Post by Twai on Nov 22, 2016 20:29:25 GMT 8
Para po sa mga Conspiracy Theorist, wala pong clone si Marcos at iisa lang si FERDINAND E. MARCOS.
Marcos Wasn’t Always Marcos: The Dictator's Double
More than 20 years ago, a youthful presidential candidate by the name of Ferdinand Marcos waved to his supporters during a campaign rally. Truth is, it wasn’t Marcos. It was Jesus Quevenco, a sociable man with an uncanny resemblance to Ferdinand Marcos.
It's true, those gossips and myths that the late former president, Ferdinand Marcos, had a double who in a few occasions portrayed the dictator.
Jesus Quevenco (left) with President Ferdinand Marcos
How It All Started
Jesus Quevenco was born in Negros Island. He first met Ferdinand Marcos in the 1960s through his friend, a member of the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the then mayor of Silay City, Romulo Golez.
He was brought by Romulo Golez to the NP convention in Manila where Ferdinand Marcos, still a senator, was launching his bid for presidency. After the convention, Golez accompanied the look-alike to the Marcos’s house in San Juan, Metro Manila.
Quevenco met the NP delegates from Mindanao while he was waiting in the living room. Thinking that he was the real Ferdinand Marcos (FM), they approached him to shake his hand. The doppelgänger was too surprised to correct them.
So, he just smiled as he shook hands with the politicians. Imagine how baffled the Minadanaoan delegates were when Ferdinand and Imelda arrived.
Golez, who was a close friend of the Marcoses, jokingly introduced Jesus Quevenco to Josefa Edralin, mother of Ferdinand Marcos, as the illegitimate son of her husband. She stared at Jesus and told him that he looked just like Ferdie. The former president Marcos even called him “brod” or “brother” because of their uncanny resemblance to each other.
That was the start of Quevenco's part-time job as a Marcos double.
The Lows of Being a Dictator's Look-a-Like
Quevenco's wife was afraid of the risks if he continued to double for the controversial president. This fear was not unfounded.
In fact, when President Marcos became unpopular in the 1970s, Quevenco was chased twice by an angry mob.
The first was when he was walking in a suit along Escolta in Manila. The second was at a shopping strip where a group of student activists spotted him and gave chase.
Quevenco had to hide in a department store. He got rid of his coat, bought a shirt and a pair of glasses, put it on, and walked out of the store unrecognized.
There was also an incident wherein an angry crowd surrounded the couple's vehicle being driven to the Manila airport. His wife convinced the mob, speaking in the Ilonggo language, that Quevenco wasn't Marcos but her husband. The crowd walked away after taking a closer look at the double.
Fearful of losing his life, Quevenco left Manila with his wife and promised to never go back.
Owner♣Diver♣Helper♣
Defintely helping. Its not being "LAZY" its called "CONSERVING ENERGY"
Marcos Wasn’t Always Marcos: The Dictator's Double
More than 20 years ago, a youthful presidential candidate by the name of Ferdinand Marcos waved to his supporters during a campaign rally. Truth is, it wasn’t Marcos. It was Jesus Quevenco, a sociable man with an uncanny resemblance to Ferdinand Marcos.
It's true, those gossips and myths that the late former president, Ferdinand Marcos, had a double who in a few occasions portrayed the dictator.
Jesus Quevenco (left) with President Ferdinand Marcos
How It All Started
Jesus Quevenco was born in Negros Island. He first met Ferdinand Marcos in the 1960s through his friend, a member of the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the then mayor of Silay City, Romulo Golez.
He was brought by Romulo Golez to the NP convention in Manila where Ferdinand Marcos, still a senator, was launching his bid for presidency. After the convention, Golez accompanied the look-alike to the Marcos’s house in San Juan, Metro Manila.
Quevenco met the NP delegates from Mindanao while he was waiting in the living room. Thinking that he was the real Ferdinand Marcos (FM), they approached him to shake his hand. The doppelgänger was too surprised to correct them.
So, he just smiled as he shook hands with the politicians. Imagine how baffled the Minadanaoan delegates were when Ferdinand and Imelda arrived.
Golez, who was a close friend of the Marcoses, jokingly introduced Jesus Quevenco to Josefa Edralin, mother of Ferdinand Marcos, as the illegitimate son of her husband. She stared at Jesus and told him that he looked just like Ferdie. The former president Marcos even called him “brod” or “brother” because of their uncanny resemblance to each other.
That was the start of Quevenco's part-time job as a Marcos double.
The Lows of Being a Dictator's Look-a-Like
Quevenco's wife was afraid of the risks if he continued to double for the controversial president. This fear was not unfounded.
In fact, when President Marcos became unpopular in the 1970s, Quevenco was chased twice by an angry mob.
The first was when he was walking in a suit along Escolta in Manila. The second was at a shopping strip where a group of student activists spotted him and gave chase.
Quevenco had to hide in a department store. He got rid of his coat, bought a shirt and a pair of glasses, put it on, and walked out of the store unrecognized.
There was also an incident wherein an angry crowd surrounded the couple's vehicle being driven to the Manila airport. His wife convinced the mob, speaking in the Ilonggo language, that Quevenco wasn't Marcos but her husband. The crowd walked away after taking a closer look at the double.
Fearful of losing his life, Quevenco left Manila with his wife and promised to never go back.
Owner♣Diver♣Helper♣
Defintely helping. Its not being "LAZY" its called "CONSERVING ENERGY"