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.

          Vic Sotto, the “Bossing,” looks like a cross between two Georges: George Clooney (probably more at present with the older Sotto) and George Harrison (minus the mustache when Sotto was younger).

Vic Sotto (with Nikki Gil) on the cover of Bannawag (December 15, 2014),
George Clooney on the cover of People (May 12, 2015),
and George Harrison on the cover of TV Guide (December 29 – January 4, 2001)



          One is a legend in pocket billiards and the other in martial arts. Except for the lines in the forehead, Django Bustamante can certainly mimic a move or two of Jet Li, with a cue stick instead of a sword.

Django Bustamante on the cover of Inside Pool (September 2010)
and Jet li on the cover of Inside Kung-Fu (October 2004)



 

          Is Alden Richards a look-alike of John Lloyd Cruz? Well, here’s looking and believing.

John Lloyd Cruz (with Angel Locsin) on the cover of Bannawag (February 2, 2012)
and Alden Richards on the cover of Inside Showbiz (October 2015)



  

          This one is very much fascinating and intriguing. I need not say more, just take a look.

Robin Padilla on the cover of Esquire Philippines (February 2017)
and Johnny Depp (as Captain Jack Sparrow) on the cover of Rolling Stone (July 13-27, 2006)

 

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April 28



April 28

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 178, Abril 28, 1956
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Miss Cadillac”
na isinulat ni Celso Rodas at iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan.

Events that happened on April 28

1611 – The University of Santo Tomas (UST) was established by the Dominicans initially as a college seminary. After five years it became the Colegio de Santo Tomas de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, and in 1645, it was declared a university by Pope Innocent X (1574-1655).

1888 – Jose Rizal arrived in San Francisco, California, on board the English steamer Belgic. The first thing he noted upon his arrival was the racial prejudice prevalent in the country.

1972 – Portraitist and landscape painter Fernando Amorsolo was declared the first National Artist by President Ferdinand Marcos at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 28:

1875 – Alejandro Roces Sr, “Father of Philippine Modern Journalism”



1954 – Vic Sotto (full name Marvic Castelo Sotto), television show host, actor, comedian and film producer – in Manila.

Vic Sotto as Latikman (2003)

 

1972 – Romnick Sarmenta (full name Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor), actor – in Quezon City.




Romnick Sarmenta
on the cover of True Experience Stories (April 14, 1988).



 

Larawang Tribiya

Si Aubrey Miles sa taklob-pahina ng

Star Horoscope Blg. 502, Abril 28, 2004.

          Alam niyo ba na noong ang modelo at aktres na si Aubrey Miles ay nagsisimula pa lamang sa showbiz, sumali siya sa mga beauty contests? Ilan dito ay ang Miss Ever Gotesco, Miss Caloocan, Miss Lions Club at Miss Global Philippines, bagama’t mga runner-ups position lamang ang kaniyang napagwagian. Bukod dito, nakasali na rin siya sa mga reality shows kabilang ang Amazing Race Asia 1 kasama ang kaniyang matalik na kaibigang si Jacqueline Yu kung saan pumangsiyam sila. Sa Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown, umabot si Miles sa “Final Four.”

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