Sunday, September 20, 2009

DARNA (1951) REPOST

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Darna (1951)

(Royal Productions, starring Rosa del Rosario, Ben Perez, Cristina Aragon, Mila Nimfa, Manuel Ubaldo, Elena Mayo, Leonora Ruiz, directed by Fernando Poe)
(Movie ad courtesy of Simon Santos, Video 48)


Rosa del Rosario as Darna
Mila Nimfa as Narda and Manuel Ubaldo as Ding.
(Above images courtesy of Mars Ravelo's Darna Official Website)


Darna and Ding flying over the City of Manila.
Screencaps:
Valentina, the snake woman was born.


Young Valentina playing with her friends.

Fernando Poe, the director of the movie used big or small real, live snakes.

Valentina, played by Cristina Aragon is in love with Ben Perez.


Valentina reveals self as "babaeng ahas" before the crowd.

Inside the cave with Kobra, her snake-friend.


Cristina Aragon as the snake woman.

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2 comments:

  1. rarepinoyfilmsJune 21, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    WOW na WOW! naman sir James!!!
    Thanks a lot! Sayang po ano hindi natin na preserve ang original Darna.Wala na syang sound plus yung half nung reel kunsaan nandun si Darna (Rosa Del Rosario) ay nasa Thailand pa according to Nick De Ocampo, napanood ko ito with him noon sa Gateway, Cubao Q.C.!Mabuti pa nga ang Thailand kahit part nito ay naitabi pa!Pero malay natin baka sa ibang countries me nag e-exist pang maayos na copy!Thanks a lot for this! Mabuhay po kayo at Mabuhay ang Pelikulang Pilipino!

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  2. James DRJune 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    I saw this movie in the 70s (?) together with "Darna at ang Babaing Lawin" and "Darna at ang Babaeng Impakta" at Globe Theater along Quezon Blvd. in Quiapo. Ito yung nagpapalabas pa ng 3-in-1 showing sa Globe at Life theaters. During that time, talagang halos wala na yung mga eksena ni Darna, kung di ako nagkakamali, mga 2 or 3 times ko lang napanood si Darna dun sa movie. Talagang putul-putol na. In Thailand, inalis na nila yata yung scene ni Darna at ginawan na lang ng separate story ni Valentina lang. Baka ito yung mga reels na napunta sa Thailand.

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