Darna is a fictional Filipino comics superhero created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo admired and loved by many Filipinos. The character's first appearance was in Pilipino Komiks on May 13, 1950. Darna is a retooling of Ravelo's earlier character, Varga, whose stories he wrote and illustrated himself.
Some of the famous and talented actresses who portrayed the iconic role were Rosa del Rosario, Liza Moreno, Eva Montes, Gina Pareño, Vilma Santos, Lorna Tolentino, Rio Locsin, Sharon Cuneta, Nanette Medved, Anjanette Abayari, Regine Velasquez, Angel Locsin, and Marian Rivera.
After the emotional withdrawal of Kapamilya actress Liza Soberano on the Darna project, many people were saddened especially a lot of her fans and supporters that she can no longer portray the iconic superheroine because of her injured finger which even until now is under treatment. As a matter of fact, Liza is undergoing some therapy and operation for her fractured finger.
Recently, it was announced online about the Star Magic artist Jane de Leon being the new face of Darna. A lot of people were surprised to know that the 20-year-old young actress was the one chosen by the filmmakers and the management to portray such a big role. Jane de Leon was a former member of the girl group “Girltrends” of It’s Showtime. She was known as Lauren in the 2017 hit television series entitled “La Luna Sangre”. She recently starred in the popular television series “Halik” as Maggie Bartolome, the younger sister of actor Jericho Rosales portraying the character of Lino Bartolome.
And even before they start the filming of the Darna project. Jane de Leon shared a glimpse of her portrayal of the iconic role. She shouted its iconic line, “Darna!”, as she swallowed the magical stone to transform her alter ego Narda to Darna. Netizens could not help but be amazed by Jane’s imitation on the superheroine Darna. Her innocence and strength of character have been her biggest assets why she was chosen from the 300 aspirants of becoming the new face of Darna.
Jane de Leon also known as Jane Florence Benitez de Leon is indeed one of the most promising stars of her generation especially now that she was given a big break in her show business career.
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