Starring King of Comedy — Dolphy

Darna, Kuno? (literally “Darna Pretender?”, “Pretending as Darna?”, “Playing Darna’s Role?”, or “Acting as Darna?”) was a 1979 Philippine film directed by Luciano B. Carlos and written by Toto Belano. Produced under the action, comedy, and fantasy genre, it was a family-friendly movie intended as a parody or spoof of Mars Ravelo’s comic book character and female superhero Darna. The role of Darna Kuno was played by Filipino actor,Dolphy. The film was released on 30 March 1979.

Plot

The real Darna (Brenda Del Rio) in the Darna, Kuno? storyline became pregnant. Based on the story, Darna was impregnated by the Japanese anime robots Voltes V and Mazinger Z. Because of the pregnancy someone had to take Darna’s place temporarily as the superheroine until she had given birth. The original Darna lent her magical stone (the stone that transforms Narda, Darna’s alter-ego, into Darna when swallowed and the name Darna is shouted aloud) to Dolphy who will become the male Darna dressed up in the female Darna costume. Dolphy as Darna or more specifically the Darna Pretender or replacement had to fight tikbalangs, aswangs, and other enemies. A female character, Annabel (Lotis Key), became the other Darna Kuno in the story. She stole the magical stone from Dolphy after finding out Darna Kuno’s secret identity. Both male and female Darna Pretenders fought and defeated alien invaders. The true Darna returned to retrieve her magical stone carrying her baby who was already wearing a Darna costume.