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Saturday, January 5, 2008

THE FIRST DARNA

The first Darna character Mars Ravelo
created in 1947 which he named Varga.



In July 1947, Komiks icon Mars Ravelo created a female Pinoy superhero which he named Varga which was serialized in Bulaklak magazine. Did you know that Varga was actually the first Darna? She also had an alter-ego named Narda.

Ravelo left Bulaklak and was hired by Ace Publications. He re-created Varga and renamed her Darna.
It appeared in Pilipino Komiks in 1950 which was illustrated superbly by Nestor Redondo. The first story of Darna tells of her battles against the Medusa-liked evil Valentina. It was so popular that it was adapted into movie in 1951, produced and directed by Fernando Poe Sr. and starred Rosa Del Rosario as Darna and Cristina Aragon as Valentina. A sequel, Darna at ang Babaing Lawin was made the following year.

Visit Eric Cueto's Darna's site



"Darna" (1951) - Stars Rosa del Rosario, Ben Perez, Manuel Ubaldo and Cristina Aragon / Produced and Directed by Fernando Poe, Sr.



"Darna at ang Babaing Lawin" (1952) - Stars Rosa del Rosario, Elvira Reyes, Ben Rubio, Mila Nimfa / Directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa

6 comments:

James DR said...

Masuwerte lang ako dahil napanood ko ang lahat ng earlier Darna movies nuong late 60s or 70s sa Globe or Life (?) theater yata yun, bago tuluyang maglaho ang mga pelikulang ito, yun bang 3-in-1 movies sa isang showing, although medyo kalumaan na at marami nang putol, maganda talaga ang pagkakagawa ni Fernando Poe, Sr. sa first Darna, pati na yung Darna at ang Babaing Lawin ni Carlos Vander Tolosa, maganda rin. Yung Darna at ang Impakta, medyo hindi na gaanong kaganda dahil yung mga tricks na ginamit eh, di maganda, lalo na pag flying scenes. Super-imposition ang ginamit. Pero okay yung ginamit na impakta, ha! Nung mapanood ko yung 1st Darna, marami na talagang putol lalo na yung mga scene ni Darna, siguro mga 2 or 3 scenes na lang yata yung natira. Kaya yung ipinalabas sa I-Witness ni Howie Severino na nakuha niya sa Thailand na kopya ng Darna ay wala ng mga eksena si Darna, panay Valentina na lang.

neto/malikot said...

THAT SAD,kahit yong mga movie ng lvn dami ring pinutol na mga eksena,meron ba kayong alam na store or studio kung saan ako makabili nito.


HISTORY NATIN ITO,NAKAKALUNGKOT NAMAN!!

neto/malikot said...

CARLOS VANDER TOLOSA,hindi ba siya ang director ng first movie ng LVN,giliw ko,1939..meron akong kopya nito,i watch it over and over again.

James DR said...

Yun ang nakakalungkot. Sa Thailand pa nakakuha ng kopya ng Darna, although, wala na ngang eksena si Darna. Sabi ni Howie, ibibigay lang daw ng Thailand government ang Darna film kung meron na tayong archive talaga na mag-aalaga ng mga films natin. Yung nakuha ni Howie ay vhs copy lang ng Darna. Si Carlos Vander Tolosa nga ang director ng Giliw Ko, isa sa mga nai-salba at na-restore na films natin bago magka-giyera.

Anonymous said...

Pag Darna adict ako dyan Im Herbert Chavez graphic designer po ng darna web site mag kakaibigan po kami nina Eric Cueto at Mike vertucio kami na siguro ang pinaka huling Adran mula sa planetang marte hehhehe.
nasa amin ang mga pinaka madaming collection ng Darna files, photos and more!!
sa mga darna fan just send me your email! DARNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! supermanuniverse@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Baka tinanggal nila ung mga scenes ni Darna (dun sa Thailand or kung san man nakarating ung copy na un) kasi bawal sa kanila dati (1950s) ung mga naka two-piece na babae sa movies...kaya tinanggal nalang nila...^_^

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