Ara Mina) made a guest appearance in the series for the very first time. Four actresses who previously played Darna were involved in the 2005 TV series: Gina Pareño (Darna and the Planetman, 1969) appeared as Darna's grandmother. Rio Locsin (Bira, Darna, Bira, 1979) appeared as the wife of Dr. Zombie, one of the villains. Lorna Tolentino (Darna in 1977 TV series) portrayed Queen Adran of Marte. Regine Velasquez (Darna in the 2003 film Captain Barbell) sang the theme song of the series, "Di Na Nag-iisa" (composed by Jay Durias of South Border). She also provided the voice clip of shouting "Darna!" for use in the TV series. In the final episode, Captain Barbell makes a cameo appearance. It was done to tease the then-upcoming Captain Barbell TV series. Captain Barbell's face was not shown, only his "CB" chest insignia, as the role was not yet cast. 2009 TV series After the success of the 2005 series, GMA Network confirmed that it still held the rights of Darna, along with Captain Barbell and Dyesebel. In January 2008, it was announced that GMA Network decided to make another Darna series but this time, it will be along with Captain Barbell. But due to schedule conflicts of Richard Gutierrez, the plan was shelved. Also, Locsin already transferred to rival station ABS-CBN in 2007. GMA Network, along with the Darna copyright holders, unanimously chose Marian Rivera as Darna. It was announced by Wilma Galvante, GMA Network's SVP for Entertainment TV, in an interview that the new Darna should be a real star because it is a prime role. Mark Herras was considered for the lead male role of Eduardo, but Mark Anthony Fernandez won the part. Regine Velasquez (who previously portrayed Darna in the film Captain Barbell in 2003) was again involved in the series. Like the 2005 TV series, she also provided the voice clip of shouting "Darna!", and later played a villain called Elektra, the Planet Woman in the 2nd season. GMA Network announced that the new Darna would be a mirror to Marian Rivera's personality, possibly featuring more comedy flavor into the drama plot. Rivera is best known for her roles as the leads in the Philippine adaptation of MariMar and another Mars Ravelo creation, Dyesebel. Rivera underwent rigid physical and mental training for the role and also began to train in wushu. She was about to start her fighting