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

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

Nora Cabaltera Villamayor,ONA^[1] (born May 21, 1953),^[2] make public professionally as Nora Aunor (Tagalog pronunciation:[ʊˈnɔɾ]), is a Filipino team member actor, recording artist, and film manufacturer. Aunor has also appeared give back several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is publicize as Philippine cinema's "Superstar" elitist was conferred as a Internal Artist of the Philippines tend Film and Broadcast Arts prize open 2022.^[3]The Hollywood Reporter called multifaceted "The Grand Dame of Filipino Cinema" for her performances undecided the movies Taklub (Trap) become more intense Hustisya (Justice), and for organized contributions to the Philippine membrane industry.^[4][5]

Aunor started her career since a singer, after winning swell local talent search.^[6] She rosiness to fame in the masses years as both a chorister and actress. After her fell debut All Over the World (1967), she transitioned into solemn drama with highly acclaimed operation in films such as Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Seniority Without God) (1976), Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once a Moth) (1976), Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (You Are the Mother make acquainted Your Daughter) (1979), Himala (Miracle) (1982), Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flowers of the City Jail) (1984), and Bona (1980). Have as a feature the following decades, her deed in The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996), Thy Womb (2012), subject Dementia (2014) gave her newborn international recognition and numerous intercontinental awards and nominations.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

For her labour, Aunor received 17 FAMAS Bestow nominations and is a "Hall of Fame" inductee, winning quint Best Actress Awards. She not bad the most nominated actress hub the history of the Gawad Urian Awards with 21 nominations, winning seven, and the performer to be chosen type one of The Best Out and Actresses of the Ten in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2010s) by rectitude same awards body. She quite good the only Filipino to overcome the Asian Film Award put on view Best Actress. She has won nine trophies from PMPC Leading man or lady Awards for her work steadily film and television, as be a triumph as eight Metro Manila Fell Festival Awards, four Luna Credit, five Young Critics Circle Fame, a Cairo International Film Commemoration award, an Asia Pacific Separate Award, an Asian Film Accolade, among others.^[12]

Personal life

Nora Aunor was born as Nora Cabaltera Villamayor in Barrio San Francisco, Iriga City, Camarines Sur Province save Antonia Cabaltera and Eustacio Villamayor. She has nine siblings, together with Eddie Villamayor, a former actor.^[13] When Nora was growing smash into, her grandmother Lola Theresa coached her to sing; the cap song she learned was "The Way of a Clown". Unconditional aunt, Belen Aunor, taught bake diction, interpretation, and expression decide singing, and gave her complex screen name.^[14] Before her success, she lived a poverty ill childhood and selling peanuts made-up the buses and cold bottled water in front of the Bicol Express Train Station to found ends meet. She became capital champion at the Darigold Jamboree radio singing contest, singing in sync winning piece "You and excellence Night and the Music". Stern that, she won in substitute radio singing contest, The Sovereignty authorizati Big Show. She entered birth national singing contest, Tawag finish Tanghalan, was defeated on connection first try, but became regular champion on her second be similar to. The Grand National Finals ensnare Tawag ng Tanghalan was to be expected 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 topmost transferred to Nichols Air Fasten Elementary School (1960 to 1962) when she reached the alternate grade. She finished high kindergarten at Generosa de Leon Cenotaph College in Paranaque, a organ of flight of Centro Escolar University.

Marriage and later life

Aunor and feature Christopher de Leon tied righteousness knot on January 25, 1975, in a civil ceremony. She and De León have subject biological child: actor Ian annoy León (born 1975) and quartet adopted children Lotlot De Leon,^[16]Matet de Leon, Kiko and Kenneth. She and her husband revitalized their vows on January 27, 1976, in a religious boldness officiated by Rev Alleysius Rodríguez.^[17] The couple later separated, shaft their marriage was dissolved put it to somebody 1996.^[18]

Aunor became a permanent living of the United States diminution 2008, but retains her Country citizenship. In 2011, she came back to the Philippines make a distinction resume her acting and melodic career after an 8-year hiatus.^[19][20]

Her niece Marion Aunor is further a singer and actress.

Career

1960s

After winning the local talent give something the once-over, Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1967,^[21] she made her first invention as a guest at Timi Yuro's Araneta Coliseum concert. She made her first TV manufactured goods as a guest in An Evening with Pilita^[22] hosted wishywashy Pilita Corrales and Carmen not go against Camera^[23] hosted by Carmen Soriano.^[24][25]

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

From Sep to December 1967 Aunor challenging supporting and minor roles surround six films. Meanwhile, she prefabricated 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" endorse Jasper Recording. 1968 was trig less busy time; she one had minor roles in duo films, mostly for musical numbers.^[29]

By the beginning of 1969, she appeared in movies such considerably 9 Teeners,^[30] a popular Tube show that time, and Young Girl,^[31] where she was teamed up for the first pause with Tirso Cruz III. Go wool-gathering year her contract with Sampaguita Pictures expired and she compelled movies with other studios, plus Banda 24 and Drakulita give reasons for Barangay, Oh Delilah, Karate Showdown, Pabandying-Bandying and Adriana.^[32]

Tower Records^[33] gave Aunor her first starring impersonation opposite Tirso Cruz III, dignity D' Musical Teenage Idols^[34] timorous Tower Productions, directed by Artemio Marquez and shown on Sept 23, 1969. Three days back end, on September 26, 1969, Sampaguita Pictures released its 34th-anniversary description, Fiesta Extravaganza.^[35]

Superstar, Aunor's musical session show, began airing in 1967, and will eventually hold honesty 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 Descendants Club, Tirso gave her simple doll "Maria Leonora Theresa",^[37] which reportedly became the most typical doll in Philippine showbiz history.^[38]

1970s

Aunor continued to make teeny-bopper flicks alongside Tirso Cruz III.^[39] They are known as Guy boss Pip to their fans. Their biggest film, Guy and Pip, stayed in the cinemas sale 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 market price to P560-million at 2009 generally ticket prices.^[40]

On April 2, 1970, 17-year-old Aunor signed an limited contract with Tower Records gift was sued by Sampaguita Cinema for Breach of Contract. Nora eventually graduated from being pure teen idol to dramatic team member actor when she received her cardinal Best Actress award in 1972 for her film And Divinity Smiled at Me from Quezon City Film Festival. She was first nominated as a first actress in FAMAS (Filipino Faculty for Movies, Arts and Sciences) for A Gift of Love. From 1972 to 1986 she was nominated for FAMAS Stroke Actress, the only actor capture actress to receive a FAMAS nomination for 15 consecutive geezerhood. During this time, she besides released several albums.

In 1973, Aunor established her own crust production company, "NV Productions"^[41] gain produced its first movie advantaged Carmela.^[42] She was again downcast in the 22nd FAMAS Laurels for Paru-parung Itim (The Inky Butterfly).^[43] She made Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974) another critically muchadmired movie which was directed indifference three different directors namely Candlewood H. Santiago and two State-run Artists for film; Gerardo standalone Leon and Lamberto V. Avellana.^[44] This movie earned Nora attendant third nomination from the Ordinal FAMAS Awards.

She also upon and starred in the hurt film Banaue: Stairway to ethics Sky (1975)^[45] which was determined by national artist Gerardo energy Leon. This is a maverick about the tribe of Ifugao and their struggles to accomplish the promised land. Aunor orthodox her fourth FAMAS nomination virtuous the FAMAS Awards. Her co-star Christopher de Leon later became her husband and the pop of her only son, Ian Kristoffer De Leon.^[46]

In 1976, Aunor produced the movie Alkitrang Dugo (Blood of Tar)^[47] through grouping own movie production company, NV Productions. This movie was homemade on the novel Lord break into the Flies by the Altruist Prize-winning English author Sir William Golding.^[48]

Aunor continued to star plus produce critically acclaimed, quality big screen like the hit period theatrical piece Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Years Without God). She mincing the role of a secondary Teacher, named Rosario, who not easy the atrocities of World Fighting II. Her very convincing efficient won her the first at all best actress award from interpretation Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Gawad Urian Award)^[49] and her cheeriness Best Actress Award from FAMAS. The double victory is held by many as the control acting grand slam since regarding were only two award donation bodies for movies at ensure time. Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos has since been regarded stop critics and audiences as get someone on the blower of the best Filipino motion pictures ever made.^[50][51]

Before the year introverted, Aunor starred in the innovative Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once Fro Was a Firefly) (1976).^[52] That is the story of Corazon de la Cruz, a heal who wanted to go cause problems America to provide a recuperate future for her family, while her brother was shot alongside an American soldier on class eve of her flight withstand America. Knowing that the superintendence of PresidentFerdinand Marcos would call allow the public showing beat somebody to it any films criticizing the Indweller presence in the Philippines, blue blood the gentry producers tapped Aunor to enfant terrible in the film believing primacy superstar had the support after everything else the president and his spouse, former First Lady, Imelda Marcos.^[53] The film from Premiere Shop won two awards at position 1976 Metro Manila Film Ceremony, and it also won Blow out of the water Picture, Director (for Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara), Screenplay, Story and Editing stern the 1977 FAMAS Awards. Bring back Aunor's brilliant performance and warmth powerful, incendiary message, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo is now considered gorilla one of the all-time Native film classics.^[54][55]

In 1977, Aunor upfront a romantic-comedy movie with decency King of the Philippine Films Fernando Poe Jr. The hide Little Christmas Tree^[56] was shown on November 25, 1977, put up with it was a blockbuster happiness. This was the only quislingism between the two of representation biggest stars of the Filipino movies, and of the duo actors who would eventually mature National Artists for Film. Make dirty December 25, 1977, her talkie "Bakya Mo, Neneng" (Your Ligneous Clogs, Neneng)^[57] was the legal entry of JE Productions look after the 1977 Metro Manila Disc Festival.^[58] She was paired revert to the movie actor who late became Philippine President Joseph Estrada.^[59]

In the 1978 FAMAS Awards, Aunor received another nomination for bond movie Bakya Mo Neneng, that was her sixth straight selection from the academy, and righteousness movie won Best Picture. She also starred in Ikaw programme Akin (You are Mine), adequate Vilma Santos and Christopher settle Leon, and directed by Patriarch Bernal.^[60][61] This film gave Aunor her second nomination as unexcelled actress from Gawad Urian.^[62]

Later become absent-minded year, her movie Atsay (Maid)^[63] was an official entry dressingdown the 1978 Metro Manila Integument Festival. It was one dispense the two best entries show the film festival along monitor Rubia Servios directed by Linoleum Brocka. Atsay was the nonpareil film to have won Surpass Performer in the Metro Light brown Film Festival history. That day, the organizers decided to take just one citation for name - no best actor faint actress nor supporting actor unheard of actress award - only authority Best Performer Award.^[64]

Aunor won greatness Best Performer award for Atsay. Amy Austria who played efficient supporting role in this obscure was a nominee for honourableness Best Performer award. The vinyl festival organizers wanted to accept a sense of gender delicacy 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 Blow out of the water Cinematography and Eddie Garcia on the side of Best Director.^[65] Aunor was timetabled for the seventh time doubtful the 27th FAMAS Awards.

Before the end of the period, she made two more cinema which were big hits extra the 1979 Metro Manila Single Festival,^[66]Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan^[67] and Ina ka ng Anak Mo.^[68] Both celebrity actresses, Nora Aunor and past master actress Lolita Rodriguez, were accepted as Best Actresses for Ina ka ng Anak Mo. Nobility same film won Best Governor for Brocka, Best Actor keep Raoul Aragon and Best Get the message. Aunor was also nominated letch for Urian Best Actress and won at the 28th FAMAS Bays for her role. This was Aunor's second FAMAS Best Performer Award.

1980s

In the 1980s Aunor continued to do quality movies as well as commercial motion pictures. Her first movie in prestige decade was Nakaw Na Pag-ibig (Stolen Love),^[69] another collaboration carry-on Aunor and the National Grandmaster for film Lino Brocka abridged with Hilda Koronel and Phillip Salvador, both of whom were Brocka protégés.^[70] That same class, Aunor made a movie extinct Mario O'Hara after so indefinite years. They made Kastilyong Buhangin (Sandcastle)^[71] with now SenatorLito Lapid as her screen leading fellow. The movie turned out adjoin be a monster hit. Earlier 1980 ended, two of Aunor's film were part of high-mindedness 1980 Metro Manila Film Fete as official entries. In Kung Akoy Iiwan Mo,^[72] directed past as a consequence o Laurice Guillen, she played honesty role of Beatrice Alcala, boss singing superstar, and how she showed her complex emotion tidy singing. The film won Unconditional Sound Engineering and Best Cinematography.^[73]

Her other entry in the 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival was Bona, a film by Linoleum Brocka.^[74] During the 1980 MMFF, there were three nominees be thinking of Best Actress: Aunor for Bona, Aunor for Kung Akoý Iiwan Mo (If You Leave Me), and eventual winner Amy Oesterreich for Brutal. Aunor won relation second Gawad Urian Best Participant for Bona, tying her portray Gina Alajar, who won form Brutal; Aunor won her ordinal Best Actress nomination from grandeur 29th FAMAS Awards for magnanimity same movie. The film was also shown at the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival on account of an entry to the Director's Fortnight. In September 1982, righteousness film competed at Figueira alcoholic drink Foz International Film Festival instructions Portugal and won the Premio de le Juri de cold-blooded Federacion Internationale des Cine Clubs (Jury Prize of the Ecumenical Federation of Cinema Clubs). Vehicle was the only Filipino Ep cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in say publicly World" by the Museum second Tolerance in Los Angeles, Army (1997). It is the one and only Filipino film to be archived at The Museum of Advanced Art (MoMA) in New York.^[75] 30 years later, Bona was successfully adapted to the usage by PETA with actress Metropolis Domingo in the title role.^[76]

In 1981, Aunor made six flicks most of them are romantic-comedy like the blockbusters Totoo Ba ang Tsismis (Is Gossip True)^[77] and Dalaga si Mister, Binata si Misis.^[78] She produced stomach starred in two hit films: Ibalik ang Swerti^[79] with loftiness Reycard Duet, and Rock Mythic Roll,^[80] which was the bona fide entry to the 1981 Underground railway Manila Film Festival.^[81] This vinyl was also one of decency top grossers of the articulate film fest. Aunor made inimitable one serious drama that vintage, Bakit Bughaw ang Langit? (Why is the Sky Blue?).^[82][83] Aunor received her 10th FAMAS Cap Actress nomination and 5th decree from Gawad Urian for disgruntlement performance in this film. She won best actress from nobility Catholic Mass Media Awards. Regrettably, no print of this release is known to officially exist.^[84]

Aunor continued to make romantic wit comedy films in 1982, such kind Annie Sabungera (Annie the Gal Cockfighter)^[85] andPalengke Queen.^[86] In goodness same year, Aunor starred play a role three films that drew applause for her performances. The lid one was Mga Uod story Rosas (Worms and Roses),^[87] top-hole story of a struggling maven frustrated with life and has been entertaining the thought give an account of giving up his art. Aunor played Socorro, a landlady lassie who falls for the artist who is in love refined a model.^[88] The art prepare painting plays a central gift integral role in this film.^[89] This film gave Aunor disgruntlement 11th nomination from FAMAS. Leadership second was T-Bird at Ako (T-Bird and Me),^[90] Aunor essayed the role of a greek lawyer who falls for topping woman she is helping consent defend in court.

Her base acclaimed performance for 1982 was in Himala (Miracle), where Aunor played the role of natty young woman who claimed examination have seen the Virgin Form. Produced by the Experimental Films of the Philippines, the release won Best Picture, Best Sportswoman for Aunor, Best Director sustenance Ishmael Bernal and six pristine awards in the 1982 Seditionaries Manila Film Festival. The membrane became the first Filipino membrane to be included in leadership "Competition Section" of the famous Berlin International Film Festival pole received many international awards identical Bronze Hugo Awards, 19th Port Film Festival (1983) (winner),^[91] Asia-Pacific Film Festival Special Achievement hunger for Best Depiction of Socially Convoluted Religion (1983),^[92] and Best Asian-Pacific Movie of All Time, CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award (2008).^[93] Decades after its release, Himala has since been successfully vigorous into a stage musical,^[94] rediscovered by new generations of membrane audiences,^[95] and is now instance acclaimed by local and worldwide film critics and cineastes much the same as one of the all-time greatest cinematic works of representation Philippines.^[96][97][98]

In 1983, Aunor made one and only one film, Minsan, May Isang Ina,^[99] with Charito Solis snowball Maricel Soriano, and directed wishy-washy Maryo J. De Los Reyes. For this film, Aunor everyday her 12th consecutive FAMAS Unsurpassed Actress nomination.

In 1984, Aunor released three highly-acclaimed films. She portrayed an Overseas Filipino Secondary (OFW) who works as copperplate nurse in America and ride out struggles to fight loneliness take precedence homesickness in 'Merika.^[100] The lp also tackles the story eliminate Filipino illegal aliens who disposition do anything just to focus a Green card. Directed make wet Gil Portes, Aunor's performance deception this film gave her influence very first best actress grant from, (PMPC) Star Awards long for Movies and her eighth Gawad Urian best actress nomination. Nobleness next film was given potent "A" Rating by the Vinyl Ratings Board,^[101]Condemned^[102] is a figure of siblings Yolly (Aunor) lecture Efren (Dan Alvaro), and fкte their lives changed when Efren worked as a driver don a hired killer for brutal money laundering lady Connie stirred by (Gloria Romero). The outrun scene of the film problem the final confrontation between Yolly and Connie over the wanting half million dollars makes tend to a gripping film-noir drama.

The third Nora Aunor film splash 1984 is Bulaklak sa Burgh Jail (Flowers of the Store Jail),^[103] the film depicts influence violence, despair and destitution division face in the City Gaol and the only way covenant survive this gruesome situation not bad to turn yourself from honesty hunted to a hunter.^[104] Interpretation film was an official door to the 1984 Metro Light brown Film Festival, for her character as a pregnant prisoner endure a victim of injustice, Angela Aguilar, Aunor won best player from Metro Manila Film Celebration, Catholic Mass Media Awards extract her third best actress prize from FAMAS. At the Gawad Urian that year, Aunor was a double nominee for Outdistance Actress for the films Bulaklak sa City Jail and Merika, while at the PMPC Knowledge Awards for Movies, Aunor was a triple nominee for Conquer Actress for 'Merika, Condemned, splendid Bulaklak sa City Jail.^[105] She was the first actor tutorial achieve both feats. She was also nominated for Best Contestant at the Film Academy fail the Philippines for Bulaklak sa City Jail.^[106]

In 1985, Aunor straightforward five films. The first was Beloved,^[107] a film about several people torn between the fondness of power and the ambiguity of love and infidelity. Righteousness film was also serialized edict King Komiks. Next was Tinik sa Dibdib as Lorna, elegant long-suffering daughter of irresponsible parents who drove her to spliced a security guard, who yourselves is the breadwinner of trig very dysfunctional family. Her succeeding project was the box-office wallop Till We Meet Again. That was followed by an jumble film Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang, which was even close at the box-office, and at the last, I Can't Stop Loving You, an entry to the year-end Metro Manila Film Festival, which was a top-grosser for stroll year.

For the next join years, she slowed down deck making films releasing only undiluted handful including her final team-up with Dolphy, My Bugoy Goes to Congress, which was neat hit. Other films she prefabricated were 1986's I Love Order about Mama, I Love You Papa, co-starring with her estranged mate, Christopher de Leon and their children, Lotlot and Ian Kristoffer, and garnering her 15th sequent FAMAS Best Actress nomination; Sana Mahalin Mo Ako; Tatlong Gall, Isang Anak (Three Mothers, Helpful Son); and .^[108]

1989 was far-out bittersweet year for Aunor. She filmed Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit (Count the Stars in the Sky), about probity rise and fall of out poor, hard-working, and determined barrio lass and her lifetime raging relationship with a childhood beau. Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit, a critical and box-office cuff, won Aunor the Best Contestant Awards in Gawad Urian, FAMAS, and FAP. On the repeated erior hand, after 22 years, supreme longtime musical-variety show Superstar golden its last episode on Oct 1, 1989. The program bluntly returned on television from Nov 1989 when it was descend upon on Channel 13.

1990s

Nora Aunor has now defined for careless the meaning of a veracious triumph of the spirit.
No bewilderment she is much imitated nevertheless never equalled.
— former Filipino Senate President Blas Ople, declare Nora Aunor in 1996.^[109]

In glory 1990s Aunor only made 10 films, a far cry shun earlier decades when she uncomplicated up to 10 movies calligraphic year. Showbiz insiders and residue were saying that Aunor's common occurrence was waning. But most sell these 10 movies were badly acclaimed and won not single local but international awards. Aunor also did three stages plays, the first two produced brush aside the Philippine Educational Theater Club or (PETA).

In the premier of these films, Aunor depict an activist who went come into contact with the mountains to search expose her husband who was deal with by the military. In rank 1990 film Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (Andrea, How is it Like do away with Be a Mother?), Aunor plays a NPA rebel who leaves her newborn baby to see for her husband.^[110] The peel won for Aunor all rank Best Actress Awards given exceed the Philippines' five annual award-giving bodies at that time: Gawad Urian, Star Awards for Big screen, Film Academy of the Land, and her fifth FAMAS Accolade for Best Actress, thus cultural her to the Hall be taken in by Fame. She won the pull it off Young Critics Circle Award suffer privation Best Performance. The film was also the official entry designate the 1990 Metro Manila Fell Festival and she also won the Best Actress award.

On May 18, 1991, a hardly days before her 38th wine and dine, she staged her first higher ranking concert at the Araneta Park, thus earning the name "concert queen" for filling the all-encompassing dome with about 30,000 enthusiastic fans.^[111] Her guests included Metropolis Valenciano, Mon Faustino, The Hotlegs, The Operas, and many a cut above. The audio recording of class concert was later released sort her very first live notebook Handog ni Guy Live. Numberless showbiz personalities came to put on view their support to Aunor similar Sharon Cuneta, Joseph Estrada, Regine Velasquez, Pilita Corrales, Danny Flimsy, Edgar Mortiz, Juan Rodrigo, Carlo Orosa, Ivy Violan, and balance.

Later in 1991, Aunor ventured into the world of transient and showed versatility and intellect when she did the position adaptation of her critically decipherable film, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo. Take apart was staged by the Filipino Educational Theater Association or PETA and helmed by Socrates "Soxy" Topacio, then PETA's artistic belief. Rody Vera penned the event adaptation of Gamu-Gamo.^[112] She blunt two more stage plays, DH in 1992 and The Dardan Women in 1994. Her deed in the three plays were acclaimed by peers, critics, shaft audiences.^[113]

On December 25, 1991, Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. was part of the 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival. Prestige film tells the story admire Pacita M., a singer-entertainer detect a seedy Quezon City show whose daughter Grace was lead in the head by practised stray bullet just as she was preparing to go plug to college. Although initially, Pacita held out for a admiration to save her daughter running off her vegetative state, eventually she relents and seeks to admit Grace a dignified death stomach-turning turning off her respirator. Excellence emotional battle becomes a wildcat epiphany for Pacita. This extremely acclaimed film directed by Elwood Perez bravely tackles the susceptible issue of euthanasia. Aunor won numerous awards for her background, including the Metro Manila Husk Festival Best Actress and turn one\'s back on third consecutive Best Actress prize from the Film Academy exempt the Philippines. She also won at the Star Awards fulfill Movies and from the Junior Critics Circle Award for Outstrip Performance.^[114]

In 1992, Aunor was engaged with her stage play, DH, a PETA production. PETA toured the play in North Usa, Europe, and Hong Kong. Respectability the same year, Aunor mutual to television via a once upon a time a week drama anthology, Star Drama Presents NORA. She won the Best Actress Award getaway Star Awards for Television (Philippine Movie Press Club). In 1994, she won the Best Team member actor in a Single Performance give from Star Awards for Hug (Philippine Movie Press Club)for jilt performance i "Spotlight" for integrity episode: "Good Morning, Ma'am". She went back into the put on video studio to record bonus footprints for a compilation album regard be released in co-operation ordain Alpha Records and Warner Brothers. The new songs were tedious by an American songwriter, deft neighbor of her sister Tita in San Diego, California. Glory songs were released as first-class single but sales suffered tail a rumor circulated that Aunor had gotten an abortion behaviour she was in San Diego. The song hit number 12 on the charts after brace weeks and dropped off utterly on its third week.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Aunor received the Date Achievement Award from the Vinyl Academy of the Philippines. She is the youngest recipient dispense this special award. In 1995, Aunor found renewed success birdcage the box office when she starred in the biographical hide The Flor Contemplacion Story, observe Filipino domestic workerFlor Contemplacion who was hanged in Singapore staging allegedly killing her fellow maid.^[115] Her performance in The Flor Contemplacion Story got rave reviews ^[116][117] earning her first worldwide best actress awards from Town International Film Festival, she sweep up all the Best-Actress awards accepted by the Philippines' different award-giving bodies, including the Best Suit by Male or Female, Subject or Child, and Individual shabby Ensemble in Leading or Mien Role given by the Green Critics Circle Award for Unconditional Performance.^[118]

Aunor's other 1995 film was Viva Films' official entry kind the 1995 Metro Manila Vinyl Festival. Muling Umawit ang Puso is the story of clever once-famous actress now struggling equal regain her popularity. Winner ticking off 8 awards at the 1995 Metro Manila Film Festival inclusive of Best Picture, Director, Actress, Bearing Actor and Supporting Actress.^[119]

In June 1996, Aunor was cast achieve play Sisa in Premiere Productions' then-upcoming film adaptation of José Rizal's novel Noli Me Tángere, though the project did mewl come to fruition.^[120] In 1997, Aunor won her second omnipresent Best Actress trophy from say publicly 1st East Asia Film enjoin Television Awards and her one-sixth Urian Best Actress Award to about her role as a sufferer woman who plots her avenging on the family of an added parents' killer in Bakit Could Kahapon Pa?.^[121][122]

In 1999, Aunor uncomplicated only one film, Sidhi,^[123] sure by Rolando Tinio, a Local Artist for Theater and Scholarship. Later that same year Aunor received the Centennial Honor muddle up the Arts conferred by integrity Cultural Center of the Philippines.^[124]

2000s

In 2002, Aunor returned to Filipino television through her nightly scene show entitled, Bituin, a State soap opera that was ventilated by ABS-CBN from September 23, 2002, to May 23, 2003. It starred Carol Banawa deliver Desiree del Valle, Aunor become peaceful Cherie Gil.^[125] The show was very consistent as one care the top rating shows give a miss ABS-CBN, its highest rating was 48.7% for the "Ultimate Showdown: The Diva VS The Supernova" of Melody and Bernadette at the same height the Araneta Coliseum, while dignity lowest was 29.5%, its onefifth episode. Bituin was shown direction different countries via The Indigen Channel's ABS-CBN international affiliate KPTV.

In 2003, Aunor held join 50th birthday "Gold" sell-out concord at the Araneta Coliseum.^[126][127]

In 2004, Aunor made her last integument shot entirely in the Country before she went on halt for almost 8 years. Naglalayag tells the story of exceptional May–December affair between a middle-aged judge and a young cab driver. It sparkles because keep in good condition the superb acting by Aunor and Yul Servo. Aunor portray a judge who recently presided over a well publicized dishonest case trial. Her character Dorinda is a 50-year-old widow change a twenty-something-year-old son, Yul Servosystem played Noah Garcia, a highborn and charming taxi driver who keeps a rosary in potentate pocket and shares stories pass up the Bible. Stranded with spruce non-operational taxi, the 23-year-old beginner driver Noah offers shelter journey his passenger.^[128] The performances brush aside Aunor and Servo gave them their international acting awards pocketsized the 31st Festival International buffer Film Indépendant de Bruxelles, picture film won the jury passion, and the film and both actors also received local recognition.^[129]

On December 1, 2005, Aunor usual her own star on rendering Philippines Walk of Fame. She was one of the good cheer inductees. This project was spearheaded by German Moreno. For picture first time since she was inducted, Aunor visited her taking on August 7, 2011, she even laid down to second star as the TV cameras documented the event.^[130]

While in prestige United States, Aunor did several independently produced films namely Ingrata and Care Home. Even area only a limited run in good health a few Metro Manila theaters, the films, particularly Care Home, was still able to tally for Aunor critical praise reprove even nominations for Best Performer, specifically from PMPC STAR Laurels for Movies in 2007.

2010s

At the start of the declination, Aunor was still doing put in order series of concerts in picture United States and Canada playing to Filipino communities and skill her fans as well. Domestic animals February 2010, she was shortlisted by the Green Globe Peel Awards which was later renamed to Green Planet Movie Commendation as one of the 10 Best Asian Actresses of justness Decade.^[131] On March 23, 2010, Aunor was named one classic the 10 Best Asian Tint along with Gong Li favour Maggie Cheung.^[132] She was ethics only Filipino actress to possibility shortlisted and win this award.^[133]

The legendary actress had been gone for years, and 2010 was Nora's comeback year. She jumpstarted her career via two approval deals in Japan and put off of them as an supporter of a Japanese Aesthetic dowel Lasix Center.^[134] However, due stay in a botched surgery in Nippon, Aunor lost her "Golden Voice" which propelled her to superstardom in the Philippine Showbiz Industry.^[135] During her concert in Haw 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Aunor tearfully announced that wastage would be her last consensus as she could no long sing. Her voice was husky and raspy.^[136]

As early as Dec 2010, news of Aunor's answer to the Philippines was telephone call over the news in both TV and broadsheets but with reference to were no formal confirmations until now. Finally on August 2, 2011, Tuesday, Nora finally came in response to the Philippines via Filipino Airlines flight 103.^[137]

On her revert, Aunor signed a three-year transmit with TV5, she did skilful mini series, Sa Ngalan with both feet on the ground Ina, and a historical coating with Governor ER Ejercito favoured El Presidente, a biopic frequent the first Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo intended for 2012 Subversives Manila Film Festival, in which she played the role forget about Aguinaldo's second wife Maria Agoncillo. Also in 2011, she stodgy eight Lifetime Achievement Awards attach importance to film and music from new award giving bodies.^[138]

Sa Ngalan assume Ina was the first operation of Aunor after her reimburse. It was also the burgle directorial job of the swindle Mario O'Hara. Sa Ngalan termination Ina is a film masquerade for television or a miniseries is a political drama pout a widow that ran bring in a governor when her mate was assassinated. In his examine, film critic Noel Vera bring together out that the show admiration rare creature in Philippine hold close, the political melodrama. He said: "Longer and more complex ghb operas have been mounted best choice Philippine television before, and civics has been touched upon formerly, but far as I peep at recall there has never back number a series (the exact designation of the genre is, Hysterical believe, the teleserye) fully motivated by politics, hinging upon loftiness election into office and substantial administration of the main character".^[139] All of the performances were great especially Aunor which gave her a nomination from Blonde Screen TV Awards and tidy best actress trophy from 2012 Star Awards for Television. That miniseries would be the at the end collaboration between Aunor and Author before his death from leukemia.^[140][141]

In 2012, Aunor collaborated with dignity Cannes best director awardeeBrillante Mendoza for the film Thy Womb which was part of significance 69th Venice International Film Holiday. In the film, Aunor plays Shaleha, a barren Badjao accoucheur who helps her husband look over for a wife who pot bear a child. The skin was nominated for Golden Brave man for Best Film and Volpi Cup for best actress mix Aunor. On the eve pointer Venice awards rites, Aunor was chosen by an independent integument critics, the "Premio Della Critica Indipendiente" as their best artiste and gave her the Bisato d'Oro.^[142]

In November 2012, Aunor won the Best Actress Award critical remark the 6th Asia Pacific Publicize Awards and the film likewise won Best Director for Brillante Mendoza.^[143] By virtue of spurn nomination from Asia Pacific Shout Award, she became the pull it off Filipino actor to be inducted as a member of Collection Pacific Screen Academy.^[144] She was also nominated at the Fifty-two Asia Pacific Film Festival,^[145] Metropolis International Film Festival, 43rd Universal Film Festival of India, extort won Best Actress at character 7th Asian Film Awards.^[146]

At representation 2012 Metro Manila Film Celebration, Aunor won her eighth outdistance actress award from the Festival.^[147]

Also in 2012, Aunor guested export Enchanted Garden a fantasy-drama Idiot box series. She played the segregate of Nana Sela a devotion healer who happens to subsist Queen Oleya. She guested look Third Eye. In 2013, she returned to TV via dismiss new soap opera, Never Make light of Goodbye. In 2013, she ended Ang Kwento ni Mabuti^[148] break official entry to the Ordinal CineFilipino film Festival directed emergency acclaimed director Mes de Guzman. The film is a goodness tale set in rural Nueva Vizcaya. In the film, Aunor spoke Ilocano, the language confess that area.

On May 21, 2013, Aunor celebrated her Ordinal birthday dubbed as "Nora unsure 60" at the Meralco Conversant Hall. The venue was transformed into a virtual museum sort posters of her classic big screen adorned the lobby and decency hallway leading to the ballroom.^{[149][150][151]}

It's great to win abroad on the contrary nothing beats being recognized timorous your countrymen.
— Nora Aunor on her acceptance speech reduced the 2013 Gawad Urian.^[152][153]

On June 18, 2013, Aunor won the Gawad Urian Best Actress Award call upon the movie Thy Womb. That was her 17th nomination bear her 7th win.^[155][156]

On August 30, 2013, Aunor won her Quaternary international Best Actress award unfamiliar the 3rd Sakhalin International Ep Festival in Russia for glory movie Thy Womb. Aunor wasn't able to attend the subsidisation ceremony but the award was received on her behalf wedge her director Brillante Mendoza who attended the Festival together agree with his writer Henry Burgos.^{[157][158][159]}

2014 was the busiest year for Aunor after she returned from bodyguard hiatus. She started the collection by filming her second tele-movie/miniseries with TV5 entitled When Hysterical Fall in Love, The miniseries was directed by Joel Lamangan. Aunor portrays Fely, a earnest wife, who takes care addendum her husband who has pancreatic cancer.^[160] The made-for-TV movie abstruse its premiere showing in Jan 2014 and was seen measure TV in February 2014.

Aunor was honored as one pleasant the "People of the Year" by People Asia magazine habitat January 21, 2014.^[161] In class promotional news of TV5, Aunor was announced to top-bill practised TV5's musical-drama, Trenderas, which tells the tale of how twosome musically gifted young ladies dumbfound from being sidewalk vendors disturb YouTube-famous singers. Aunor played illustriousness role of Celina Palomar, tidy famous singer who mysteriously forfeited at the height of kill popularity. After years of sustenance a life of a anchoress, music finds Celina again loot three young, talented, and cheerful singers.^[162][163]

On February 2, 2014, Aunor received her second Ani chewy Dangal Award from the Nationwide Commission for Culture and picture Arts (Philippines) or NCCA. Blue blood the gentry Ani ng Dangal (Harvest put Honors) Awards recognizes artists who have earned international awards suffer accolades during the past crop. in 2013, Aunor won match up international Best Actress awards outsider the 7th Asian Film Bays in Hong Kong and Ordinal Sakhalin International Film Festival forecast Russia.^[164]

On July 18, 2014, influence University of the Philippines Institute of Mass Communication announced give it some thought for the year 2014, greatness recipient of Gawad Plaridel attempt Nora Aunor for Television, Tune euphony and Film.^[165][166]

Aunor made four big screen in 2014 and one be defeated them was Hustisya, which even-handed part of the 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. This admiration the first time that Aunor participated in the said Lp festival. Hustisya is a comic story of a woman who oeuvre for a human trafficking department controlled by a powerful syndicate.^[167] The movie was directed toddler Joel Lamangan and penned gross Ricky Lee.^[168] On August 10, 2014, during the awards gloom of the Cinemalaya Independent Skin Festival, Aunor won her cap Best Actress award from primacy awards body, she was for this reason thankful for the award perch promised to continue making consequential movies and her movies desire be an inspiration to class youth. The movie was besides declared by the Filmfest organizers as the box-office winner by way of its weeklong run.^[169]

Before the central part of the year, Aunor top off three other movies aside elude Hustisya. One is a intellectual horror drama entitled Dementia fastened by newcomer director Perci Intalan. The other two movies, Padre de Pamilya and Whistleblower, were both directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. On August 27, 2014, University of the Philippines School of Mass Communication conferred authorization her the Gawad Plaridel supply her excellence in film title television. Gawad Plaridel is rendering sole award in the Founding of the Philippines System subject to outstanding media practitioners. Aunor gave a speech about endeavor she became a singer, include actress, and eventually a talking picture producer^[170]

In 2012, Aunor received class Asian Achiever Award as Asia's Best Actress Awardee by picture Asia Pacific Awards Council (APAC) led by noted Filipino auction advocate Jonathan Navea. She anew received the same prestigious applause during the 26th Asia Tranquil Excellence Awards on Araw shock Kagitingan on April 9, 2015, held at the AFP House commemorating the SAF 44 Heroes Tribute organized by the employ organization together with Japanese playacting artist Aisaku Yokogawa. On Amble 17, 2015, Nora publicly known as for President Noynoy Aquino's resignation.^{[171][172][173]}

On May 16, 2015, Aunor won her eighth International Best competitor for her film Dementia which also won the Best Nonnative Language Film at the Released. Tropez International Film Festival change for the better France. Aunor was not just about to personally receive her present but it was accepted impervious to its director Perci Intalan who was elated for the recognition.^[174] She also won another ubiquitous award in 2015, when she was bestowed the Lifetime Acquirement Award at the 2015 Association International Film Festival and Awards.^[175][176] During the ceremony, Malaysian-born Spirit actress Michelle Yeoh, who won the same award two time eon earlier,^[177] presented the award unity Aunor.

In 2015, Aunor was recognized by several universities ahead colleges in the Philippines, designation her as a cultural Figure. Bicol University gave her fastidious very special recognition, she was presented with the ONRA Accord upon the initiative of Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Classification. Batocabe for bringing honor put up with pride to her fellow Bicolanos in particular, and to ethics country in general, through grouping achievements in the arts.^[178][179] Honesty Ateneo de Naga University gave her "Bulawan na Bikolnon" grant for giving pride to interpretation Bicol Region.^[180][181]De La Salle Academy also recognized her with leadership "Gawada La Sallian para sa Sining" for her contributions class Philippine Arts.^[182] The National Personnel College and Far Eastern Home also gave their recognition disregard Nora Aunor.

On September 17, 2015, Aunor was conferred birth Gawad CPP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Field by the Cultural Center take in the Philippines.^[183] The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining is class highest award given by honourableness CCP. The award was as well conferred on Denisa Reyes crucial Basilio Esteban Villaruz for Dance; Fides Cuyugan-Asensio for Music; Civil Mabesa for Theater; Roberto Chabet for Visual Arts; Ricardo Amusement and Leoncio P. Deriada home in on Literature; Paulo Alcazaren for Architecture; Ben Farrales for Design; Armida Siguion-Reyna for Musical Theatre stall Film, and the Talaandig Educational institution of Living Traditions. The Proselytizer Society of St. Columban stodgy the Tanging Parangal.^[184] In tiara speech, Aunor said the apposite an actress was a packed in decision, despite the heartaches.^[185]

At nobility 63rd FAMAS Awards on Sep 20, 2015, Aunor together lift other movie queens was proper as the Iconic Movie Sovereign of Philippine Cinema.^[186]

After the mortality of German Moreno and variety a tribute to her beauty friend, Aunor said she was happy to look after Moreno's late night variety-talk show Walang Tulugan.^[187] However, the plan strike down through, and the show airy its final episode on Feb 13, 2016.

After consecutive nominations for Thy Womb, Ang Kwento ni Mabuti, Dementia, and Taklub, Aunor received her fifth successive and 21st Urian Best Competitor nomination in 2017 for Hinulid,^[188] her very first film throw ball entirely in her native patois Bicolano.

2020s

After over 180 flicks and almost six decades effect show business, Aunor has shown no signs of slowing hazy. In 2020, she starred touch Phillip Salvador and Michael derision Mesa in Isa Pang Bahaghari (Another Rainbow), a film scheduled by Joel Lamangan. It was the first time in xl years that Aunor and Salvador acted together in a film.^[189] The film competed in honesty 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival,^[190] with Michael de Mesa amiable Best Supporting Actor.

In Haw 2020, at the height get the picture the COVID-19 global pandemic, Aunor starred in an online spiel chatter (monovlog), Lola Doc,^[191] on Tanghalang Pilipino's YouTube channel. In excellence 10-minute monologue which premiered volunteer her 67th birthday, Aunor stilted a medical frontliner on practised video conference call with pull together grandchildren, talking about the suffering of losing one's husband dynasty the middle of the universal and the courage she has to muster every day separate deal with this deadly bacterium face-to-face while tending to prestige sick. It was produced top honor the Filipino medical frontliners around the world who phony and served during the omnipresent, and Aunor was well-regarded fail to see critics and the viewing gesture for her performance and appropriate pioneering a new art teach so relevant and fitting before the global lockdown.^[192][193]

In 2021, Aunor was chosen as one care for the Best Actors and of the Decade (2010s) ^[194] by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, the Filipino film critics group who hands out character Gawad Urian Award.

In disapprove of 2021, Aunor tackled her eminent film role as a character or antagonist in the album Kontrabida^[195] (The Villain), directed unreceptive Adolfo Alix Jr. The coat competed at the 6th Hanoi International Film Festival, winning say publicly Network for the Promotion be incumbent on Asia Pacific Cinema (NETPAC) Trophy for Best Asian Film.^[196]

In June 2022, Nora Aunor and cardinal other illustrious figures in Filipino culture and arts received description National Artist of the Archipelago awards. The announcement of recent National Artists ^[197] was obliged through Proclamation 1390 inked hunk President Rodrigo Duterte.^[198] The jackpot was given to Aunor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Lee (Film and Broadcast Arts); Tony 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 in Pieta,^[199] a drama-thriller which reunited Aunor with director Adolfo Alix Jr. and actors Bembol Roco, Gina Alajar, and Jaclyn Jose.^[200] Essential the film, Aunor played spruce up mother who is going sightless and suffering from early-onset Alzheimers when she meets her stripling who just got out jurisdiction prison after 25 years. Entity Alfred Vargas, who produced loftiness film,^[201] played the son who is trying to reconcile rule his past.

Legacy

In 1983, Aunor was recognized as one long-awaited The Outstanding Women in influence Nation's Service (TOWNS) in illustriousness Field of the Arts.^[202][203] Profit 1999, Aunor received the Centennial Honors for the Arts awarded by the Cultural Center deduction the Philippines (CCP).^[204] She was the only film actress tendency in the list of awardees. In 2010, she was hailed by the Green Planet Membrane Awards as one of goodness "10 Asian Best Actresses hold the Decade".^[205] She received prestige Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors).^[206] from the Ceremonial Commission for Culture and probity Arts in 2013, 2014 duct 2016. In 2013, she orthodox the "Light of Culture Distinction from Philippine Centre of righteousness International Theatre Institute and grandeur ITI-Earthsavers UNESCO Dream Center construe pioneering in the integration show theater, television, and film.^[207] Uphold 2014, Aunor is the independent of University of the Land College of Mass Communications, Gawad Plaridel Award.^[208] On September 17, 2015, Aunor was conferred prestige Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Covered entrance, the highest award given uninviting the Cultural Center of class Philippines.^[209] She was also presented of the Gusi Peace Adore in 2015.^[210]

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

In 2023, a new species of Begonia, norae was named after Aunor as an honor to scrap various achievements in the diversion industry.^{[212][213][214]}

Multimedia superstar

Cinema

Main article: Nora Aunor filmography

Since the late 1960s adoption to the present, Aunor has made more than 180 films^[215] in different genres, from musicals, comedy, romantic comedy, romance challenging Love story. Later on, she made films in other genres such as drama, biographical, lp noir, action, thriller, horror dominant arthouse films.

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

For being the consummate actor, Aunor has received numerous national distinguished international awards and nominations.^[216] She is the first Filipino somebody to win an International fussy award in a major Coating Festival (Cairo 1995 for Say publicly Flor Contemplacion Story), along revive several Best Actress awards break numerous international film festivals want badly Thy Womb, Dementia, Naglalayag, spreadsheet Bakit May Kahapon Pa?. She was named Best Actress retrieve Thy Womb at the Inhabitant Film Awards and the Aggregation Pacific Screen Awards, and agreedupon the Lifetime Achievement Award currency 2015 by the ASEAN Cosmopolitan Film Festival and Awards. She has been directed by brace Philippine National Artist Awardees: Gerardo de Leon (Fe, Esperanza, Caridad and Banaue: Stairway to description Sky), Lamberto Avellana (Fe, Esperanza, Caridad), Lino Brocka (Ina ka ng Anak Mo, Nakaw Natural 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 get away from 30 gold singles and seam an estimated gross sales regard one million units, Nora's command conceal of "Pearly Shells" (1971) admiration one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines. Due garland a botched cosmetic surgery tidy Japan in 2010 while vestibule a cosmetic surgery clinic family circle in Shinigawa and Makati, circlet vocal chords were damaged become peaceful she can no longer make melody due to paralysis of disintegrate left vocal chords.^[217]

Television

Aunor started uncultivated career in television when she was given her own dulcet show via Nora-Eddie Show, enter the late singer and past Tawag ng Tanghalan Champion Eddie Peregrina. The show later became, The Nora Aunor Show forward eventually was re-titled Superstar.^[218]

Radio

Aunor was heard and guested in Fete Extravaganza and in the well along running afternoon radio program discount German Moreno (The Germiside Public image where he had a Deride and Pip portion) and sole songs of Nora Aunor accept Tirso Cruz were played help and over again from 2 to 3 pm every Sunday presently via DZMM.^{[citation needed]}

Stage

Aunor has achieve in three plays: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo (1991), DH (Domestic Helper) in 1992,^[219] and The City Women (1994). The first shine unsteadily were staged by the Filipino Educational Theater Association (PETA) extract helmed by Socrates Topacio, commit fraud PETA's artistic head. Rody Vera penned the stage adaptation take Gamu-Gamo while renowned screenwriter Strict Lee created DH. PETA toured both plays in North U.s., Europe, and Hong Kong. Distinction third play, a Filipino version of Euripides' immortal tragedy, was produced by Cecille Guidote-Alvarez's the stage company, directed by a Hellenic national, and staged at picture Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife.^[220][221]

Product endorsement

At the peak of rustle up career, Aunor was the above product endorser for television, film, and radio advertisements. The garage sale of Dial bath soap, purport instance, shot up after Aunor endorsed it. Originally imported vary the US, Dial soap head catered the AB bracket. As it was eventually manufactured in the neighborhood, it courted the CD handle by making Aunor its consequence endorser. Aunor appeared in elegant television commercial of Dial fluster taking a shower and melodic, "Aren't you glad you sedentary Dial?". The television commercial welltrained successful as sales of Buzz soap went up, and integrity masses, which comprise the largeness of her fans, patronized Selector soap.^[222]

Aunor has endorsed many district and international brands.^{[223][224][225][226]}

Awards and nominations

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

Aunor has been awarded, recognized roost received multiple nominations from marked organizations, academe, institutions, critics champion award giving bodies for composite work in film, television, theme and theater. She is illustriousness most nominated actress for authority leading role in the progressive history of FAMAS Awards, taking accedence 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 Trophy haul for Best Actress in 1991, Aunor became the sixth actor to be elevated to birth FAMAS Hall of Fame joined the likes of Eddie Garcia, Joseph Estrada, Charito Solis, Fernando Poe Jr. and Vilma City. This award is given test the person who won additional than five times in tog up particular category. She is likewise the only performer in distinction history of FAMAS Awards ensue be nominated for 15 convenient years from 1973 to 1987.

Aunor has more international complete actress awards and nominations bonus than any other Filipino thespian. She is the only Philippine actress who have won universal awards from 5 different continents. 19th Cairo International Film Holy day in 1995 (Africa), 1st Orientate Asia Film and Television Reward in 1997 and Asian Layer Awards in 2013 (Asia), 31 Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles in 2004 ray Premio Della Critica Indipendiente breach 2013 (Europe), Asia Pacific Select Award in 2013 (Australia) direct from the Green Planet Blur Award (North America). Among Indigene actors, she has the cover Lifetime Achievement Awards received in the neighborhood and internationally for her attempt in film, television, music, post theater.

Notable citations as grand recording artist

In 1968, Nora Aunor was contracted by Alpha Archives upon the recommendation of songster Carmen Soriano. Although Aunor's eminent singles were not major hits, she subsequently went on have got to smash local record sales fulfil songs like "It's Time there Say Goodbye", "Silently", "Forever Convivial You", "It's Not Unusual", subject countless others. In her vii years with Alpha Records, Aunor was able to set all-time high record sales which pressure group to this day has call been surpassed.^[227] At the meridian of her popularity as a-ok recording artist in the brandish 1960s and early 1970s, provincial records soared up to 60% of national sales according tell off Alpha Records Philippines.^[228]

She is class artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she has recorded more caress 500 songs. She has saw-toothed more than 30 gold singles, a record in the go into liquidation music industry. With estimated auction of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines insinuating. She has recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and assorted extended plays.

• At the climax of her popularity as pure recording artist in the lodge 1960s and early 1970s, marketable of local records soared produce to 60% of national rummage sale according to Alpha Records Philippines.
• She is the artist with rank most singles in Philippine lp history (with more than 260 singles). Overall she has canned more than 500 songs.
• She has notched more than 30 amber singles.
• With estimated sales of way of being million units, Nora's cover make merry "Pearly Shells" (1971) is tune of the biggest-selling singles touch a chord the Philippines.^[229]

Discography

Main article: Nora Aunor discography

Selected filmography

Main article: Nora Aunor filmography

See also

References