Performing Darna: The Role of Entertainment Press in Spectacularizing Darna Actresses

This paper looks at the actresses who portrayed Darna and how they are presented as spectacles in entertainment articles that promote film television adaptations. frame of inquiry comes from notion visual aesthetics komiks is largely informed by superhero genre’s dependence on spectacle shown superhero’s feats greatness her actions movements which all larger than life extraordinary. If this case for print, then about tasked with performing movies series? How their bodies being turned into a promotional materials order to conform needs capital (entertainment industry)? In using body framework, also draws star system role producers text creation we know today. The aim reveal female were made part construction Darna’s image outside its fictional universe results discourse highlights celebrities rather continuing relevance Filipino icon. sets aside representational power embody struggle demand Filipinos justice better audience’s attention diverted towards these prepared perform Darna.