NOSTALGIA: YESTERDAY'S SUPERSTARS NEVER REALLY FADED AWAY (by Daisy C.L. Mandap, Weekend Magazine, July 11, 1982)

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Source:  Weekend Magazine, July 11, 1982 / National Library On-Line

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ZAMBOANGA (1937) (Sources: Hollywood, October 1937 / Motion Picture Daily, July 13, 1937)

Source:  Hollywood, October 1937

Source:  Motion Picture Daiy, July 13, 1937

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ROSA DEL ROSARIO: A ROSE FOR ALL SEASONS (Movie Flash, May 26, 1983)

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Bakya by Silvestre Papa

Movie Flash Magazine, May 26, 1983

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ROSA DEL ROSARIO

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"Remember When?" (From the collection of Danny Dolor)

Courtesy of Philippine Star, Sunday, February 12, 2006

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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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