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Years after the original [[Darna]] had battled the forces of evil, Narda learns that she is the anointed one chosen to save the world from evil forces. Nursing a broken heart, Narda declines because she believes that a simple and crippled woman like her cannot take such a huge responsibility. Her refusal simultaneously triggers the influx of evil forces in the town area, where Darna's rogues are found encased in ice. Narda finally concedes to her fate and accepts her destiny as the new Darna.<ref>[http://www.pep.ph/guide/4434/Darna-soars-again-on-primetime-television-starting-August-10 Darna soars again on primetime television starting August 10] pep.ph</ref>
Years after the original [[Darna]] had battled the forces of evil, Narda learns that she is the anointed one chosen to save the world from evil forces. Nursing a broken heart, Narda declines because she believes that a simple and crippled woman like her cannot take such a huge responsibility. Her refusal simultaneously triggers the influx of evil forces in the town area, where Darna's rogues are found encased in ice. Narda finally concedes to her fate and accepts her destiny as the new Darna.<ref>[http://www.pep.ph/guide/4434/Darna-soars-again-on-primetime-television-starting-August-10 Darna soars again on primetime television starting August 10] pep.ph</ref>


== Cast and characters<ref>[http://www.igma.tv/shows/darna/casts Darna Cast Information] igma.tv</ref> ==
== Cast and characters ==
===Main Cast===
=== Main cast ===
*[[Marian Rivera]] as Narda/[[Darna]]
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*[[Mark Anthony Fernandez]] as Eduardo
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|'''Actor/Actress'''
|'''Character'''
|'''Summary'''
|-
|'''[[Marian Rivera]]'''<br>'''Angela Nicole Sanoy'''
|'''Narda / Darna'''
|Narda is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. Concealed to her knowledge, she was the chosen one to be the succcessor of a one powerful and magical stone that will give her the power to be the iconic superheroine, Darna.
|-
|'''[[Mark Anthony Fernandez]]'''<br>'''[[Renz Valerio]]'''
|'''Eduardo Morgan'''
|He is the childhood friend of Narda long before they were captives of syndicates, then freed and stayed in the orphanage. When he was adopted, he promised Narda that he will return for her, and he does. But he will be the reason why Narda and Valentina's friendship will be ruined.
|-
|'''[[Iwa Moto]]'''<br>'''Sweet Ramos'''
|'''Valentina'''
|Valentina is an outcast. She grew up with lack of love and attention. She deceived Narda and Eduardo to become their friends. She has the power to control snakes and she uses her snakes on her head to kill. Her snakes on head is similar with Medusa.
|-
|}


=== Supporting cast ===
*[[Iwa Moto]] as [[Valentina]]
*[[Robert Villar]] as Carding/Ding
*[[Paolo Contis]] as Kobra
*[[Nadine Samonte]] as Roma/Babaeng Impakta
*[[Ehra Madrigal]] as Armida/Babaeng Lawin
*[[Francine Prieto]] as Babaeng Tuod
*[[Maggie Wilson]] as Babaeng Linta
*[[Hazel Ann Mendoza]] as Anna/Serfina
*[[Roxanne Barcelo]] as Aleli
*[[Alfred Vargas]] as Gabriel Ramirez
*Celia Rodriguez as Perfecta
*[[Rufa Mae Quinto]] as Francesca
*[[Raymart Santiago]] as Crisanto
*Caridad Sanchez as Loleng
*Rita Avila as Alicia/Madame Ally
*[[Eddie Garcia]] as Father Mateo
*[[Ricky Davao]] as Dr. Danilo Morgan
*[[Polo Ravales]] as Shiro
*[[Krissa Mae Arrieta]] as Liberty
*Angel Aquino as Guardian/Original Darna
*Maureen Larrazabal as Dina Arcilla
*Gabby Eigenmann as Dr. Apollo
*Bearwin Meily as Watson
*Ian de Leon as Alfonso Molina
*Mura as Impy
*Mike "Pekto" Nacua as Jericho
*John Feir as Thomas


===Supporting Cast===
=== Guest cast ===
*Angeli Nicole Sanoy as young Narda
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*Renz Valerio as young Eduardo
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*Sweet Ramos as young Valentina
|'''Actor/Actress'''
*Janice de Belen as Consuelo
|'''Character'''
*[[Jestoni Alarcon]] as Simon
|'''Summary'''
*John Apacible as Nestor
|-
*Matt Ranillo III as Dionisio
|'''[[Paolo Contis]]'''
*Marcus Madrigal as Miguel
|'''Kobra'''
*Charlie Davao as Dr. Montgomery
|A half-man, half-snake, greedy of power and will do everything to get his only goal, to avenge the human race and once again rule the world using her heiress, Valentina.
*Michel Tracy Yuson as young Serfina
|-
|'''[[Margaret Nales Wilson|Maggie Wilson]]'''
|'''Babaeng Linta'''
|She possessed the ability of shape-shifting, command leeches and attack, absorb and drain energy from other people using her tentacle-like appendages. She was considered the most powerful among the four and helped other super-villains by reanimating them.
|-
|'''[[Nadine Samonte]]'''
|'''Roma / Babaeng Impakta'''
|She has an angelic face but attached to her back lies her parasitic twin, Impy who exert influence to her to create havoc which is against her will. She has flying powers which came from Darna's magical stone. Killed herself so that her twin brother would die.
|-
|'''[[Ehra Madrigal]]'''
|'''Armida/Babaeng Lawin'''
|Babaeng Lawin has the power to control avian creatures, speed, flight, and create a deafening tune. She was used by Dr. Morgan's grandfather Dr. Montgomery in the past and then by Morgan himself and Shiro in the present time. Killed by Darna to acquire the power of speed which came from the magical stone.
|-
|'''[[Francine Prieto]]'''
|'''Lucifera/Babaeng Tuod'''
|She has strength and skin that resembles that of a petrified tree, has the power to animate and command legions of death trees and can shape-shift her size resembling a humongous tree. She has the power of immunity from the magical stone.
|-
|'''[[Ricky Davao]]'''
|'''Dr. Danilo Morgan'''
|A scientist who came from a clan of experts; he is obsessed in making powerful creatures, and he has no other ambition but to capture Darna and make her his specimen. He is the one who found the original villains of Darna enclosed in iceberg.
|-
|'''Angel Aquino'''
|'''Guardian/Original Darna'''
|The spiritual-guide for the new Darna, she was the one who holds the magic white stone before Narda and will guide the new Darna in her adventures.
|-
|'''[[Robert Villar]]'''
|'''Carding/Ding'''
|He is a young boy who, after entering the orphanage, will become Narda's friend eventually. He is the sidekick and the only one who know the true identity of Darna.
|-
|'''[[Raymart Santiago]]'''
|'''Crisanto'''
|He is a editor of a newspaper, and he will personally investigate the true identity of Darna.
|-
|'''[[Alfred Vargas]]'''
|'''Gabriel Ramirez'''
|He is a reporter who will become close to Narda as she follows Darna's stories, and he will be admiring the good-natured Monster Woman.
|-
|'''Celia Rodriguez'''
|'''Ms. Perfecta'''
|She is an old lady and a widow who runs the orphanage. Although she is strict and being feared by everyone, she will be treated by Narda as her second mother.
|-
|'''Gabby Eigenmann'''
|'''Apollo'''
|The right-hand man of Dr. Morgan.
|-
|'''[[Polo Ravales]]'''
|'''Shiro'''
|He is a syndicate leader who will mob Darna's (or Narda's) lives. After his failed attempts against Darna, he and Dr. Morgan used Armida for themselves to defeat Darna. Dies at the hands of Darna.
|-
|'''[[Krissa Mae Arrieta]]'''
|'''Liberty'''
|She is the lady-boss of the syndicate being run by Shiro. She's still with Madame Amy/Alicia after her boss' death.
|-
|'''Caridad Sanchez'''
|'''Loleng'''
|The best friend of Ms. Perfecta; she will also help in the running of the orphanage after the loss of her husband. She is a mother of Consuelo and grandmother of Valentina.
|-
|'''Janice de Belen'''
|'''Consuelo'''
|She is the mother of Valentina who did everything at first just to have a child but she despises her. She was killed by her own daughter. But she is revived by Kobra and she is looking for Valentina.
|-
|'''Rita Avila'''
|'''Alicia/Madame Amy'''
|She is Narda's mother and the one who gave to the newborn Narda the white stone that was given to her by the guardian. She was caught by Kobra and was presumed dead. But she is found alive and renamed Madame Amy, the mother-figure of Shiro.
|-
|'''[[Eddie Garcia]]'''<br>'''Robert Ortega'''
|'''Father Mateo'''
|He is a parish priest and a brother of Armida (Babaeng Lawin) during their youth days. He becomes father-figure of Gabriel.
|-
|'''[[Roxanne Barcelo]]'''
|'''Aleli'''
|Narda's friend in the orphanage and works as a music teacher.
|-
|'''Bearwin Meily'''
|'''Watson'''
|He is the jumpy, but loyal, assistant and best friend of Eduardo.
|-
|'''[[Rufa Mae Quinto]]'''
|'''Francesca'''
|She is Crisanto's jerk secretary. She cosplays Darna to make her boss and workers believe that she is.
|-
|'''Maureen Larrazabal'''
|'''Dina Arcilla'''
|She is the new employee of Siklab Publishing Company who replaces Francesca. She becomes a friend and a rival of Francesca.
|-
|'''Mura'''
|'''Impy'''
|The demonic twin brother of Roma who victimized other humans as his host. He can carry and kill victims by his appendages. He died when Roma commits suicide and he was taken by Dr. Morgan for his revival.
|-
|'''Mike "Pekto" Nacua'''
|'''Jericho'''
|One of the funny workers in Siklab Publishing Company.
|-
|'''John Feir'''
|'''Thomas'''
|One of the funny workers in Siklab Publishing Company.
|}

===Guest Cast===
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|-align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"
|'''Actor/Actress'''
|'''Character'''
|'''Summary'''
|-
|'''Jestoni Alarcon'''
|'''Simon'''
|Narda's father and Alicia's loving husband. Killed by Valentina's snake named Vibora after arguing with Consuelo about whereabouts of her wife.
|-
|'''John Apacible'''
|'''Nestor'''
|Consuelo's drunk husband the adapted father of Valentina. When he finds out that Valentina has snakes on her head, he automatically divorced with Consuelo.
|-
|'''Ian de Leon'''
|'''Alfonso'''
|He is a policeman and later became a counselor who will be a great help for Darna in defeating the powerful creatures in earth. He will be treated by Narda as her second father and brother. He is killed by Babaeng Linta after trying to kill her.
|-
|'''Kier Legaspi'''
|'''Anton'''
|He is the one who found Narda after Alicia's death and kidnapped Narda. He is also the one who kidnapped Eduardo. He ended up getting arrested by Alfonso after trying to kill Narda.
|-
|'''Odette Khan'''
|'''Lola Nena'''
|One of Anton's prisoners who told Narda the story of the Darna. Killed by Anton after letting Narda and Eduardo escape from him.
|-
|'''[[Kevin Santos]]'''
|'''Aleli's Boyfriend'''
|The boyfriend of Aleli who also works for Hospicio de San Martin.
|-
|'''Ernie Zarate'''
|'''Kura-Paroko'''
|The first parish priest who was killed by Babaeng Linta before Father Mateo arrives.
|-
|'''Marcus Madrigal'''
|'''Ramil'''
|The former boyfriend of Armida (Babaeng Lawin) who was about to marry Perfecta before he was killed by his former girlfriend in 1940's.
|-
|'''Matt Ranillo III'''
|'''Sir Dionisio'''
|The crime lord and the father of Shiro who took Alicia and made her his wife. He was also angry about Darna's efforts but he was comatose and died.
|-
|'''Michelle Tracy Yuson'''
|'''Serfina'''
|The young half-sister of Valentina and the daughter of Kobra and Roma (Babaeng Impakta) who is found by Carding and she is taken into Hospicio de San Martin. She has the ability to transform herself into a snake and she has telepathic powers to communicate Valentina.
|-
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 08:38, 16 October 2009

Darna
File:Darna2009.jpg
Mars Ravelo's Darna title screen
Created byMars Ravelo
Developed byJun Lana
Directed byDominic Zapata
Don Michael Perez
StarringMarian Rivera
Iwa Moto
Mark Anthony Fernandez
Opening theme"Narda"
by Kamikazee
ComposerJay Contreras
Country of origin Philippines
Original languagesFilipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes25 (September 11, 2009)
Production
Executive producerWilma Galvante
Production location Philippines
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time30-45 minutes
Original release
NetworkGMA Network
ReleaseAugust 10, 2009 –
present
Related
Darna (2005 TV series)
This article is about the 2009 series. For the 2005 series, see Darna (2005 TV series).

Darna is a superhero Philippine drama adapted from Mars Ravelo's fictional superheroine of the same name; directed by Dominic Zapata and developed by Jun Lana.[1] It is the one of the many series that was based on one of the graphic novels made by Mars Ravelo. It stars Marian Rivera as the title role and its alter-ego Narda, with Iwa Moto as her main nemesis Valentina and Mark Anthony Fernandez as Eduardo.[2]

Synopsis

Years after the original Darna had battled the forces of evil, Narda learns that she is the anointed one chosen to save the world from evil forces. Nursing a broken heart, Narda declines because she believes that a simple and crippled woman like her cannot take such a huge responsibility. Her refusal simultaneously triggers the influx of evil forces in the town area, where Darna's rogues are found encased in ice. Narda finally concedes to her fate and accepts her destiny as the new Darna.[3]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

  • Angeli Nicole Sanoy as young Narda
  • Renz Valerio as young Eduardo
  • Sweet Ramos as young Valentina
  • Janice de Belen as Consuelo
  • Jestoni Alarcon as Simon
  • John Apacible as Nestor
  • Matt Ranillo III as Dionisio
  • Marcus Madrigal as Miguel
  • Charlie Davao as Dr. Montgomery
  • Michel Tracy Yuson as young Serfina

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Marian Rivera excited over first taping day of Darna pep.ph
  2. ^ First Read on PEP: Marian Rivera is the new Darna! pep.ph
  3. ^ Darna soars again on primetime television starting August 10 pep.ph

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