14 Darna of Philippine History
We know that Liza Soberano is the newest Darna. With that in mind, here are the list of actresses who played Darna
1. Rosa Del Rosario (1951)
She has the honor of starring in the first ever Darna film, which was written by Mars Ravelo himself, back in 1951. She reprised the role a year later. Rosa Del Rosario died of pancreatic cancer on February 4, 2006 in Modesto, California at the age of 88.
2. Liza Moreno (1963)
Liza Moreno was born in 1933 in Angeles City, Philippines. She is an actress and writer, known for Si Darna at ang Impakta (1963).
3. Eva Montes (1965)
Played Darna in 1965 “Darna at ang babaeng Tuod”
4. Gina Panero (1969)
Played darna in 1969 “Darna at ang Planetman”
5. Vilma Santos (1973)
Perhaps the most popular Darna, Vilma Santos first donned the iconic costume in 1973 “Lipad Darna Lipad”
6. Lorna Tolentino (1977)
She starred in RPN-9’s television adaptation of Darna Character.
7. Rio Locsin (1979)
Rio Locsin in “Bira! Darna Bira!”
8. Sharon Cuneta (1986)
Sharon Cuneta made an appearance as Darna in Edu Manzano’s “Captain Barbel”
9. Nanette Medved (1991)
Nanette Medved appears as Darna in 1991
10. Anjanette Abayari
11. Regine Velasquez (2003)
Regine Velasquez appears in 2003 ” Captain barbel “, an entry to the 29th MMFF.
12. Angel Locsin (2005)
Angel Locsin took Darna to the small screen in 2005 for GMA-7. Recently dubbed as the Best Darna by Celia Rodriguez.
13. Marian Rivera (2009)
Marian Rivera leads back Darna in primetime 2009.
14. Dolphy
Comedy King Dolphy also portrayed Darna in the 1979 movie Darna Kuno.
Source: livelovelaugh , abs cbn
