas na kapaligiran. Alam niyo ba na ang paruparo ay matatagpuan sa lahat ng sangkalupaan o continent maliban sa isa? Ito ay sa Antarctica.

          Ang pinakamaraming uri ay matatagpuan sa mga tropical na lugar katulad ng Indonesia, Papua New Guinea at Pilipinas. Sa buong kapuluan ng Pilipinas ay matatagpuan ang humigit-kumulang 940 species at mahigit 1,600 subspecies ng paru-paro, na maituturing na isa sa pinakamarami sa buong daigdig.

          Kabilang sa pinakamaganda at pinakamaraming kulay na paru-paro ay ang Parthenos sylvia at Idaea leuconoe, na parehong endemic o matatagpuan lamang sa Pilipinas.

          Isang pang endemic species ay ang swallow-tailed butterfly na may pangalang-agham (scientific name) na Papilio chikae. Ito ay matatagpuan lamang sa mga bulubundukin ng Northern Luzon. Sa kasamaang-palad ang uring ito ay nanganganib nang maubos. Ang pinakamabigat na dahilan ay ang walang habas na pagtrotroso na siyang sumisira sa kanilang mga tirahan. Ang Papilio chikae ay nabibilang sa endangered list ng International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at sa Appendix I ng Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Batay sa katayuang ito, mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang paghuli ng uri ng paru-parong ito.

                                      o     O     o

January 20

   

January 20

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 907, January 20, 1989
On the cover: Olivia “Olive” L. Diaz

 January 20 in Philippine History

1824 – The first issue of the Registro Mercantil de Manila, a publication of the Real Sociedad Economica de Amigos del Pais, aimed at disseminating information about Philippine economy, was released.

1872 – The Cavite Mutiny led by sargeant Lamadrid.

1977 – First major ceasefire agreement between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) took effect. The negotiation panel was composed of Gen. Romulo Espaldon for the AFP, Hashim Salamat, MNLF leader operating in Lanao and Tawi-Tawi, and Dimas Pundato, MNLF leader operating in Basilan.

2001 – President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was forced out of office and vice-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took her oath as the 14th president of the Philippines.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Margaret Leahy (1902-1967) on the cover of
vintage Movie Weekly (January 20, 1923)
NOTE: Margaret Leahy was said to be the most beautiful woman in England during her time.
After winning a beauty contest she tried being an actress but was unsuccessful.
She made only one film, Three Ages (1923), which was directed by Buster Keaton (1895-1966).



Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 20:

1920 – Fabian C. Ver, military officer and Arm Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff (1981-1986) – in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. (d. November 21, 1998) 

1928 – Mauro “Malang” Santos, painter, illustrator and 1963 TOYM Awardee – in Santa Cruz, Manila (d. June 10, 2017).

Mauro “Malang” Santos (with his grandchildren)
for the back cover Bear Brand Full Cream Milk print ad



1955 – Jay Ilagan (real name Julius Abad Ylagan), actor – in Manila. (d. February 3, 1992).

Jay Ilagan (with Vilma Santos)
on the cover of Movie Queen Showbiz Magazine Vol. 4 No. 48, (1972

1968 – Gerry Alanguilan (full name Doroteo Gerardo N. Alanguilan Jr), architect, award-winning comics book writer and artist – in San Pablo City, Laguna.

1984 – Toni Gonzaga (full name Celestine Cruz Gonzaga), singer, actress, model and television host – in Taytay, Rizal.

Toni Gonzaga
on the covers of UNO (January-February 2007), Preview (April 2011),
and Women’s Health Philippines (July 2013)

 

1993 – Meg Imperial (Mary Grace Baydal Imperial), actress, dancer and singer – in Taytay, Rizal.

Meg Imperial
on the cover of Bannawag (November 11, 2013)

The legendary Bruce Lee
(with insets of Martial artist-actors
Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jet Li,
Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and
Jean Claude van Damme on the cover
of Inside Kung Fu (January 2000)

Picture Trivia

          In the 1967 Long Beach International Karate Championships, Bruce Lee (Chinese names Lee Jun-fan and Lee Xiao-long) performed various martial arts demonstrations, including the famous “unstoppable punch” against USKA world Karate champion Vic Moore. In the demonstration, Lee told Moore that he was going to throw a straight punch to the face, and all Moore had to do was to try to block it. Lee took several steps back and asked if Moore was ready. When Moore nodded in affirmation, Lee glided towards him until he was within striking range. He then threw a straight punch directly at Moore’s face, and stopped before impact. In eight attempts, Moore failed to block any of the punches.

          In 1999, Bruce Lee was the first martial artist to be introduced to the “Martial Arts Hall of Fame.” Lee was named among Time magazine’s “100 Most Important People of the (20th) Century” – one of the greatest heroes and icons – as an example of personal improvement through, in part, physical fitness, and among the most influential martial artists of the twentieth century. To this day, Lee is considered as the “Greatest Martial Artist of all.”

                                                          o     O     o