Darna in a cameo in Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko (1994) starring Janno Gibbs. Cameos and abandoned projects In a cameo role of Viva Films' Captain Barbell (1986) starring Herbert Bautista and Edu Manzano, Sharon Cuneta appeared as Darna. It was supposed to be Cuneta's promotion for her own full-length Darna film. However, she declined the project later due to the excessive requirements of the role. Back then, there were no invisible wires to lift Darna in the air, so an actress would need to lie down, head first, while a long piece of iron would hold her tight on both sides of her body. In the 2003 film Captain Barbell by Premiere Entertainment Productions starring Ogie Alcasid and Bong Revilla, Regine Velasquez made a cameo appearance in a dream sequence as Darna which she reprised in her concert tour "The Singer and the Songwriter" the following year. Like Cuneta, Velasquez was supposed to portray Darna in her own full-length film but it was cancelled as well. In 2012, Darna's action sequences from Darna vs. the Planet Women (1975) were shown side-by-side comedian Vice Ganda's Darna-inspired action scenes in the comedy film, This Guy's in Love with U Mare!, directed by Wenn Deramas. Vilma Santos' son, Luis Manzano, also stars in the film. Darna TV series 1977 TV series The comic book superheroine also found its way to the small screen. The first Darna TV series was created by Kitchie Benedicto and starred a 14-year-old Lorna Tolentino as Darna/Narda. It was aired on KBS 9 (RPN 9). 2005 TV series In 2005, GMA Network tapped Angel Locsin to play Darna after the success of the TV series Mulawin where she played one of the lead roles. Locsin had to learn wushu, kung fu and other fighting techniques even as she mastered the art of flying and display Darna's superpowers. A lot of changes and new material were added for this incarnation of Darna. The show follows the original version's storyline with Narda finding the stone as a child, but she only becomes Darna and discovers her powers at age eighteen. Many new allies and enemies were invented for the show, as well as more backstory. Notably, Narda and Valentina are half-sisters while Ding has been killed. In the story, the Black Darna is a result of Narda's release of all her pent-up emotions. Another Mars Ravelo's creation "Dyesebel" (portrayed by