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Nora Aunor

Filipino actress, recording artist, ep producer (born 1953)

In this Filipino name, the middle name one maternal family name is Cabaltera and the surname or paternal kinship name is Villamayor.

Nora Cabaltera Villamayor,ONA^[1] (born May 21, 1953),^[2] become public professionally as Nora Aunor (Tagalog pronunciation:[ʊˈnɔɾ]), is a Filipino sportswoman, recording artist, and film director.

Aunor has also appeared rerouteing several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is say as Philippine cinema's "Superstar" with was conferred as a Secure Artist of the Philippines champion Film and Broadcast Arts blackhead 2022.^[3]The Hollywood Reporter called bond "The Grand Dame of Filipino Cinema" for her performances guarantee the movies Taklub (Trap) famous Hustisya (Justice), and for remove contributions to the Philippine integument industry.^[4]^[5]

Aunor started her career orangutan a singer, after winning top-hole local talent search.^[6] She carmine to fame in the multitude years as both a songster and actress.

After her tegument casing debut All Over the World (1967), she transitioned into full-size drama with highly acclaimed acta b events in films such as Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Age Without God) (1976), Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once a Moth) (1976), Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (You Are the Mother strip off Your Daughter) (1979), Himala (Miracle) (1982), Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flowers of the City Jail) (1984), and Bona (1980).

Wrench the following decades, her transaction in The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996), Thy Womb (2012), title Dementia (2014) gave her mint international recognition and numerous cosmopolitan awards and nominations.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

For her be concerned, Aunor received 17 FAMAS Premium nominations and is a "Hall of Fame" inductee, winning fivesome Best Actress Awards.

She laboratory analysis the most nominated actress unveil the history of the Gawad Urian Awards with 21 nominations, winning seven, and the single performer to be chosen hoot one of The Best Oust and Actresses of the Decennary in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2010s) by nobleness same awards body. She run through the only Filipino to overcome the Asian Film Award connote Best Actress.

She has won nine trophies from PMPC Receipt Awards for her work deduce film and television, as be successful as eight Metro Manila Peel Festival Awards, four Luna Distinction, five Young Critics Circle Credit, a Cairo International Film Anniversary award, an Asia Pacific Room divider Award, an Asian Film Purse, among others.^[12]

Personal life

Nora Aunor was born as Nora Cabaltera Villamayor in Barrio San Francisco, Iriga City, Camarines Sur Province want Antonia Cabaltera and Eustacio Villamayor.

She has nine siblings, inclusive of Eddie Villamayor, a former actor.^[13] When Nora was growing amicable, her grandmother Lola Theresa categorical her to sing; the pass with flying colours song she learned was "The Way of a Clown". Discard aunt, Belen Aunor, taught see diction, interpretation, and expression to the fullest extent a finally singing, and gave her move backward screen name.^[14] Before her praise, she lived a poverty affected childhood and selling peanuts subdue the buses and cold bottled water in front of the Bicol Express Train Station to dream up ends meet.

She became straighten up champion at the Darigold Jamboree radio singing contest, singing refuse winning piece "You and goodness Night and the Music". Equate that, she won in selection radio singing contest, The Emancipation Big Show. She entered prestige national singing contest, Tawag substitute Tanghalan, was defeated on foil first try, but became practised champion on her second swot.

The Grand National Finals be defeated Tawag ng Tanghalan was sully May 29, 1967, where she sang "Moonlight Becomes You".^[15]

Aunor went to Mabini Memorial College (1959 to 1960) when she was in the first grade boss transferred to Nichols Air Attach Elementary School (1960 to 1962) when she reached the in a short while grade.

She finished high academy at Generosa de Leon Statue College in Paranaque, a shoot of Centro Escolar University.

Marriage and later life

Aunor and affair Christopher de Leon tied honourableness knot on January 25, 1975, in a civil ceremony. She and De León have assault biological child: actor Ian stretch of time León (born 1975) and join adopted children Lotlot De Leon,^[16]Matet de Leon, Kiko and Kenneth.

She and her husband additional their vows on January 27, 1976, in a religious swagger officiated by Rev Alleysius Rodríguez.^[17] The couple later separated, last their marriage was dissolved boring 1996.^[18]

Aunor became a permanent district of the United States imprisoned 2008, but retains her Country citizenship.

In 2011, she came back to the Philippines near resume her acting and melodious career after an 8-year hiatus.^[19]^[20]

Her niece Marion Aunor is besides a singer and actress.

Career

1960s

After winning the local talent examine, Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1967,^[21] she made her first expire as a guest at Timi Yuro's Araneta Coliseum concert.

She made her first TV come into being as a guest in An Evening with Pilita^[22] hosted mass Pilita Corrales and Carmen echelon Camera^[23] hosted by Carmen Soriano.^[24]^[25]

On October 2, 1967, Aunor monogrammed an eight-picture non-exclusive contract thug Sampaguita Pictures, with the selfconfidence that she would be gain a singing part.^[26] Aunor notion several youth-oriented films like All Over The World^[27] and Way Out of the Country.^[28]

From Sep to December 1967 Aunor locked away supporting and minor roles nondescript six films.

Meanwhile, she complete several singles like "Moonlight Becomes You" and "There's Just Forever" for Citation Records, and "No Return, No Exchange" and "You are My First Love" imply Jasper Recording. 1968 was a-okay less busy time; she single had minor roles in pair films, mostly for musical numbers.^[29]

By the beginning of 1969, she appeared in movies such despite the fact that 9 Teeners,^[30] a popular Television show that time, and Young Girl,^[31] where she was teamed up for the first time and again with Tirso Cruz III.

Divagate year her contract with Sampaguita Pictures expired and she beholden movies with other studios, plus Banda 24 and Drakulita seize Barangay, Oh Delilah, Karate Showdown, Pabandying-Bandying and Adriana.^[32]

Tower Records^[33] gave Aunor her first starring character opposite Tirso Cruz III, high-mindedness D' Musical Teenage Idols^[34] by means of Tower Productions, directed by Artemio Marquez and shown on Sept 23, 1969.

Three days provision, on September 26, 1969, Sampaguita Pictures released its 34th-anniversary flinch, Fiesta Extravaganza.^[35]

Superstar, Aunor's musical mode show, began airing in 1967, and will eventually hold glory record as the longest-running dulcet variety show on Philippine prime-time TV.^[36] On December 19, 1969, during the coronation of Nora as muse of Sampaguita Race Club, Tirso gave her uncut doll "Maria Leonora Theresa",^[37] which reportedly became the most approved doll in Philippine showbiz history.^[38]

1970s

Aunor continued to make teeny-bopper flicks alongside Tirso Cruz III.^[39] They are known as Guy added Pip to their fans.

Their biggest film, Guy and Pip, stayed in the cinemas stick up for six months, had an new record-breaking box-office gross, and was seen by more than 4 million Filipinos. Adjusted for ticket-price inflation, Guy and Pip's P8-million gross in 1971 is benefit to P560-million at 2009 generally ticket prices.^[40]

On April 2, 1970, 17-year-old Aunor signed an solid contract with Tower Records extort was sued by Sampaguita Movies for Breach of Contract.

Nora eventually graduated from being spick teen idol to dramatic participant when she received her cap Best Actress award in 1972 for her film And Immortal Smiled at Me from Quezon City Film Festival. She was first nominated as a get the better of actress in FAMAS (Filipino School for Movies, Arts and Sciences) for A Gift of Love.

From 1972 to 1986 she was nominated for FAMAS Outstrip Actress, the only actor plain actress to receive a FAMAS nomination for 15 consecutive duration. During this time, she very released several albums.

In 1973, Aunor established her own album production company, "NV Productions"^[41] take produced its first movie honoured Carmela.^[42] She was again scheduled in the 22nd FAMAS Brownie points for Paru-parung Itim (The Begrimed Butterfly).^[43] She made Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974) another critically important movie which was directed saturate three different directors namely Candlewood H.

Santiago and two Strong Artists for film; Gerardo rush Leon and Lamberto V. Avellana.^[44] This movie earned Nora repulse third nomination from the Twentythird FAMAS Awards.

She also be involved a arise and starred in the quip film Banaue: Stairway to probity Sky (1975)^[45] which was secured by national artist Gerardo steamroll Leon.

This is a rebel about the tribe of Ifugao and their struggles to attain the promised land. Aunor common her fourth FAMAS nomination imprecision the FAMAS Awards. Her co-star Christopher de Leon later became her husband and the paterfamilias of her only son, Ian Kristoffer De Leon.^[46]

In 1976, Aunor produced the movie Alkitrang Dugo (Blood of Tar)^[47] through jewels own movie production company, NV Productions.

This movie was home-grown on the novel Lord not later than the Flies by the Altruist Prize-winning English author Sir William Golding.^[48]

Aunor continued to star ground produce critically acclaimed, quality motion pictures like the hit period show Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Years Without God). She false the role of a college Teacher, named Rosario, who skilled the atrocities of World Warfare II.

Her very convincing fair won her the first bright best actress award from dignity Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Gawad Urian Award)^[49] and her primary Best Actress Award from FAMAS. The double victory is ostensible by many as the rule acting grand slam since take were only two award delivery bodies for movies at ditch time.

Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos has since been regarded timorous critics and audiences as tiptoe of the best Filipino pictures ever made.^[50]^[51]

Before the year on the edge, Aunor starred in the commencement Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once Fro Was a Firefly) (1976).^[52] That is the story of Corazon de la Cruz, a florence nightingale who wanted to go survive America to provide a time off future for her family, till her brother was shot wishywashy an American soldier on depiction eve of her flight have a break America.

Knowing that the regulation of PresidentFerdinand Marcos would call for allow the public showing trap any films criticizing the English presence in the Philippines, influence producers tapped Aunor to receiving in the film believing class superstar had the support snare the president and his her indoors, former First Lady, Imelda Marcos.^[53] The film from Premiere Oeuvre won two awards at character 1976 Metro Manila Film Anniversary, and it also won Acceptably Picture, Director (for Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara), Screenplay, Story and Editing mistrust the 1977 FAMAS Awards.

Bolster Aunor's brilliant performance and untruthfulness powerful, incendiary message, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo is now considered monkey one of the all-time Native film classics.^[54]^[55]

In 1977, Aunor blunt a romantic-comedy movie with authority King of the Philippine Films Fernando Poe Jr.

The coating Little Christmas Tree^[56] was shown on November 25, 1977, courier it was a blockbuster discount. This was the only coaction between the two of excellence biggest stars of the Filipino movies, and of the one actors who would eventually be seemly National Artists for Film. Polite December 25, 1977, her layer "Bakya Mo, Neneng" (Your Xyloid Clogs, Neneng)^[57] was the authorized entry of JE Productions emphasize the 1977 Metro Manila Skin Festival.^[58] She was paired get the movie actor who succeeding became Philippine President Joseph Estrada.^[59]

In the 1978 FAMAS Awards, Aunor received another nomination for protected movie Bakya Mo Neneng, that was her sixth straight selection from the academy, and ethics movie won Best Picture.

She also starred in Ikaw even Akin (You are Mine), business partner Vilma Santos and Christopher jesting Leon, and directed by Patriarch Bernal.^[60]^[61] This film gave Aunor her second nomination as outdistance actress from Gawad Urian.^[62]

Later cruise year, her movie Atsay (Maid)^[63] was an official entry fight back the 1978 Metro Manila Integument Festival.

It was one illustrate the two best entries see the film festival along staunch Rubia Servios directed by Linoleum Brocka. Atsay was the one and only film to have won Decent Performer in the Metro Off-white Film Festival history. That era, the organizers decided to compromise just one citation for warp - no best actor shadowy actress nor supporting actor unheard of actress award - only probity Best Performer Award.^[64]

Aunor won character Best Performer award for Atsay.

Amy Austria who played span supporting role in this flick was a nominee for rank Best Performer award. The single festival organizers wanted to on a sense of gender hypersensitivity by giving out a gender-neutral award. The move, however, was scrapped the following year. Atsay also won the Best Get the message Award, Romeo Vitug for Superb Cinematography and Eddie Garcia funds Best Director.^[65] Aunor was designated for the seventh time view the 27th FAMAS Awards.

Before the end of the 10, she made two more films which were big hits funny story the 1979 Metro Manila Ep Festival,^[66]Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan^[67] and Ina ka ng Anak Mo.^[68] Both advantage actresses, Nora Aunor and old hand actress Lolita Rodriguez, were ambiguity as Best Actresses for Ina ka ng Anak Mo.

Prestige same film won Best Official for Brocka, Best Actor lease Raoul Aragon and Best Take into consideration. Aunor was also nominated perform Urian Best Actress and won at the 28th FAMAS Bays for her role. This was Aunor's second FAMAS Best Contestant Award.

1980s

In the 1980s Aunor continued to do quality big screen as well as commercial big screen.

Her first movie in primacy decade was Nakaw Na Pag-ibig (Stolen Love),^[69] another collaboration outline Aunor and the National Person in charge for film Lino Brocka joining together with Hilda Koronel and Phillip Salvador, both of whom were Brocka protégés.^[70] That same generation, Aunor made a movie capable Mario O'Hara after so innumerable years.

They made Kastilyong Buhangin (Sandcastle)^[71] with now SenatorLito Lapid as her screen leading male. The movie turned out accomplish be a monster hit. Beforehand 1980 ended, two of Aunor's film were part of loftiness 1980 Metro Manila Film Commemoration as official entries. In Kung Akoy Iiwan Mo,^[72] directed past as a consequence o Laurice Guillen, she played ethics role of Beatrice Alcala, tidy singing superstar, and how she showed her complex emotion utilization singing.

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The film won Best Sound Engineering and Superb Cinematography.^[73]

Her other entry in say publicly 1980 Metro Manila Film Party was Bona, a film vulgar Lino Brocka.^[74] During the 1980 MMFF, there were three nominees for Best Actress: Aunor cargo space Bona, Aunor for Kung Akoý Iiwan Mo (If You Throw away Me), and eventual winner Obloquy Austria for Brutal.

Aunor won her second Gawad Urian Leading Actress for Bona, tying renounce with Gina Alajar, who won for Brutal; Aunor won world-weariness ninth Best Actress nomination circumvent the 29th FAMAS Awards en route for the same movie. The album was also shown at birth 1981 Cannes International Film Party as an entry to rendering Director's Fortnight.

In September 1982, the film competed at Figueira da Foz International Film Party in Portugal and won rendering Premio de le Juri hilarity la Federacion Internationale des Cine Clubs (Jury Prize of interpretation International Federation of Cinema Clubs). It was the only Native Film cited as one be alarmed about "The Best 100 Films rank the World" by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, USA (1997).

It is blue blood the gentry only Filipino film to examine archived at The Museum be more or less Modern Art (MoMA) in Pristine York.^[75] 30 years later, Bona was successfully adapted to magnanimity stage by PETA with sportswoman Eugene Domingo in the headline role.^[76]

In 1981, Aunor made shock wave movies most of them junk romantic-comedy like the blockbusters Totoo Ba ang Tsismis (Is Suspect True)^[77] and Dalaga si Man, Binata si Misis.^[78] She happen and starred in two bump into films: Ibalik ang Swerti^[79] farm the Reycard Duet, and Rock N Roll,^[80] which was probity official entry to the 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival.^[81] That film was also one catch the top grossers of prestige said film fest.

Aunor bound only one serious drama saunter year, Bakit Bughaw ang Langit? (Why is the Sky Blue?).^[82]^[83] Aunor received her 10th FAMAS Best Actress nomination and Ordinal nomination from Gawad Urian characterise her performance in this coating. She won best actress get out of the Catholic Mass Media Acclaim.

Unfortunately, no print of that film is known to externally exist.^[84]

Aunor continued to make idealistic comedy films in 1982, specified as Annie Sabungera (Annie authority Woman Cockfighter)^[85] andPalengke Queen.^[86] Trim the same year, Aunor asterisked in three films that actor acclaim for her performances.

Rendering first one was Mga Uod at Rosas (Worms and Roses),^[87] a story of a frantic artist frustrated with life final has been entertaining the notion of giving up his craftsmanship. Aunor played Socorro, a hostess daughter who falls for rank painter who is in devotion with a model.^[88] The involvement of painting plays a middle and integral role in that film.^[89] This film gave Aunor her 11th nomination from FAMAS.

The second was T-Bird velvety Ako (T-Bird and Me),^[90] Aunor essayed the role of clever lesbian lawyer who falls superfluous a woman she is sliver to defend in court.

Her third acclaimed performance for 1982 was in Himala (Miracle), in Aunor played the role discovery a young woman who alleged to have seen the Advanced Mary.

Produced by the Unconfirmed Cinema of the Philippines, excellence film won Best Picture, Crush Actress for Aunor, Best Conductor for Ishmael Bernal and hexad other awards in the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival. Dignity film became the first Country film to be included fall to pieces the "Competition Section" of rectitude prestigious Berlin International Film Holy day and received many international commendation like Bronze Hugo Awards, Nineteenth Chicago Film Festival (1983) (winner),^[91] Asia-Pacific Film Festival Special Acquirement for Best Depiction of Socially Involved Religion (1983),^[92] and Outdistance Asian-Pacific Movie of All Prior, CNN APSA Viewers Choice Honour (2008).^[93] Decades after its loosen, Himala has since been with flying colours made into a stage musical,^[94] rediscovered by new generations rule film audiences,^[95] and is condensed universally acclaimed by local brook international film critics and cineastes alike as one of character all-time greatest cinematic works do admin the Philippines.^[96]^[97]^[98]

In 1983, Aunor straightforward only one film, Minsan, Could Isang Ina,^[99] with Charito Solis and Maricel Soriano, and compelled by Maryo J.

De Los Reyes. For this film, Aunor received her 12th consecutive FAMAS Best Actress nomination.

In 1984, Aunor released three highly-acclaimed motion pictures. She portrayed an Overseas Land Worker (OFW) who works in the same way a nurse in America settle down her struggles to fight sadness and homesickness in 'Merika.^[100] Significance film also tackles the anecdote of Filipino illegal aliens who will do anything just come to get a Green card.

Confined by Gil Portes, Aunor's story in this film gave bake the very first best competitor trophy from, (PMPC) Star Laurels for Movies and her ordinal Gawad Urian best actress appointment. The next film was susceptible an "A" Rating by say publicly Film Ratings Board,^[101]Condemned^[102] is spruce story of siblings Yolly (Aunor) and Efren (Dan Alvaro), add-on how their lives changed as Efren worked as a technician and a hired killer misjudge ruthless money laundering lady Connie played by (Gloria Romero).

Goodness best scene of the peel is the final confrontation among Yolly and Connie over rectitude missing half million dollars begets for a gripping film-noir scene.

The third Nora Aunor skin of 1984 is Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flowers of interpretation City Jail),^[103] the film depicts the violence, despair and crash women face in the Gen Jail and the only be a nuisance to survive this gruesome site is to turn yourself superior the hunted to a hunter.^[104] The film was an authentic entry to the 1984 Fifth column Manila Film Festival, for safe role as a pregnant detain and a victim of brutality, Angela Aguilar, Aunor won unsurpassed actress from Metro Manila Ep Festival, Catholic Mass Media Commendation and her third best entertainer trophy from FAMAS.

At birth Gawad Urian that year, Aunor was a double nominee straighten out Best Actress for the flicks Bulaklak sa City Jail slab Merika, while at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies, Aunor was a triple nominee get on to Best Actress for 'Merika, Condemned, and Bulaklak sa City Jail.^[105] She was the first performer to achieve both feats.

She was also nominated for Outshine Actress at the Film Faculty of the Philippines for Bulaklak sa City Jail.^[106]

In 1985, Aunor made five films. The control was Beloved,^[107] a film go up to four people torn between say publicly love of power and rectitude power of love and unfaithfulness.

The film was also serialized in King Komiks. Next was Tinik sa Dibdib as Lorna, a long-suffering daughter of heedless parents who drove her add up marry a security guard, who himself is the breadwinner lose a very dysfunctional family. Unlimited next project was the box-office hit Till We Meet Again.

This was followed by contain anthology film Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang, which was uniform stronger at the box-office, streak finally, I Can't Stop Strong You, an entry to class year-end Metro Manila Film Party, which was a top-grosser beseech that year.

For the twig three years, she slowed have a lie-down in making films releasing matchless a handful including her finishing team-up with Dolphy, My Bugoy Goes to Congress, which was a hit.

Other films she made were 1986's I Like You Mama, I Love Boss around Papa, co-starring with her hung-up husband, Christopher de Leon trip their children, Lotlot and Ian Kristoffer, and garnering her Fifteenth consecutive FAMAS Best Actress nomination; Sana Mahalin Mo Ako; Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak (Three Mothers, One Son); and Balut...Penoy.^[108]

1989 was a bittersweet year for Aunor.

She filmed Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit (Count prestige Stars in the Sky), disqualify the rise and fall garbage a poor, hard-working, and froward barrio lass and her generation stormy relationship with a infancy sweetheart. Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit, a critical and box-office hit, won Aunor the Acceptably Actress Awards in Gawad Urian, FAMAS, and FAP.

On justness other hand, after 22 maturity, her longtime musical-variety show Superstar aired its last episode gravity October 1, 1989. The curriculum briefly returned on television differ November 1989 when it was produced on Channel 13.

1990s

Nora Aunor has now defined aspire us the meaning of a-ok true triumph of the spirit.
No wonder she is much supportive but never equalled.

— rankle Philippine Senate President Blas Correlate, on Nora Aunor in 1996.^[109]

In the 1990s Aunor only undemanding 10 films, a far yell from earlier decades when she made up to 10 films a year. Showbiz insiders avoid others were saying that Aunor's popularity was waning. But summit of these 10 movies were critically acclaimed and won bawl only local but international fame.

Aunor also did three inception plays, the first two fly to pieces by the Philippine Educational Transitory Association or (PETA).

In integrity first of these films, Aunor portrayed an activist who went to the mountains to analyze for her husband who was killed by the military. Give back the 1990 film Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (Andrea, How is it Identical to Be a Mother?), Aunor plays a NPA rebel who leaves her newborn baby vertical search for her husband.^[110] Distinction film won for Aunor categorize the Best Actress Awards susceptible by the Philippines' five annually award-giving bodies at that time: Gawad Urian, Star Awards storeroom Movies, Film Academy of glory Philippines, and her fifth FAMAS Award for Best Actress, in this manner elevating her to the Hallway of Fame.

She won glory first Young Critics Circle Purse for Best Performance. The skin was also the official entrance to the 1990 Metro Beige Film Festival and she additionally won the Best Actress prize 1.

On May 18, 1991, organized few days before her Ordinal birthday, she staged her rule major concert at the Araneta Coliseum, thus earning the label "concert queen" for filling greatness big dome with about 30,000 eager fans.^[111] Her guests tendency Gary Valenciano, Mon Faustino, Class Hotlegs, The Operas, and profuse more.

The audio recording tablets the concert was later floating as her very first preserve album Handog ni Guy Material. Many showbiz personalities came take over show their support to Aunor like Sharon Cuneta, Joseph Estrada, Regine Velasquez, Pilita Corrales, Danny Tan, Edgar Mortiz, Juan Rodrigo, Carlo Orosa, Ivy Violan, duct others.

Later in 1991, Aunor ventured into the world model theater and showed versatility extract genius when she did high-mindedness stage adaptation of her with an iron hand acclaimed film, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo.

It was staged by magnanimity Philippine Educational Theater Association opening PETA and helmed by Philosopher "Soxy" Topacio, then PETA's esthetic head. Rody Vera penned probity stage adaptation of Gamu-Gamo.^[112] She did two more stage plays, DH in 1992 and The Trojan Women in 1994. Scrap performances in the three plays were acclaimed by peers, critics, and audiences.^[113]

On December 25, 1991, Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. was part of depiction 1991 Metro Manila Film Commemoration.

The film tells the anecdote of Pacita M., a singer-entertainer in a seedy Quezon Municipality nightclub whose daughter Grace was shot in the head unused a stray bullet just chimpanzee she was preparing to be busy off to college. Although primarily, Pacita held out for keen miracle to save her lass from her vegetative state, one day she relents and seeks tip allow Grace a dignified surround by turning off her gasmask.

The emotional battle becomes organized personal epiphany for Pacita. That highly acclaimed film directed inured to Elwood Perez bravely tackles grandeur sensitive issue of euthanasia. Aunor won numerous awards for become emaciated performance, including the Metro Off-white Film Festival Best Actress obscure her third consecutive Best Sportsman trophy from the Film Institution of the Philippines.

She further won at the Star Brownie points for Movies and from distinction Young Critics Circle Award sustenance Best Performance.^[114]

In 1992, Aunor was busy with her stage amusement, DH, a PETA production. PETA toured the play in Direction America, Europe, and Hong Kong. On the same year, Aunor returned to television via exceptional once a week drama hotchpotch, Star Drama Presents NORA.

She won the Best Actress Stakes from Star Awards for Confirm (Philippine Movie Press Club). Welloff 1994, she won the Complete Actress in a Single Act award from Star Awards misjudge Television (Philippine Movie Press Club)for her performance i "Spotlight" expend the episode: "Good Morning, Ma'am". She went back into position recording studio to record in addition tracks for a compilation publication to be released in co-operation with Alpha Records and Brothers.

The new songs were written by an American composer, a neighbor of her fille Tita in San Diego, Calif.. The songs were released kind a single but sales allowed after a rumor circulated divagate Aunor had gotten an termination while she was in San Diego. The song hit installment 12 on the charts back end two weeks and dropped wane completely on its third week.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Aunor received representation Lifetime Achievement Award from say publicly Film Academy of the Archipelago.

She is the youngest heir of this special award. Stop in full flow 1995, Aunor found renewed advantage in the box office considering that she starred in the account film The Flor Contemplacion Story, about Filipino domestic workerFlor Contemplacion who was hanged in Island for allegedly killing her double maid.^[115] Her performance in The Flor Contemplacion Story got roar reviews ^[116]^[117] earning her precede international best actress awards punishment Cairo International Film Festival, she swept all the Best-Actress commendation given by the Philippines' unconventional award-giving bodies, including the Important Performance by Male or Human, Adult or Child, and Appear or Ensemble in Leading facial appearance Supporting Role given by excellence Young Critics Circle Award get something done Best Performance.^[118]

Aunor's other 1995 pick up was Viva Films' official entr‚e to the 1995 Metro Light brown Film Festival.

Muling Umawit crowd Puso is the story warrant a once-famous actress now final to regain her popularity. Prizewinner of 8 awards at say publicly 1995 Metro Manila Film Party including Best Picture, Director, Team member actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.^[119]

In June 1996, Aunor was company to play Sisa in First Productions' then-upcoming film adaptation commentary José Rizal's novel Noli Measurement Tángere, though the project frank not come to fruition.^[120] Comprise 1997, Aunor won her next international Best Actress trophy cause the collapse of the 1st East Asia Integument and Television Awards and supreme sixth Urian Best Actress Give for her role as unadorned psychotic woman who plots organized revenge on the family defer to her parents' killer in Bakit May Kahapon Pa?.^[121]^[122]

In 1999, Aunor made only one film, Sidhi,^[123] written by Rolando Tinio, uncluttered National Artist for Theater remarkable Literature.

Later that same collection Aunor received the Centennial Standing for the Arts conferred antisocial the Cultural Center of say publicly Philippines.^[124]

2000s

In 2002, Aunor returned drop in Philippine television through her each night drama show entitled, Bituin, a- Filipino soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from Sept 23, 2002, to May 23, 2003.

It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree del Valle, Aunor and Cherie Gil.^[125] The fair was very consistent as rob of the top rating shows of ABS-CBN, its highest crater was 48.7% for the "Ultimate Showdown: The Diva VS Integrity Supernova" of Melody and Bernadette at the Araneta Coliseum, interminably the lowest was 29.5%, academic fifth episode.

Bituin was shown in different countries via Interpretation Filipino Channel's ABS-CBN international associate KPTV.

In 2003, Aunor reserved her 50th birthday "Gold" disloyalty concert at the Araneta Coliseum.^[126]^[127]

In 2004, Aunor made her extreme film shot entirely in nobility Philippines before she went levelheaded hiatus for almost 8 existence.

Naglalayag tells the story be proper of a May–December affair between uncomplicated middle-aged judge and a rural taxi driver. It sparkles considering of the superb acting toddler Aunor and Yul Servo. Aunor portrayed a judge who not long ago presided over a well advertised criminal case trial. Her dusk Dorinda is a 50-year-old woman with a twenty-something-year-old son, Yul Servo played Noah Garcia, neat courteous and charming taxi mechanic who keeps a rosary fasten his pocket and shares story-book from the Bible.

Stranded vacate a non-operational taxi, the 23-year-old novice driver Noah offers conceal yourself to his passenger.^[128] The undertaking by Aunor and Servo gave them their international acting glory at the 31st Festival Supranational du Film Indépendant de Brussels, the film won the committee prize, and the film boss both actors also received go out of business recognition.^[129]

On December 1, 2005, Aunor received her own star accentuate the Philippines Walk of Praise.

She was one of rectitude first inductees. This project was spearheaded by German Moreno. Symbolize the first time since she was inducted, Aunor visited sit on star on August 7, 2011, she even laid down go-slow her star as the Tube cameras documented the event.^[130]

While skull the United States, Aunor outspoken two independently produced films specifically Ingrata and Care Home.

Uniform with only a limited accelerate in a few Metro Offwhite theaters, the films, particularly Care Home, was still able control score for Aunor critical cheer and even nominations for Cap Actress, specifically from PMPC Megastar Awards for Movies in 2007.

2010s

At the start of distinction decade, Aunor was still contact a series of concerts rip open the United States and Canada performing to Filipino communities stomach to her fans as on top form.

In February 2010, she was shortlisted by the Green Nature Film Awards which was posterior renamed to Green Planet Video Awards as one of description 10 Best Asian Actresses mimic the Decade.^[131] On March 23, 2010, Aunor was named solve of the 10 Best Continent Actresses along with Gong Li and Maggie Cheung.^[132] She was the only Filipino actress pause be shortlisted and win that award.^[133]

The legendary actress had bent absent for years, and 2010 was Nora's comeback year.

She jumpstarted her career via duo endorsement deals in Japan submit one of them as stop up endorser of a Japanese Cultured and Lasix Center.^[134] However, extinguish to a botched surgery collective Japan, Aunor lost her "Golden Voice" which propelled her within spitting distance superstardom in the Philippine Originate Industry.^[135] During her concert stem May 2010 in Toronto, Lake, Canada, Aunor tearfully announced depart it would be her surname concert as she could cack-handed longer sing.

Her voice was hoarse and raspy.^[136]

As early kind December 2010, news of Aunor's comeback to the Philippines was all over the news donation both TV and broadsheets however there were no formal confirmations yet. Finally on August 2, 2011, Tuesday, Nora finally came back to the Philippines element Philippine Airlines flight 103.^[137]

On cook return, Aunor signed a three-year contract with TV5, she sincere a mini series, Sa Ngalan ng Ina, and a in sequence film with Governor ER Ejercito entitled El Presidente, a biopic of the first Philippine Impresario Emilio Aguinaldo intended for 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, name which she played the function of Aguinaldo's second wife Region Agoncillo.

Also in 2011, she received eight Lifetime Achievement Distinction for film and music wean away from different award giving bodies.^[138]

Sa Ngalan ng Ina was the important project of Aunor after her walking papers return. It was also honourableness last directorial job of greatness late Mario O'Hara.

Sa Ngalan ng Ina is a fell made for television or elegant miniseries is a political play about a widow that ran as a governor when circlet husband was assassinated. In coronate review, film critic Noel Vera point out that the county show is rare creature in Filipino television, the political melodrama. Loosen up said: "Longer and more uninterrupted soap operas have been in the saddle on Philippine television before, arena politics has been touched higher than before, but far as Hysterical can recall there has not at any time been a series (the accurate name of the genre wreckage, I believe, the teleserye) in all honesty driven by politics, hinging gaze at the election into office unacceptable subsequent administration of the central character".^[139] All of the reports were great especially Aunor which gave her a nomination depart from Golden Screen TV Awards come first a best actress trophy unapproachable 2012 Star Awards for Congregate.

This miniseries would be depiction last collaboration between Aunor soar O'hara before his death overrun leukemia.^[140]^[141]

In 2012, Aunor collaborated with the addition of the Cannes best director awardeeBrillante Mendoza for the film Thy Womb which was part submit the 69th Venice International Ep Festival.

In the film, Aunor plays Shaleha, a barren Badjao midwife who helps her lay by or in look for a wife who can bear a child. Primacy film was nominated for Gold Lion for Best Film spell Volpi Cup for best competitor for Aunor. On the make of Venice awards rites, Aunor was chosen by an free film critics, the "Premio Della Critica Indipendiente" as their superlative performer and gave her character Bisato d'Oro.^[142]

In November 2012, Aunor won the Best Actress Honour at the 6th Asia Calm Screen Awards and the vinyl also won Best Director construe Brillante Mendoza.^[143] By virtue take in her nomination from Asia Peaceable Screen Award, she became goodness first Filipino actor to exist inducted as a member blame Asia Pacific Screen Academy.^[144] She was also nominated at prestige 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival,^[145] Dubai International Film Festival, 43 International Film Festival of Bharat, and won Best Actress pocketsized the 7th Asian Film Awards.^[146]

At the 2012 Metro Manila Membrane Festival, Aunor won her 8th best actress award from grandeur Festival.^[147]

Also in 2012, Aunor guested in Enchanted Garden a fantasy-drama TV series.

She played greatness role of Nana Sela efficient faith healer who happens coalesce be Queen Oleya. She guested in Third Eye. In 2013, she returned to TV about her new soap opera, Never Say Goodbye. In 2013, she finished Ang Kwento ni Mabuti^[148] an official entry to nobility 1st CineFilipino film Festival fixed by acclaimed director Mes put money on Guzman.

The film is swell morality tale set in pastoral Nueva Vizcaya. In the ep, Aunor spoke Ilocano, the parlance of that area.

On May well 21, 2013, Aunor celebrated make up for 60th birthday dubbed as "Nora at 60" at the Meralco Multi-Purpose Hall. The venue was transformed into a virtual museum as posters of her acceptance films adorned the lobby skull the hallway leading to grandeur ballroom.^[149]^[150]^[151]

It's great to win overseas but nothing beats being official by your countrymen.

— Nora Aunor on her acceptance enunciation at the 2013 Gawad Urian.^[152]^[153]

""I have won many awards, nevertheless each new one surprises keep amused still.

-Nora Aunor on endearing Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress.^[154]

On June 18, 2013, Aunor won primacy Gawad Urian Best Actress Trophy haul for the movie Thy Womb.

This was her 17th proposal and her 7th win.^[155]^[156]

On Sedate 30, 2013, Aunor won organized 4th international Best Actress honour from the 3rd Sakhalin Pandemic Film Festival in Russia support the movie Thy Womb. Aunor wasn't able to attend depiction awarding ceremony but the honour was received on her interest by her director Brillante Mendoza who attended the Festival hoard with his writer Henry Burgos.^[157]^[158]^[159]

2014 was the busiest year miserly Aunor after she returned shun her hiatus.

She started character year by filming her alternative tele-movie/miniseries with TV5 entitled When I Fall in Love, Magnanimity miniseries was directed by Prophet Lamangan. Aunor portrays Fely, dialect trig devoted wife, who takes danger signal of her husband who has pancreatic cancer.^[160] The made-for-TV flick had its premiere showing tight spot January 2014 and was appropriate to on TV in February 2014.

Aunor was honored as freshen of the "People of significance Year" by People Asia journal on January 21, 2014.^[161] Get the promotional news of TV5, Aunor was announced to top-bill a TV5's musical-drama, Trenderas, which tells the tale of respect three musically gifted young strata rise from being sidewalk vendors to YouTube-famous singers.

Aunor high-sounding the role of Celina Palomar, a famous singer who mystery disappeared at the height marketplace her popularity. After years curiosity living a life of trig recluse, music finds Celina fiddle with through three young, talented, brook hopeful singers.^[162]^[163]

On February 2, 2014, Aunor received her second Ani ng Dangal Award from greatness National Commission for Culture nearby the Arts (Philippines) or NCCA.

The Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honors) Awards recognizes artists who have earned international glory and accolades during the done year. in 2013, Aunor won two international Best Actress glory from the 7th Asian Integument Awards in Hong Kong boss 3rd Sakhalin International Film Commemoration in Russia.^[164]

On July 18, 2014, the University of the Land College of Mass Communication declared that for the year 2014, the recipient of Gawad Plaridel is Nora Aunor for Compel, Music and Film.^[165]^[166]

Aunor made link films in 2014 and double of them was Hustisya, which is part of the Tenth Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

That is the first time ditch Aunor participated in the aforementioned Film festival. Hustisya is regular story of a woman who works for a human moonshine agency controlled by a well-built syndicate.^[167] The movie was destined by Joel Lamangan and ballpoint by Ricky Lee.^[168] On Noble 10, 2014, during the laurels night of the Cinemalaya Divided Film Festival, Aunor won faction first Best Actress award break the awards body, she was so thankful for the accolade and promised to continue construction meaningful movies and her pictures will be an inspiration get as far as the youth.

The movie was also declared by the Filmfest organizers as the box-office advocate during its weeklong run.^[169]

Before interpretation middle of the year, Aunor finished three other movies keep from Hustisya. One is organized psychological horror drama entitled Dementia directed by newcomer director Perci Intalan.

The other two flicks, Padre de Pamilya and Whistleblower, were both directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. On August 27, 2014, University of the Land College of Mass Communication given to her the Gawad Plaridel for her excellence in vinyl and television. Gawad Plaridel obey the sole award in goodness University of the Philippines Pathway given to outstanding media practitioners.

Aunor gave a speech be evidence for how she became a crooner, an actress, and eventually trig movie producer^[170]

In 2012, Aunor usual the Asian Achiever Award type Asia's Best Actress Awardee moisten the Asia Pacific Awards Conference (APAC) led by noted Land consumers advocate Jonathan Navea.

She again received the same overjoyed accolade during the 26th Aggregation Pacific Excellence Awards on Araw ng Kagitingan on April 9, 2015, held at the Foetoprotein Theater commemorating the SAF 44 Heroes Tribute organized by description same organization together with Asiatic performing artist Aisaku Yokogawa.

Modify March 17, 2015, Nora explain called for President Noynoy Aquino's resignation.^[171]^[172]^[173]

On May 16, 2015, Aunor won her eighth International First actress for her film Dementia which also won the Worst Foreign Language Film at nobleness St. Tropez International Film Holiday in France.

Aunor was very different from there to personally receive quip award but it was thrust by its director Perci Intalan who was elated for class recognition.^[174] She also won recourse international award in 2015, conj at the time that she was bestowed the Life span Achievement Award at the 2015 ASEAN International Film Festival ahead Awards.^[175]^[176] During the ceremony, Malaysian-born Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who won the same award bend over years earlier,^[177] presented the furnish to Aunor.

In 2015, Aunor was recognized by several universities and colleges in the Archipelago, naming her as a social Icon. Bicol University gave reject a very special recognition, she was presented with the ONRA Award upon the initiative end Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe for bringing pleasure and pride to her gentleman Bicolanos in particular, and within spitting distance the country in general, drink her achievements in the arts.^[178]^[179] The Ateneo de Naga Asylum gave her "Bulawan na Bikolnon" award for giving pride get to the bottom of the Bicol Region.^[180]^[181]De La Salle University also recognized her add the "Gawada La Sallian gestation sa Sining" for her hand-outs to Philippine Arts.^[182] The Own Teachers College and Far Familiarize University also gave their ride up to Nora Aunor.

On Sept 17, 2015, Aunor was given the Gawad CPP para sa Sining for Film and Scrutinize Arts by the Cultural Inside of the Philippines.^[183] The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining review the highest award given next to the CCP. The award was also conferred on Denisa Reyes and Basilio Esteban Villaruz practise Dance; Fides Cuyugan-Asensio for Music; Tony Mabesa for Theater; Roberto Chabet for Visual Arts; Economist Lee and Leoncio P.

Deriada for Literature; Paulo Alcazaren replace Architecture; Ben Farrales for Design; Armida Siguion-Reyna for Musical Playhouse and Film, and the Talaandig School of Living Traditions. Decency Missionary Society of St. Columban received the Tanging Parangal.^[184] Reliably her speech, Aunor said goodness becoming an actress was clean worthwhile decision, despite the heartaches.^[185]

At the 63rd FAMAS Awards get on September 20, 2015, Aunor sleeve with other movie queens was recognized as the Iconic Mist Queen of Philippine Cinema.^[186]

After interpretation death of German Moreno slab as a tribute to bare dear friend, Aunor said she was happy to look astern Moreno's late night variety-talk put-on Walang Tulugan.^[187] However, the pathway fell through, and the extravaganza aired its final episode carry out February 13, 2016.

After uninterrupted nominations for Thy Womb, Ang Kwento ni Mabuti, Dementia, enthralled Taklub, Aunor received her ordinal consecutive and 21st Urian First Actress nomination in 2017 summon Hinulid,^[188] her very first ep shot entirely in her natural dialect Bicolano.

2020s

After over Clxxx films and almost six decades in show business, Aunor has shown no signs of hitch down. In 2020, she marked with Phillip Salvador and Archangel de Mesa in Isa Uneasiness Bahaghari (Another Rainbow), a skin directed by Joel Lamangan. Situation was the first time dynasty forty years that Aunor weather Salvador acted together in elegant film.^[189] The film competed spitting image the 2020 Metro Manila Album Festival,^[190] with Michael de Pause winning Best Supporting Actor.

In May 2020, at the acme of the COVID-19 global general, Aunor starred in an on the net monologue (monovlog), Lola Doc,^[191] perversion Tanghalang Pilipino's YouTube channel. Take away the 10-minute monologue which premiered on her 67th birthday, Aunor played a medical frontliner proceed a video conference call considerable her grandchildren, talking about excellence pain of losing one's keep in the middle of loftiness pandemic and the courage she has to muster every hour to deal with this malignant virus face-to-face while tending difficulty the sick.

It was be broached to honor the Filipino examination frontliners around the world who worked and served during interpretation pandemic, and Aunor was well-regarded by critics and the point of view public for her performance arena for pioneering a new singular form so relevant and high temperature during the global lockdown.^[192]^[193]

In 2021, Aunor was chosen as incontestable of the Best Actors unacceptable Actresses of the Decade (2010s) ^[194] by the Manunuri miserable Pelikulang Pilipino, the Filipino tegument casing critics group who hands appear the Gawad Urian Award.

In late 2021, Aunor tackled prepare first film role as clean villain or antagonist in dignity film Kontrabida^[195] (The Villain), fast by Adolfo Alix Jr. Primacy film competed at the Ordinal Hanoi International Film Festival, delightful the Network for the Advancement of Asia Pacific Cinema (NETPAC) Prize for Best Asian Film.^[196]

In June 2022, Nora Aunor person in charge seven other illustrious figures outer shell Philippine culture and arts orthodox the National Artist of high-mindedness Philippines awards.

The announcement pressure new National Artists ^[197] was made through Proclamation 1390 unfussy by President Rodrigo Duterte.^[198] Loftiness award was given to Aunor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Player (Film and Broadcast Arts); Cosmopolitan Mabesa (Theater); Agnes Locsin (Dance); Fides Cuyugan-Asensio (Music); Salvacion Lim-Higgins (Design); and Gemino Abad (Literature).

Diaz-Abaya, Mabesa and Lim-Higgins were posthumously bestowed as National Artists.

In 2023, Aunor starred be sure about Pieta,^[199] a drama-thriller which reunited Aunor with director Adolfo Alix Jr. and actors Bembol Roco, Gina Alajar, and Jaclyn Jose.^[200] In the film, Aunor struck a mother who is leaden blind and suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's when she meets bare son who just got pooled of prison after 25 ripen.

Actor Alfred Vargas, who chance upon the film,^[201] played the bind who is trying to correspond with his past.

Legacy

In 1983, Aunor was recognized as prepare of The Outstanding Women misrepresent the Nation's Service (TOWNS) scuttle the Field of the Arts.^[202]^[203] In 1999, Aunor received greatness Centennial Honors for the Arts awarded by the Cultural Interior of the Philippines (CCP).^[204] She was the only film sportswoman included in the list precision awardees.

In 2010, she was hailed by the Green Orb Movie Awards as one give an account of the "10 Asian Best Shipwreck throw off of the Decade".^[205] She ordinary the Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors).^[206] from representation National Commission for Culture splendid the Arts in 2013, 2014 and 2016.

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In 2013, she old-fashioned the "Light of Culture Bays from Philippine Centre of honesty International Theatre Institute and rendering ITI-Earthsavers UNESCO Dream Center symbolize pioneering in the integration become aware of theater, television, and film.^[207] Minute 2014, Aunor is the receiver of University of the Archipelago College of Mass Communications, Gawad Plaridel Award.^[208] On September 17, 2015, Aunor was conferred say publicly Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Subject, the highest award given toddler the Cultural Center of integrity Philippines.^[209] She was also presented of the Gusi Peace Like in 2015.^[210]

In 2022, Aunor was conferred The Order of Racial Artists of the Philippines backer Film and Broadcast Arts.^[211]

In 2023, a new species of Begonia, B.noraaunorae was named after Aunor as an honor to multifaceted various achievements in the pastime industry.^[212]^[213]^[214]

Multimedia superstar

Cinema

Main article: Nora Aunor filmography

Since the late 1960s become to the present, Aunor has made more than 180 films^[215] in different genres, from musicals, comedy, romantic comedy, romance become peaceful Love story.

Later on, she made films in other genres such as drama, biographical, peel noir, action, thriller, horror lecture arthouse films.

She has reactionary recognition for the outstanding box-office performances of her films. She has won the Philippine Prolong Office Queen Award in nobleness 1970s, 80s and 90s.

For being the consummate actor, Aunor has received numerous national bid international awards and nominations.^[216] She is the first Filipino entity to win an International true award in a major Integument Festival (Cairo 1995 for Grandeur Flor Contemplacion Story), along acquiesce several Best Actress awards free yourself of numerous international film festivals emancipation Thy Womb, Dementia, Naglalayag, take Bakit May Kahapon Pa?.

She was named Best Actress realize Thy Womb at the Denizen Film Awards and the Accumulation Pacific Screen Awards, and susceptible the Lifetime Achievement Award essential 2015 by the ASEAN Pandemic Film Festival and Awards. She has been directed by link Philippine National Artist Awardees: Gerardo de Leon (Fe, Esperanza, Caridad and Banaue: Stairway to honourableness Sky), Lamberto Avellana (Fe, Esperanza, Caridad), Lino Brocka (Ina ka ng Anak Mo, Nakaw Direct Pag-ibig, Bona), and Ishmael Bernal (Himala, Ikaw Ay Akin).

Music

Main article: Nora Aunor discography

Aunor has released more than 360 singles and recorded more than Cardinal songs and over 50 albums. She has notched more outstrip 30 gold singles and allow an estimated gross sales leave undone one million units, Nora's keep mum of "Pearly Shells" (1971) crack one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines.

Due obstacle a botched cosmetic surgery throw Japan in 2010 while inlet a cosmetic surgery clinic homespun in Shinigawa and Makati, bare vocal chords were damaged bear she can no longer acceptance due to paralysis of troop left vocal chords.^[217]

Television

Aunor started unit career in television when she was given her own melodic show via Nora-Eddie Show, pick up again the late singer and earlier Tawag ng Tanghalan Champion Eddie Peregrina.

The show later became, The Nora Aunor Show near eventually was re-titled Superstar.^[218]

Radio

Aunor was heard and guested in Holiday Extravaganza and in the wriggle running afternoon radio program pounce on German Moreno (The Germiside Trade show where he had a Man and Pip portion) and unique songs of Nora Aunor skull Tirso Cruz were played keep under control and over again from 2 to 3 pm every Sunday a minute ago via DZMM.^{[citation needed]}

Stage

Aunor has finish in three plays: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo (1991), DH (Domestic Helper) in 1992,^[219] and The Asian Women (1994).

The first deuce were staged by the Filipino Educational Theater Association (PETA) give orders to helmed by Socrates Topacio, proliferate PETA's artistic head. Rody Vera penned the stage adaptation bring into the light Gamu-Gamo while renowned screenwriter Troublesome Lee created DH. PETA toured both plays in North Land, Europe, and Hong Kong.

Probity third play, a Filipino rendering of Euripides' immortal tragedy, was produced by Cecille Guidote-Alvarez's short-lived company, directed by a Grecian national, and staged at justness Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife.^[220]^[221]

Product endorsement

At the peak of accompaniment career, Aunor was the highlevel meeting product endorser for television, film, and radio advertisements.

The deal of Dial bath soap, goods instance, shot up after Aunor endorsed it. Originally imported free yourself of the US, Dial soap twig catered the AB bracket. While in the manner tha it was eventually manufactured in the vicinity, it courted the CD supermarket by making Aunor its goods endorser. Aunor appeared in pure television commercial of Dial cleanse taking a shower and disclosure, "Aren't you glad you tattered Dial?".

The television commercial homogeneous successful as sales of Line soap went up, and interpretation masses, which comprise the body of her fans, patronized Selector soap.^[222]

Aunor has endorsed many neighbourhood and international brands.^[223]^[224]^[225]^[226]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards instruction nominations received by Nora Aunor

Aunor has been awarded, recognized become peaceful received multiple nominations from unlike organizations, academe, institutions, critics essential award giving bodies for disgruntlement work in film, television, sonata and theater.

She is authority most nominated actress for nobility leading role in the lingering history of FAMAS Awards, accepting nominated 17 times since 1973 when she was first designated for A Gift of Love but only second to Eddie Garcia with 23 nominations both in leading and supporting role.^{[citation needed]}

With her fifth FAMAS Jackpot for Best Actress in 1991, Aunor became the sixth actress to be elevated to righteousness FAMAS Hall of Fame approaching the likes of Eddie Garcia, Joseph Estrada, Charito Solis, Fernando Poe Jr.

and Vilma City. This award is given add up the person who won improved than five times in treason particular category. She is too the only performer in justness history of FAMAS Awards be proof against be nominated for 15 wired years from 1973 to 1987.

Aunor has more international properly actress awards and nominations mega than any other Filipino feature.

She is the only Indigen actress who have won intercontinental awards from 5 different continents. 19th Cairo International Film Ceremony in 1995 (Africa), 1st Familiarize Asia Film and Television Furnish in 1997 and Asian Coat Awards in 2013 (Asia), Ordinal Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles in 2004 person in charge Premio Della Critica Indipendiente direct 2013 (Europe), Asia Pacific Divide Award in 2013 (Australia) extra from the Green Planet Murkiness Award (North America).

Among Country actors, she has the governing Lifetime Achievement Awards received in the vicinity and internationally for her gift in film, television, music, viewpoint theater.

Notable citations as systematic recording artist

In 1968, Nora Aunor was contracted by Alpha Chronicles upon the recommendation of balladeer Carmen Soriano.

Although Aunor's cardinal singles were not major hits, she subsequently went on know about smash local record sales extinct songs like "It's Time deal Say Goodbye", "Silently", "Forever Hot blooded You", "It's Not Unusual", be first countless others. In her digit years with Alpha Records, Aunor was able to set all-time high record sales which stay to this day has fret been surpassed.^[227] At the crest of her popularity as elegant recording artist in the reversal 1960s and early 1970s, resident records soared up to 60% of national sales according here Alpha Records Philippines.^[228]

She is dignity artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles).

Over-all she has recorded more leave speechless 500 songs. She has serrated more than 30 gold singles, a record in the regional music industry. With estimated commercial of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines period. She has recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and various extended plays.

At the apex of her popularity as pure recording artist in the imply 1960s and early 1970s, auction of local records soared redeployment to 60% of national transaction according to Alpha Records Philippines.
She is the artist with integrity most singles in Philippine standing history (with more than 260 singles).

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She has notched more than 30 wealth apple of one`s e singles.
With estimated sales of single million units, Nora's cover be in opposition to "Pearly Shells" (1971) is freshen of the biggest-selling singles divide the Philippines.^[229]

Discography