Darna (TV Series)
| Mars Ravelo's Darna | |
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| Genre | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi |
| Created by | Mars Ravelo |
| Starring | Angel Locsin |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, Tagalog, English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 170 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | GMA Network |
| Original release | April 4 – November 25, 2005 |
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| Related shows | Darna (2009) |
Darna is a 2005 drama fantasy action television series based on the Mars Ravelo's fictional character of the same name and a loose adaptation of the 2003 Mars Ravelo's Darna Miniseries by Mango Comics. It aired on GMA Network and starred Angel Locsin as the iconic superheroine.
It premiered in Filipino homes on April 4, 2005, and ended on November 25, 2005.
The official title of the series is Mars Ravelo's Darna.
In September 2005, according to Filipino media research firms, AGB and AC Nielsen, Darna earned a percent rating of 38% (Mega Manila area) daily second only to Encantadia, which had a daily rating of 40% (Mega Manila area).
In 2004, executives of GMA Network and Hugo Yonzon, current license holder of Darna and head of Mango Comics, signed a licensing agreement for the Darna TV Series.
Filipino actress Angel Locsin starred as Darna. Celia Rodriguez, who played Valentina in previous movies of Darna, played as Braguda, the main villain. In this TV series, Valentina, was played by Alessandra de Rossi, who is the cousin of Narda. Ding, one of the most notable relatives of Darna, was played by C.J. Muere. Dennis Trillo played Efren, Darna's main love interest.
Four actresses who have previously played the role of Darna were involved in this series.
Also actor Tonton Gutierrez who plays Narda's father Mulong and the villain Nosferamus, portrayed Darna's love interest George in the movie Darna (1991).
Evil Queen Braguda together with her race the Anomalka attacks the planet of Marte. Surprised by the attack, Adran, Queen of the Adranika, realizes that Braguda is eager to possess the Adranika's powers. To avoid taking their power, Adran gives a white stone to Aio who is tasked to give it to whoever is worthy to inherit it. Aio escapes to Earth before Braguda can destroy the planet Marte. Braguda follows Aio, and when Aio reaches the earth's atmosphere, Braguda disables her spaceship and it crashes while the white stone fall out of the ship where the young Narda discovers it. Aio survives the crash and meets Narda to tell her to keep the stone until the right time comes to receive "the call". After eight years, Aio secretly disguises as an old beggar calls Narda through a telepathic message. The message tells that Narda is the sole inheritor of the power of the Adranika and she will protect the earth from evil. After Narda hears the message, the word "Darna" appears in the white stone and she is instructed to swallow it and yell "Darna". Narda follows the instructions and becomes the superheroine Darna. Darna returns to her mortal state when she utters the word Narda and then the white stone comes out from her mouth.
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