Valentina is a supervillain appearing in Philippine comic books, created by Mars Ravelo and Nestor Redondo.

Based upon the eponymous Greek mythological figure, she first appeared in Pilipino Komiks (issue #78, 1950) and was the first adversary of the superhero Darna.

[7][5] Born in a rural scene, Valentina's origin story relates that she is the daughter of mortals Miguel and Doray.

With the influence of the serpent creature Kobra, this drove her to become evil, murdered her parents and soon planned to destroy humankind by turning the world into a haven of reptiles.

In Mango Comics' 2003 three-part issue, she was depicted as an extraterrestrial from the planet Tiamat disguised as her mortal alter-ego Amor.

[11] In creating Valentina, Ravelo drew inspiration from Medusa,[5] a Gorgon in Greek mythology with living venomous snakes in place of hair.

[5] Too many restrictions from her parents led Valentina to kill them with the help of her pet snake Vibora, beginning her journey onto the pathway of evil.

[5] After Darna foiled her plan to turn the Earth into a world dominated by reptiles, Valentina commits suicide by jumping into a cliff where the bodies of her parents can be found.

[5] In the late 1960s, Pablo S. Gomez created a comic novel entitled Valentina in Universal Komiks that was published by PSG Publication.

[13][14] With inputs from the family of Ravelo, in 2003, Mango Comics released a miniseries featuring Darna with Valentina as the main villainess.

[2] In this comics series that was written by Boboy Yonzon and illustrated by Ryan Orosco and Gilbert Monsanto,[15] both Darna and Valentina came from the planet called Tiamat.

[2] On other hand, Valentina is initially presented as a pop singer named Amor comparing her singing prowess to Britney Spears.

[16] Valentina is a serpent queen with a same likeness to the Gorgon Medusa of the Greek mythology, and with this, she has the ability to control all types of snake as well as communicate with them.

[23] In 1989, a film was released by Lea Productions entitled Valentina, where Melissa Perez Rubio played the title role.

[26] Rey "PJ" Abellana played Ariel, the love interest of Valentina, which was originally intended for Eric Quizon.

[21][24] The film was criticized as campy and Valentina's look was negatively compared to Jacobim Mugatu of Zoolander while her pet snake Vibora was censured as a downgraded muppet with bright red lips.

Ang Pagbabalik (1994), Pilita Corrales played Valentina where she has a daughter named Valentine (portrayed by Cherie Gil) who also has snakes on her head.

[17] On the other hand, de Rossi had qualms in accepting the Valentina due to her fear of snakes but she was persuaded by the production team to take the role.

[52] Regina is depicted as a prolific lawyer and influencer with a soft spot for the underprivileged and the downtrodden but a monster hidden behind her strong façade.

[53] Her superpowers as the Serpent Queen, given to her by a green, crystal-like extra-terrestrial mineral called "Chrysalis", includes: enhanced regenerative healing factor (enabling her to recuperate, even from harm inflicted by Darna, rapidly overnight), flexibility and night vision.

She also has five specific snakes among others that grows and extends to great sizes, which she uses for multiple purposes ranging from snaring her prey to reaching or traveling across fair distances.

[62] Staged at School of Design and Arts Theater at De La Salle College of St. Benilde and directed also by Chris Millardo,[63] the story is presented at the point-of-view of Ding (played alternately by Carlos Serrano, Juner Quiambao and John Peñaranda), the younger brother of Narda, who is born deaf in this version.