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WATCH: Cartwheeling Rufa Mae rips pants in hilarious Darna ‘audition’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/04/26/20190426-ruamae-quinto.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Comedienne Rufa Mae Quinto displays her action-star skills in a hilarious ‘audition’ for the role of Darna.<em> ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Rufa Mae Quinto is no stranger to portraying a superhero, and she’s more than up to the task of taking on another costumed, flying character — specifically the coveted role of Darna.</p><p>In a portion of a “Tonight with Boy Abunda” interview that has since gone viral, the comedienne asks Star Cinema, the producer of the big-budget film project, to cast her as the Mars Ravelo character.</p><p>Quinto, who played the Darna-inspired “Super-B” character in a 2002 film, put her action-star skills to use as she pretended to audition for the role vacated by Liza Soberano.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eTbrxfkxo1M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Uttering Darna’s iconic line before she transforms into her superhero form from Narda, Quinto performed a cartwheel and jumped with enthusiasm — to the point of ripping her pants.</p><p>“Ay, ‘yung pants! Napunit! Huwag niyo pakita!” she said, as she asked a staff member to hand her something to cover her legs.</p><p>The official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=440283816726803">Facebook upload</a> of the hilarious “audition” immediately went viral and, as of writing, already had some 1.5 million views, 50,000 likes, and 20,000 shares.</p><p>Star Cinema, following Soberano’s exit early this month, said it has started the selection process for the new actress to portray the millennial iteration of Darna.</p>