Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Untold Celebrity Stories #2

 
It Could Happen Only in the Movies


These two women move in different circles but they seem to lead
parallel lives.

Barbara C. Gonzales is the great-granddaughter of national hero, Dr. Jose
Rizal. Her great-grandmother is Dr. Jose Rizal's elder sister, Maria, a
liberated woman who was separated from her husband Daniel. Barbara is more
popularly known by her nickname, Tweetums. She once appeared in a Del
Monte tomato sauce TV commercial featuring three generations of women in
the kitchen. Yes, that was Tweetums with her daughter, Panjee, and
Tweetum's mother whom they fondly called Mamu. Tweetums
was married to Ramon Tapales, a successful businessman.
Their daughter, Panjee Tapales ( a.k.a. singer Panjee Gonzales), was
co-host of ABS-CBN's daily morning show, Alas Singko Y Media (now
Magandang Umaga Pilipinas) and its defunct Sunday morning game show with
Roderick Paulate and Eric Quizon. Panjee soon became the second wife of
ABS-CBN chairman, Gabby Lopez. (But that's another story.) Tweetums writes
about art and culture in her column for the Philippine Star.

She has published a couple of books consisting of collections of her
essays from her newspaper column. She remains a highly-respected media
personality, being the president of a major advertising company.

Socorro Alicia R. Quirino is the granddaughter of former president
Elpidio Quirino. More popularly known by her nickname, Cory, she
hosts a lifestyle show on TV. Her kidnapping ordeal a few years ago was
made into a movie entitled, The Cory Quirino Kidnap, which was directed by
massacre king Carlo J. Caparas. Cory was married to Roman Cruz, Jr. who
was the president of Philippine Airlines and head of Government Service
Insurance System (GSIS). Cory writes a regular column on fitness and
health for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. She also published a series of
health, beauty and inspirational books. She remains a highly visible media
personality with her radio and TV programs.

While Tweetums and Cory were both successful in their respective careers,
their personal lives were not as rosy. Tweetums Gonzales and her husband,
Ramon Tapales, eventually decided to lead separate lives. Likewise, Cory
Quirino and her husband, Roman Cruz, Jr., soon parted ways.

Indeed, Tweetums and Cory seem to lead parallel lives.

Then, in a strange twist of fate, the unthinkable happened. . While
geometry teaches us that parallel lines can never intersect, the parallel
lives of Tweetums and Cory did intersect.

Tweetums Gonzales got married to Cory's former husband, Roman Cruz, Jr.
Meanwhile, Cory Quirino got married to Tweetum's former husband, Ramon
Tapales.

Just like in the movies.

And you know the rest of their story.

2 comments:

  1. hey, is this you? http://www.facebook.com/notes/lynnette-guzman/it-could-happen-only-in-the-movies/10150445769226654

    cause this is the same article that is posted in lynette guzman's facebook and she signed it as her own. otherwise, somebody's trying to be somebody else and owning somebody else's own

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  2. Something wrong here...Actually, Barbara "Tweetums" Gonzalez, was first married to Ramon Tapales who was the father of her children, daughters Panjee and one or two others. They separated.Then Tweetums had a liaison with Roman Cruz, Jr. a so-called Imelda favorite and powerful appointee during the Marcos regime. She bore him a son. They lived in a Forbes Park mansion, but Jun Cruz reportedly did not treat her well. The top honcho at GSIS he later became president of Philippine Airlines.
    It is quite a fact that Cory Quirino, then holding the the public relations managers' job of at the Hyatt, was drawn, enamored and literally followed Ramon Tapales. Later, Cory was affianced to PAL top executive Jun Cruz. (Posed with them in front of the Hilton in San Francisco).It is not known publicly if they lived together. Cory Quirino is now a single person, a noted beauty and youth guru. What is remarkable is the undeniable fact that two women (Tweetums and Cory) were attracted and fell in love with the same men (Tapales and Cruz). Yes, they led parallel lives that intertwined with each other along the way. Isn't that extraordinary?

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