LOOK: Darna, Valentina take over billboards on EDSA | ABS-CBN

ADVERTISEMENT

dpo-dps-seal
Welcome, Kapamilya! We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Continuing to use this site means you agree to our use of cookies. Tell me more!

LOOK: Darna, Valentina take over billboards on EDSA

LOOK: Darna, Valentina take over billboards on EDSA

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Clipboard

"Darna" stars Jane de Leon and Janella Salvador are seen on digital billboards along EDSA on Thursday. Twitter: @anonilicious007, @alwayssapphic

MANILA — Darna and Valentina showed up on massive digital billboards along EDSA on Thursday, in a “takeover” long planned by fans of the characters portrayed by Jane de Leon and Janella Salvador in the superhero series.

“Darlentina Takes Over” was one of several trending topics on Twitter in the Philippines, pertaining to the duo’s billboard appearances on the façade of the Galleria Corporate Center in Ortigas and along EDSA-Guadalupe in Makati City.

It was also the tagline shown in the billboard video, which features de Leon and Salvador as their superhuman characters and their human alter egos Narda and Regina.

The digital ad, which also promotes the ABS-CBN broadcast of “Darna,” was over a month in the offing. “Darlentina” fans raised funds for the project and reached their goal in less than an hour in October.

ADVERTISEMENT

JRB Creative Production, the ABS-CBN unit behind the primetime series, expressed gratitude to supporters who took part in the endeavor. “Maraming salamat po sa pagmamahal,” the group said.

The “Darlentina” billboard is the latest high-profile effort of the growing fandom of de Leon and Salvador’s screen pairing, following a viral fan-made trailer that imagines a romantic-comedy movie starring the two actresses.

Both de Leon and Salvador have been vocal of their appreciation to their tandem’s fans, with the latter calling herself their “president” and both endearingly referring to them as their “vadengs.”

Related videos:

Watch more News on iWantTFC

Watch more News on iWantTFC

ADVERTISEMENT

Karylle honored to be part of upcoming film 'Quezon'

Karylle honored to be part of upcoming film 'Quezon'

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Clipboard

MANILA -- Screen and theater actress Karylle turned to social media to express her excitement to be part of the upcoming historical biopic film "Quezon," chronicling the life of Manuel L. Quezon, the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. 

On Instagram, Karylle  shared a series of photos and clip with her fellow cast members taken during their table-read session.

In the caption, the actress-singer said it was an honor for her to portray Quezon's wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon. 

"What an honor to be playing First Lady Aurora Quezon in @tbastudiosph's Quezon.Thank you for this amazing opportunity TBA Studios I'm so excited to be working with all of you. I don’t know if 'excited' is a good enough word to express how wonderful I’m feeling right now," Karylle wrote.

ADVERTISEMENT

She also thanked film's director Jerrold Tarog "for giving me lots of moments to prep with you and the cast."

The actress also shared that she did an initial research for the film at a library in Singapore. 

"Can you imagine my surprise as I found photos of Doña Aurora in my fave photo spot in White Cross Children's Home where she served as an honorary president. I have been a volunteer as someone from the community since my bestie @mzhappy258's debut in the home when we were 18," she said. 

"Another photo coincidentally is where we shot spiels in my White Cross podcast episode for K's Drama. I also found my old Red Cross pin gifted to me many years ago after doing some volunteer work. It seemed to be meant for the first reading as Doña Aurora also served for Red Cross."


On Tuesday, TBA Studios announced that award-winning actor Jericho  Rosales would make his big screen comeback as Quezon in the film. 

"Quezon" marks the continuation of TBA Studios’ cinematic “Bayaniverse”,  a series of films based on Philippine history that includes box office hits “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.”  

The movie will follow the life of Quezon, a Filipino lawyer and soldier who became the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. It will highlight his tumultuous presidential campaign against then-President Emilio Aguinaldo. 

Also part of the "Quezon" cast are Mon Confiado (Emilio Aguinaldo), Benjamin Alves (younger Quezon), Romnick Sarmenta (Sergio Osmeña), JC Santos (Manuel Roxas), and Cris Villanueva (older Joven Hernando, the only fictional character in the film series).

The production of the biographical historical movie is set to start in March.


RELATED VIDEOS: 









ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker

Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.

Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.