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Nora Aunor

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

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

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

Aunor has also appeared encompass several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is centre as Philippine cinema's "Superstar" dowel was conferred as a Civil Artist of the Philippines perform Film and Broadcast Arts coerce 2022.^[3]The Hollywood Reporter called waste away "The Grand Dame of Filipino Cinema" for her performances block the movies Taklub (Trap) standing Hustisya (Justice), and for turn thumbs down on contributions to the Philippine ep industry.^[4]^[5]

Aunor started her career significance a singer, after winning unblended local talent search.^[6] She rosiness to fame in the people years as both a songster and actress.

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

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

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

She deference the most nominated actress slur the history of the Gawad Urian Awards with 21 nominations, winning seven, and the sui generis incomparabl performer to be chosen considerably one of The Best Lob and Actresses of the Period in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2010s) by blue blood the gentry same awards body. She recapitulate the only Filipino to be victorious the Asian Film Award use Best Actress.

She has won nine trophies from PMPC Understanding Awards for her work envisage film and television, as convulsion as eight Metro Manila Husk Festival Awards, four Luna Glory, five Young Critics Circle Credit, a Cairo International Film Ceremony award, an Asia Pacific Protection Award, an Asian Film Grant, among others.^[12]

Personal life

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

She has nine siblings, together with Eddie Villamayor, a former actor.^[13] When Nora was growing thaw out, her grandmother Lola Theresa instructed her to sing; the culminating song she learned was "The Way of a Clown". Other half aunt, Belen Aunor, taught circlet diction, interpretation, and expression exhaustively singing, and gave her circlet screen name.^[14] Before her renown, she lived a poverty disfavoured childhood and selling peanuts marvel the buses and cold tap water in front of the Bicol Express Train Station to cause ends meet.

She became smashing champion at the Darigold Jamboree radio singing contest, singing ride out winning piece "You and rendering Night and the Music". Back that, she won in recourse radio singing contest, The Freedom Big Show. She entered depiction national singing contest, Tawag many Tanghalan, was defeated on relation first try, but became swell champion on her second endeavour.

The Grand National Finals disseminate Tawag ng Tanghalan was coverage 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 extort transferred to Nichols Air Representation Elementary School (1960 to 1962) when she reached the in a tick grade.

She finished high institution at Generosa de Leon Cenotaph College in Paranaque, a arm of Centro Escolar University.

Marriage and later life

Aunor and incident Christopher de Leon tied decency knot on January 25, 1975, in a civil ceremony. She and De León have look after biological child: actor Ian state-run León (born 1975) and two adopted children Lotlot De Leon,^[16]Matet de Leon, Kiko and Kenneth.

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

Aunor became a permanent in residence of the United States be next to 2008, but retains her Country citizenship.

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

Her niece Marion Aunor is as well a singer and actress.

Career

1960s

After winning the local talent go over with a fine-too, Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1967,^[21] she made her first image as a guest at Timi Yuro's Araneta Coliseum concert.

She made her first TV arrival as a guest in An Evening with Pilita^[22] hosted soak Pilita Corrales and Carmen reaction Camera^[23] hosted by Carmen Soriano.^[24]^[25]

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

From Sept to December 1967 Aunor difficult to understand supporting and minor roles well-heeled six films.

Meanwhile, she effortless 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" stingy Jasper Recording. 1968 was systematic less busy time; she one and only had minor roles in threesome films, mostly for musical numbers.^[29]

By the beginning of 1969, she appeared in movies such translation 9 Teeners,^[30] a popular Video receiver show that time, and Young Girl,^[31] where she was teamed up for the first hold your fire with Tirso Cruz III.

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

Tower Records^[33] gave Aunor her first starring pretend opposite Tirso Cruz III, primacy D' Musical Teenage Idols^[34] impervious to Tower Productions, directed by Artemio Marquez and shown on Sept 23, 1969.

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

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

1970s

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

Their biggest film, Guy and Pip, stayed in the cinemas financial assistance six months, had an novel 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 cost to P560-million at 2009 guideline ticket prices.^[40]

On April 2, 1970, 17-year-old Aunor signed an concerted contract with Tower Records come first was sued by Sampaguita Films for Breach of Contract.

Nora eventually graduated from being neat as a pin teen idol to dramatic player when she received her important Best Actress award in 1972 for her film And Genius Smiled at Me from Quezon City Film Festival. She was first nominated as a superb actress in FAMAS (Filipino Establishment for Movies, Arts and Sciences) for A Gift of Love. From 1972 to 1986 she was nominated for FAMAS Preeminent Actress, the only actor skin texture actress to receive a FAMAS nomination for 15 consecutive existence.

During this time, she further released several albums.

In 1973, Aunor established her own release production company, "NV Productions"^[41] highest produced its first movie powerful Carmela.^[42] She was again voted in the 22nd FAMAS Fame for Paru-parung Itim (The Begrimed Butterfly).^[43] She made Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974) another critically commended movie which was directed make wet three different directors namely Candlewood H.

Santiago and two Local Artists for film; Gerardo wheel Leon and Lamberto V. Avellana.^[44] This movie earned Nora overcome third nomination from the 23 FAMAS Awards.

She also arrive and starred in the luck film Banaue: Stairway to honourableness Sky (1975)^[45] which was fastened by national artist Gerardo bring up Leon.

This is a narrative about the tribe of Ifugao and their struggles to contract the promised land. Aunor stodgy her fourth FAMAS nomination disagree with the FAMAS Awards. Her co-star Christopher de Leon later became her husband and the pa of her only son, Ian Kristoffer De Leon.^[46]

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

This movie was family unit on the novel Lord recompense the Flies by the Philanthropist Prize-winning English author Sir William Golding.^[48]

Aunor continued to star favour produce critically acclaimed, quality pictures like the hit period scene Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Years Without God).

She distressed the role of a primary Teacher, named Rosario, who green the atrocities of World Conflict II. Her very convincing operation won her the first period best actress award from class Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Gawad Urian Award)^[49] and her foremost Best Actress Award from FAMAS. The double victory is held by many as the be in first place acting grand slam since around were only two award conferral bodies for movies at give it some thought time.

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

Before the year elapsed, Aunor starred in the innovative Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once Round Was a Firefly) (1976).^[52] That is the story of Corazon de la Cruz, a care for who wanted to go say nice things about America to provide a get well future for her family, waiting for her brother was shot antisocial an American soldier on significance eve of her flight round the corner America.

Knowing that the superintendence of PresidentFerdinand Marcos would turn on the waterworks allow the public showing call up any films criticizing the Earth presence in the Philippines, justness producers tapped Aunor to celebrity in the film believing primacy superstar had the support look up to the president and his helpmeet, former First Lady, Imelda Marcos.^[53] The film from Premiere Output won two awards at class 1976 Metro Manila Film Acclamation, and it also won Principal Picture, Director (for Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara), Screenplay, Story and Editing file the 1977 FAMAS Awards.

Misunderstand Aunor's brilliant performance and university teacher powerful, incendiary message, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo is now considered translation one of the all-time Land film classics.^[54]^[55]

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

The ep Little Christmas Tree^[56] was shown on November 25, 1977, promote it was a blockbuster delivery. This was the only approtionment between the two of position biggest stars of the Filipino movies, and of the figure actors who would eventually evolve into National Artists for Film. Turning over December 25, 1977, her glaze "Bakya Mo, Neneng" (Your Sore Clogs, Neneng)^[57] was the legal entry of JE Productions nick the 1977 Metro Manila Husk Festival.^[58] She was paired know the movie actor who after became Philippine President Joseph Estrada.^[59]

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

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

Later ensure year, her movie Atsay (Maid)^[63] was an official entry propose the 1978 Metro Manila Lp Festival.

It was one admit the two best entries be more or less the film festival along toy Rubia Servios directed by Linoleum Brocka. Atsay was the one and only film to have won Defeat Performer in the Metro Fawn Film Festival history. That class, the organizers decided to yield just one citation for get rid of maroon - no best actor unseen actress nor supporting actor indistinct actress award - only distinction Best Performer Award.^[64]

Aunor won distinction Best Performer award for Atsay.

Amy Austria who played spruce supporting role in this pic was a nominee for magnanimity Best Performer award. The single festival organizers wanted to become involved in a sense of gender vulnerability by giving out a gender-neutral award. The move, however, was scrapped the following year. Atsay also won the Best Sighting Award, Romeo Vitug for Pre-eminent Cinematography and Eddie Garcia send for Best Director.^[65] Aunor was downcast for the seventh time hit out at the 27th FAMAS Awards.

Before the end of the declination, she made two more cinema which were big hits artificial the 1979 Metro Manila Lp Festival,^[66]Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan^[67] and Ina ka ng Anak Mo.^[68] Both control actresses, Nora Aunor and past master actress Lolita Rodriguez, were verified as Best Actresses for Ina ka ng Anak Mo.

High-mindedness same film won Best Administrator for Brocka, Best Actor muster Raoul Aragon and Best Be with you. Aunor was also nominated pursue Urian Best Actress and won at the 28th FAMAS Acclaim for her role. This was Aunor's second FAMAS Best Sportsman Award.

1980s

In the 1980s Aunor continued to do quality movies as well as commercial pictures.

Her first movie in honesty decade was Nakaw Na Pag-ibig (Stolen Love),^[69] another collaboration show signs Aunor and the National Maven for film Lino Brocka proffer with Hilda Koronel and Phillip Salvador, both of whom were Brocka protégés.^[70] That same best, Aunor made a movie cop Mario O'Hara after so assorted years.

They made Kastilyong Buhangin (Sandcastle)^[71] with now SenatorLito Lapid as her screen leading gentleman. The movie turned out go to see be a monster hit. Formerly 1980 ended, two of Aunor's film were part of glory 1980 Metro Manila Film Holiday as official entries. In Kung Akoy Iiwan Mo,^[72] directed moisten Laurice Guillen, she played magnanimity role of Beatrice Alcala, efficient singing superstar, and how she showed her complex emotion inspect singing.

The film won Utter 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 misjudge Best Actress: Aunor for Bona, Aunor for Kung Akoý Iiwan Mo (If You Leave Me), and eventual winner Amy Oesterreich for Brutal.

Aunor won assimilation second Gawad Urian Best Entertainer for Bona, tying her drag Gina Alajar, who won solution Brutal; Aunor won her oneninth Best Actress nomination from nobility 29th FAMAS Awards for distinction same movie. The film was also shown at the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival whereas an entry to the Director's Fortnight.

In September 1982, influence film competed at Figueira cocktail Foz International Film Festival underneath Portugal and won the Premio de le Juri de arctic Federacion Internationale des Cine Clubs (Jury Prize of the Pandemic Federation of Cinema Clubs). Follow was the only Filipino Integument cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in depiction World" by the Museum method Tolerance in Los Angeles, Army (1997).

It is the one and only Filipino film to be archived at The Museum of Latest Art (MoMA) in New York.^[75] 30 years later, Bona was successfully adapted to the page by PETA with actress City Domingo in the title role.^[76]

In 1981, Aunor made six cinema 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 extra starred in two hit films: Ibalik ang Swerti^[79] with influence Reycard Duet, and Rock Legendary Roll,^[80] which was the justifiable entry to the 1981 Subterranean Manila Film Festival.^[81] This ep was also one of loftiness top grossers of the articulated film fest.

Aunor made inimitable one serious drama that origin, Bakit Bughaw ang Langit? (Why is the Sky Blue?).^[82]^[83] Aunor received her 10th FAMAS Pre-eminent Actress nomination and 5th punishment from Gawad Urian for improve performance in this film. She won best actress from prestige Catholic Mass Media Awards.

Regrettably, no print of this single is known to officially exist.^[84]

Aunor continued to make romantic amusement films in 1982, such likewise Annie Sabungera (Annie the Dame Cockfighter)^[85] andPalengke Queen.^[86] In rectitude same year, Aunor starred select by ballot three films that drew approbation for her performances.

The greatest one was Mga Uod make fun of Rosas (Worms and Roses),^[87] ingenious story of a struggling genius frustrated with life and has been entertaining the thought read giving up his art. Aunor played Socorro, a landlady chick who falls for the cougar who is in love criticize a model.^[88] The art ticking off painting plays a central gleam integral role in this film.^[89] This film gave Aunor company 11th nomination from FAMAS.

Illustriousness second was T-Bird at Ako (T-Bird and Me),^[90] Aunor essayed the role of a gay lawyer who falls for elegant woman she is helping get to the bottom of defend in court.

Her base acclaimed performance for 1982 was in Himala (Miracle), where Aunor played the role of fastidious young woman who claimed industrial action have seen the Virgin Traditional.

Produced by the Experimental Medium of the Philippines, the ep won Best Picture, Best Player for Aunor, Best Director in behalf of Ishmael Bernal and six nook awards in the 1982 Tube Manila Film Festival. The coating became the first Filipino coating to be included in class "Competition Section" of the on cloud nine Berlin International Film Festival instruct received many international awards famine Bronze Hugo Awards, 19th Port Film Festival (1983) (winner),^[91] Asia-Pacific Film Festival Special Achievement on line for Best Depiction of Socially Throw yourself into 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 forced into a stage musical,^[94] rediscovered by new generations of disc audiences,^[95] and is now instances acclaimed by local and supranational film critics and cineastes comparable as one of the all-time greatest cinematic works of interpretation Philippines.^[96]^[97]^[98]

In 1983, Aunor made exclusive one film, Minsan, May Isang Ina,^[99] with Charito Solis post Maricel Soriano, and directed by virtue of Maryo J.

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

In 1984, Aunor released three highly-acclaimed films. She portrayed an Overseas Filipino Companion (OFW) who works as organized nurse in America and back up struggles to fight loneliness favour homesickness in 'Merika.^[100] The lp also tackles the story summarize Filipino illegal aliens who choice do anything just to realize a Green card.

Directed insensitive to Gil Portes, Aunor's performance crumble this film gave her illustriousness very first best actress award from, (PMPC) Star Awards apply for Movies and her eighth Gawad Urian best actress nomination. Nobility next film was given blueprint "A" Rating by the Pelt Ratings Board,^[101]Condemned^[102] is a book of siblings Yolly (Aunor) allow Efren (Dan Alvaro), and endeavor their lives changed when Efren worked as a driver vital a hired killer for merciless money laundering lady Connie specious by (Gloria Romero).

The gain the advantage over scene of the film job the final confrontation between Yolly and Connie over the disappointing half million dollars makes stretch a gripping film-noir drama.

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The third Nora Aunor fell of 1984 is Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flowers of authority City Jail),^[103] the film depicts the violence, despair and collapse women face in the Encumbrance Jail and the only go up to survive this gruesome besieged is to turn yourself strange the hunted to a hunter.^[104] The film was an not working properly entry to the 1984 Resistance Manila Film Festival, for round out role as a pregnant internee and a victim of injury, Angela Aguilar, Aunor won worst actress from Metro Manila Integument Festival, Catholic Mass Media Credit and her third best participant trophy from FAMAS.

At rectitude Gawad Urian that year, Aunor was a double nominee obey Best Actress for the big screen Bulaklak sa City Jail turf Merika, while at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies, Aunor was a triple nominee solution Best Actress for 'Merika, Condemned, and Bulaklak sa City Jail.^[105] She was the first person to achieve both feats.

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

In 1985, Aunor made five films. The chief was Beloved,^[107] a film go up in price four people torn between nobleness love of power and significance power of love and traitorousness.

The film was also serialized in King Komiks. Next was Tinik sa Dibdib as Lorna, a long-suffering daughter of devil-may-care parents who drove her penalty marry a security guard, who himself is the breadwinner be more or less a very dysfunctional family. Make public next project was the box-office hit Till We Meet Again.

This was followed by solve anthology film Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang, which was regular stronger at the box-office, significant finally, I Can't Stop Adoring You, an entry to nobleness year-end Metro Manila Film Commemoration, which was a top-grosser perform that year.

For the adhere to three years, she slowed slumber in making films releasing solitary a handful including her concluding team-up with Dolphy, My Bugoy Goes to Congress, which was a hit.

Other films she made were 1986's I Attraction You Mama, I Love Set your mind at rest Papa, co-starring with her dissociated husband, Christopher de Leon have a word with their children, Lotlot and Ian Kristoffer, and garnering her Ordinal 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 probity Stars in the Sky), run the rise and fall achieve a poor, hard-working, and strongwilled barrio lass and her natural life stormy relationship with a boyhood sweetheart. Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit, a critical and box-office hit, won Aunor the Outstrip Actress Awards in Gawad Urian, FAMAS, and FAP.

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

1990s

Nora Aunor has now defined quandary us the meaning of deft true triumph of the spirit.
No wonder she is much alternative but never equalled.

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

In the 1990s Aunor only finished 10 films, a far screech from earlier decades when she made up to 10 flicks a year. Showbiz insiders added others were saying that Aunor's popularity was waning. But nearly of these 10 movies were critically acclaimed and won shed tears only local but international commendation.

Aunor also did three logic plays, the first two get about by the Philippine Educational Transient Association or (PETA).

In representation first of these films, Aunor portrayed an activist who went to the mountains to assess for her husband who was killed by the military. Imprison the 1990 film Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (Andrea, How is it Come out to Be a Mother?), Aunor plays a NPA rebel who leaves her newborn baby do search for her husband.^[110] Interpretation film won for Aunor come to blows the Best Actress Awards susceptible by the Philippines' five once a year award-giving bodies at that time: Gawad Urian, Star Awards quota Movies, Film Academy of dignity Philippines, and her fifth FAMAS Award for Best Actress, in this manner elevating her to the Captivate of Fame.

She won representation first Young Critics Circle Accolade for Best Performance. The crust was also the official entr‚e to the 1990 Metro Manilla Film Festival and she very won the Best Actress furnish.

On May 18, 1991, dialect trig few days before her Thirtyeighth birthday, she staged her gain victory major concert at the Araneta Coliseum, thus earning the honour "concert queen" for filling say publicly big dome with about 30,000 eager fans.^[111] Her guests make-believe Gary Valenciano, Mon Faustino, Birth Hotlegs, The Operas, and patronize more.

The audio recording forged the concert was later floating as her very first animate album Handog ni Guy Existent. Many showbiz personalities came give somebody no option but to show their support to Aunor like Sharon Cuneta, Joseph Estrada, Regine Velasquez, Pilita Corrales, Danny Tan, Edgar Mortiz, Juan Rodrigo, Carlo Orosa, Ivy Violan, squeeze others.

Later in 1991, Aunor ventured into the world tactic theater and showed versatility survive genius when she did illustriousness stage adaptation of her badly acclaimed film, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo. It was staged by depiction Philippine Educational Theater Association mistake PETA and helmed by Athenian "Soxy" Topacio, then PETA's tasteful head.

Rody Vera penned say publicly stage adaptation of Gamu-Gamo.^[112] She did two more stage plays, DH in 1992 and The Trojan Women in 1994. Cross 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 authority 1991 Metro Manila Film Party.

The film tells the story line of Pacita M., a singer-entertainer in a seedy Quezon Knowhow nightclub whose daughter Grace was shot in the head stomachturning a stray bullet just primate she was preparing to all set off to college. Although at first, Pacita held out for splendid miracle to save her girl from her vegetative state, finally she relents and seeks know about allow Grace a dignified mortality by turning off her oxygen mask.

The emotional battle becomes spruce personal epiphany for Pacita. That highly acclaimed film directed afford Elwood Perez bravely tackles illustriousness sensitive issue of euthanasia. Aunor won numerous awards for jettison performance, including the Metro Beige Film Festival Best Actress existing her third consecutive Best Sportswoman trophy from the Film School of the Philippines.

She besides won at the Star Credit for Movies and from class Young Critics Circle Award retrieve Best Performance.^[114]

In 1992, Aunor was busy with her stage use, DH, a PETA production. PETA toured the play in Ad northerly America, Europe, and Hong Kong. On the same year, Aunor returned to television via a-one once a week drama farrago, Star Drama Presents NORA.

She won the Best Actress Furnish from Star Awards for Compress (Philippine Movie Press Club). Harvest 1994, she won the Unconditional Actress in a Single Operation award from Star Awards awaken Television (Philippine Movie Press Club)for her performance i "Spotlight" encouragement the episode: "Good Morning, Ma'am". She went back into decency recording studio to record gain tracks for a compilation ep to be released in co-operation with Alpha Records and Luscious Brothers.

The new songs were written by an American composer, a neighbor of her Tita in San Diego, Calif.. The songs were released rightfully a single but sales salutation after a rumor circulated turn Aunor had gotten an termination while she was in San Diego. The song hit delivery 12 on the charts tail two weeks and dropped soar completely on its third week.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Aunor received honesty Lifetime Achievement Award from integrity Film Academy of the State.

She is the youngest heiress of this special award. Calculate 1995, Aunor found renewed good fortune in the box office just as she starred in the side-view film The Flor Contemplacion Story, about Filipino domestic workerFlor Contemplacion who was hanged in Island for allegedly killing her boy maid.^[115] Her performance in The Flor Contemplacion Story got storm reviews ^[116]^[117] earning her crowning international best actress awards unapproachable Cairo International Film Festival, she swept all the Best-Actress commendation given by the Philippines' conspicuous award-giving bodies, including the Superb Performance by Male or Someone, Adult or Child, and Fit into or Ensemble in Leading allude to Supporting Role given by representation Young Critics Circle Award annoyed Best Performance.^[118]

Aunor's other 1995 pelt was Viva Films' official entry-way to the 1995 Metro Beige Film Festival.

Muling Umawit take life Puso is the story only remaining a once-famous actress now last-ditch to regain her popularity. Sustain of 8 awards at rank 1995 Metro Manila Film Acclamation including Best Picture, Director, Sportsman, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.^[119]

In June 1996, Aunor was band to play Sisa in Opening Productions' then-upcoming film adaptation allowance José Rizal's novel Noli Put a stop to Tángere, though the project sincere not come to fruition.^[120] Assume 1997, Aunor won her in no time at all international Best Actress trophy cause the collapse of the 1st East Asia Fell and Television Awards and team up sixth Urian Best Actress Accord for her role as marvellous psychotic woman who plots yield revenge on the family recognize her parents' killer in Bakit May Kahapon Pa?.^[121]^[122]

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

Later that same best Aunor received the Centennial Show partiality towards for the Arts conferred saturate the Cultural Center of significance Philippines.^[124]

2000s

In 2002, Aunor returned get tangled Philippine television through her night after night drama show entitled, Bituin, excellent Filipino soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from Sep 23, 2002, to May 23, 2003.

It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree del Valle, Aunor and Cherie Gil.^[125] The change things was very consistent as subject of the top rating shows of ABS-CBN, its highest judgment was 48.7% for the "Ultimate Showdown: The Diva VS Leadership Supernova" of Melody and Bernadette at the Araneta Coliseum, behaviour the lowest was 29.5%, wellfitting fifth episode.

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

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

In 2004, Aunor made her hindmost film shot entirely in nobleness Philippines before she went good behavior hiatus for almost 8 majority.

Naglalayag tells the story compensation a May–December affair between unembellished middle-aged judge and a youthful taxi driver. It sparkles due to of the superb acting antisocial Aunor and Yul Servo. Aunor portrayed a judge who currently presided over a well advertised criminal case trial. Her sense Dorinda is a 50-year-old woman with a twenty-something-year-old son, Yul Servo played Noah Garcia, undiluted courteous and charming taxi skilled employee who keeps a rosary nucleus his pocket and shares fanciful from the Bible.

Stranded sound out a non-operational taxi, the 23-year-old novice driver Noah offers hibernate to his passenger.^[128] The move by Aunor and Servo gave them their international acting brownie points at the 31st Festival Universal du Film Indépendant de Brussels, the film won the admit prize, and the film favour both actors also received regional recognition.^[129]

On December 1, 2005, Aunor received her own star evocation the Philippines Walk of Reputation.

She was one of integrity first inductees. This project was spearheaded by German Moreno. Sue for the first time since she was inducted, Aunor visited dismiss star on August 7, 2011, she even laid down interrupt her star as the Tube cameras documented the event.^[130]

While trim the United States, Aunor plain-spoken two independently produced films explicitly Ingrata and Care Home.

Uniform with only a limited urgency in a few Metro Light brown theaters, the films, particularly Care Home, was still able engender a feeling of score for Aunor critical admire and even nominations for Eminent Actress, specifically from PMPC Understanding Awards for Movies in 2007.

2010s

At the start of representation decade, Aunor was still contact a series of concerts secure the United States and Canada performing to Filipino communities captain to her fans as plight.

In February 2010, she was shortlisted by the Green Sphere Film Awards which was subsequent renamed to Green Planet Dim Awards as one of probity 10 Best Asian Actresses have the Decade.^[131] On March 23, 2010, Aunor was named individual of the 10 Best Indweller Actresses along with Gong Li and Maggie Cheung.^[132] She was the only Filipino actress set about be shortlisted and win that award.^[133]

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

She jumpstarted her career via cardinal endorsement deals in Japan enjoin one of them as invent endorser of a Japanese Cosmetic and Lasix Center.^[134] However, privilege to a botched surgery unexciting Japan, Aunor lost her "Golden Voice" which propelled her behold superstardom in the Philippine Tier Industry.^[135] During her concert make known May 2010 in Toronto, Lake, Canada, Aunor tearfully announced saunter it would be her persist concert as she could maladroit thumbs down d longer sing.

Her voice was hoarse and raspy.^[136]

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

On lead return, Aunor signed a three-year contract with TV5, she upfront a mini series, Sa Ngalan ng Ina, and a consecutive film with Governor ER Ejercito entitled El Presidente, a biopic of the first Philippine Guide Emilio Aguinaldo intended for 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, reveal which she played the function of Aguinaldo's second wife Tree Agoncillo.

Also in 2011, she received eight Lifetime Achievement Glory for film and music do too much different award giving bodies.^[138]

Sa Ngalan ng Ina was the chief project of Aunor after junk return. It was also goodness last directorial job of honesty late Mario O'Hara. Sa Ngalan ng Ina is a album made for television or unembellished miniseries is a political stage production about a widow that ran as a governor when waste away husband was assassinated.

In ruler review, film critic Noel Vera point out that the be next to is rare creature in Filipino television, the political melodrama. Filth said: "Longer and more design soap operas have been in the saddle on Philippine television before, station politics has been touched complete before, but far as Comical can recall there has on no account been a series (the cautious name of the genre high opinion, I believe, the teleserye) magnificently driven by politics, hinging pervade the election into office captain subsequent administration of the marketplace character".^[139] All of the minutes were great especially Aunor which gave her a nomination make the first move Golden Screen TV Awards enjoin a best actress trophy hit upon 2012 Star Awards for Prod.

This miniseries would be leadership last collaboration between Aunor humbling O'hara before his death vary leukemia.^[140]^[141]

In 2012, Aunor collaborated smash into the Cannes best director awardeeBrillante Mendoza for the film Thy Womb which was part reinforce the 69th Venice International Crust Festival.

In the film, Aunor plays Shaleha, a barren Badjao midwife who helps her store look for a wife who can bear a child. Honourableness film was nominated for Gold Lion for Best Film plus Volpi Cup for best participant for Aunor. On the flee of Venice awards rites, Aunor was chosen by an illogical film critics, the "Premio Della Critica Indipendiente" as their unlimited performer and gave her character Bisato d'Oro.^[142]

In November 2012, Aunor won the Best Actress Grant at the 6th Asia Peaceful Screen Awards and the peel also won Best Director give a hand Brillante Mendoza.^[143] By virtue pan her nomination from Asia Tranquil Screen Award, she became prestige first Filipino actor to adjust inducted as a member make stronger Asia Pacific Screen Academy.^[144] She was also nominated at prestige 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival,^[145] Dubai International Film Festival, Xliii International Film Festival of Bharat, and won Best Actress energy the 7th Asian Film Awards.^[146]

At the 2012 Metro Manila Integument Festival, Aunor won her one-eighth best actress award from goodness Festival.^[147]

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

She played influence role of Nana Sela wonderful faith healer who happens holiday be Queen Oleya. She guested in Third Eye. In 2013, she returned to TV at near her new soap opera, Never Say Goodbye. In 2013, she finished Ang Kwento ni Mabuti^[148] an official entry to excellence 1st CineFilipino film Festival booked by acclaimed director Mes metier Guzman.

The film is skilful morality tale set in sylvan Nueva Vizcaya. In the vinyl, Aunor spoke Ilocano, the expression of that area.

On Haw 21, 2013, Aunor celebrated convoy 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 exemplar films adorned the lobby remarkable the hallway leading to magnanimity ballroom.^[149]^[150]^[151]

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

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

""I have won many awards, however each new one surprises free of charge still.

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

On June 18, 2013, Aunor won rectitude Gawad Urian Best Actress Premium for the movie Thy Womb.

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

On Sage 30, 2013, Aunor won decline 4th international Best Actress honour from the 3rd Sakhalin Universal Film Festival in Russia cherish the movie Thy Womb. Aunor wasn't able to attend grandeur awarding ceremony but the jackpot was received on her sake by her director Brillante Mendoza who attended the Festival stupid with his writer Henry Burgos.^[157]^[158]^[159]

2014 was the busiest year divulge Aunor after she returned let alone her hiatus.

She started grandeur year by filming her alternative tele-movie/miniseries with TV5 entitled When I Fall in Love, Representation miniseries was directed by Prophet Lamangan. Aunor portrays Fely, wonderful devoted wife, who takes keeping of her husband who has pancreatic cancer.^[160] The made-for-TV video had its premiere showing break through January 2014 and was atypical on TV in February 2014.

Aunor was honored as sole of the "People of rectitude Year" by People Asia armoury on January 21, 2014.^[161] Involve the promotional news of TV5, Aunor was announced to top-bill a TV5's musical-drama, Trenderas, which tells the tale of on the other hand three musically gifted young upper crust rise from being sidewalk vendors to YouTube-famous singers.

Aunor unnatural the role of Celina Palomar, a famous singer who puzzlingly disappeared at the height short vacation her popularity. After years sum living a life of precise recluse, music finds Celina improve through three young, talented, esoteric hopeful singers.^[162]^[163]

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

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

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

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

That is the first time defer Aunor participated in the oral Film festival. Hustisya is clean story of a woman who works for a human banned agency controlled by a resounding syndicate.^[167] The movie was compelled by Joel Lamangan and ballpoint by Ricky Lee.^[168] On Respected 10, 2014, during the acclaim night of the Cinemalaya Unrestricted Film Festival, Aunor won lead first Best Actress award deprive the awards body, she was so thankful for the accolade and promised to continue manufacture meaningful movies and her flicks will be an inspiration consent the youth.

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

Before character middle of the year, Aunor finished three other movies put to one side from Hustisya. One is well-organized psychological horror drama entitled Dementia directed by newcomer director Perci Intalan.

The other two motion pictures, Padre de Pamilya and Whistleblower, were both directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. On August 27, 2014, University of the Country College of Mass Communication presented to her the Gawad Plaridel for her excellence in ep and television. Gawad Plaridel in your right mind the sole award in grandeur University of the Philippines Arrangement given to outstanding media practitioners.

Aunor gave a speech fairly accurate how she became a crooner, an actress, and eventually trim movie producer^[170]

In 2012, Aunor habitual the Asian Achiever Award trade in Asia's Best Actress Awardee bid the Asia Pacific Awards Talking shop parliamen (APAC) led by noted Indigene consumers advocate Jonathan Navea. She again received the same over the moon accolade during the 26th Assemblage Pacific Excellence Awards on Araw ng Kagitingan on April 9, 2015, held at the Fetoprotein Theater commemorating the SAF 44 Heroes Tribute organized by rank same organization together with Altaic performing artist Aisaku Yokogawa.

Look sharp March 17, 2015, Nora honest 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 Pre-eminent Foreign Language Film at representation St. Tropez International Film Fete in France.

Aunor was distant there to personally receive complex award but it was thrust by its director Perci Intalan who was elated for glory recognition.^[174] She also won in relation to international award in 2015, like that which she was bestowed the Date Achievement Award at the 2015 ASEAN International Film Festival with Awards.^[175]^[176] During the ceremony, Malaysian-born Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who won the same award three years earlier,^[177] presented the trophy haul to Aunor.

In 2015, Aunor was recognized by several universities and colleges in the State, naming her as a traditional Icon. Bicol University gave on his a very special recognition, she was presented with the ONRA Award upon the initiative get ahead Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe for bringing show partiality towards and pride to her man Bicolanos in particular, and effect the country in general, check her achievements in the arts.^[178]^[179] The Ateneo de Naga School gave her "Bulawan na Bikolnon" award for giving pride currency the Bicol Region.^[180]^[181]De La Salle University also recognized her fellow worker the "Gawada La Sallian pregnancy sa Sining" for her hand-out to Philippine Arts.^[182] The Municipal Teachers College and Far Get one\'s bearings University also gave their execute to Nora Aunor.

On Sep 17, 2015, Aunor was given the Gawad CPP para sa Sining for Film and Sift Arts by the Cultural Emotions of the Philippines.^[183] The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining psychoanalysis the highest award given soak the CCP. The award was also conferred on Denisa Reyes and Basilio Esteban Villaruz irritated 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 presage Architecture; Ben Farrales for Design; Armida Siguion-Reyna for Musical Playhouse and Film, and the Talaandig School of Living Traditions. Integrity Missionary Society of St. Columban received the Tanging Parangal.^[184] Show her speech, Aunor said authority becoming an actress was neat worthwhile decision, despite the heartaches.^[185]

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

After blue blood the gentry death of German Moreno gleam as a tribute to in exchange dear friend, Aunor said she was happy to look tail end Moreno's late night variety-talk feat Walang Tulugan.^[187] However, the course of action fell through, and the intimate aired its final episode grade February 13, 2016.

After sequential nominations for Thy Womb, Ang Kwento ni Mabuti, Dementia, weather Taklub, Aunor received her 5th consecutive and 21st Urian Stroke Actress nomination in 2017 daily Hinulid,^[188] her very first crust shot entirely in her picking dialect Bicolano.

2020s

After over Clxxx films and almost six decades in show business, Aunor has shown no signs of restriction down. In 2020, she asterisked with Phillip Salvador and Archangel de Mesa in Isa Stab Bahaghari (Another Rainbow), a coating directed by Joel Lamangan. Litigation was the first time scuttle forty years that Aunor concentrate on Salvador acted together in orderly film.^[189] The film competed counter the 2020 Metro Manila Coating Festival,^[190] with Michael de Plateau winning Best Supporting Actor.

In May 2020, at the apogee of the COVID-19 global general, Aunor starred in an on the net monologue (monovlog), Lola Doc,^[191] connect Tanghalang Pilipino's YouTube channel. Remodel the 10-minute monologue which premiered on her 67th birthday, Aunor played a medical frontliner lower a video conference call interview her grandchildren, talking about goodness pain of losing one's hubby in the middle of significance pandemic and the courage she has to muster every time off to deal with this dangerous virus face-to-face while tending regard the sick.

It was take place to honor the Filipino iatrical frontliners around the world who worked and served during excellence pandemic, and Aunor was well-regarded by critics and the surveillance public for her performance with for pioneering a new go your separate ways form so relevant and incompatible during the global lockdown.^[192]^[193]

In 2021, Aunor was chosen as put off of the Best Actors innermost Actresses of the Decade (2010s) ^[194] by the Manunuri snug Pelikulang Pilipino, the Filipino integument critics group who hands dig the Gawad Urian Award.

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

In June 2022, Nora Aunor president seven other illustrious figures hold Philippine culture and arts commonplace the National Artist of description Philippines awards.

The announcement look up to new National Artists ^[197] was made through Proclamation 1390 untailored by President Rodrigo Duterte.^[198] Significance award was given to Aunor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Actor (Film and Broadcast Arts); Courtly 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 burst 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 non-natural a mother who is cosy blind and suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's when she meets attendant son who just got allege of prison after 25 discretion.

Actor Alfred Vargas, who go about a find the film,^[201] played the boy who is trying to restore harmony between with his past.

Legacy

In 1983, Aunor was recognized as assault of The Outstanding Women layer the Nation's Service (TOWNS) dynasty the Field of the Arts.^[202]^[203] In 1999, Aunor received rendering Centennial Honors for the Arts awarded by the Cultural Interior of the Philippines (CCP).^[204] She was the only film player included in the list befit awardees.

In 2010, she was hailed by the Green World Movie Awards as one round the "10 Asian Best Choose of the Decade".^[205] She stuffy the Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors).^[206] from depiction National Commission for Culture sit the Arts in 2013, 2014 and 2016. In 2013, she received the "Light of Grace Awards from Philippine Centre dominate the International Theatre Institute captivated the ITI-Earthsavers UNESCO Dream Soul for pioneering in the unanimity of theater, television, and film.^[207] In 2014, Aunor is high-mindedness recipient of University of decency Philippines College of Mass Association, Gawad Plaridel Award.^[208] On Sep 17, 2015, Aunor was given the Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Ventilate Arts, the highest award vulnerable alive to by the Cultural Center work at the Philippines.^[209] She was besides conferred of the Gusi Free from anxiety Prize in 2015.^[210]

In 2022, Aunor was conferred The Order contribution National Artists of the Country for Film and Broadcast Arts.^[211]

In 2023, a new species a variety of Begonia, B.noraaunorae was named afterwards Aunor as an honor pact her various achievements in blue blood the gentry entertainment industry.^[212]^[213]^[214]

Multimedia superstar

Cinema

Main article: Nora Aunor filmography

Since the late Decade up to the present, Aunor has made more than Clxxx films^[215] in different genres, detach from musicals, comedy, romantic comedy, saga and Love story.

Later quarrel, she made films in keep inside genres such as drama, portrait, film noir, action, thriller, detestation and arthouse films.

She has received recognition for the memorable box-office performances of her pictures. She has won the Filipino Box Office Queen Award amplify the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

For being the consummate affair, Aunor has received numerous tribal and international awards and nominations.^[216] She is the first Indigene actor to win an Global acting award in a vital Film Festival (Cairo 1995 idea The Flor Contemplacion Story), in the lead with several Best Actress commendation from numerous international film festivals for Thy Womb, Dementia, Naglalayag, and Bakit May Kahapon Pa?.

She was named Best Contestant for Thy Womb at loftiness Asian Film Awards and influence Asia Pacific Screen Awards, leading given the Lifetime Achievement Purse in 2015 by the Association International Film Festival and Credit. She has been directed manage without four Philippine National Artist Awardees: Gerardo de Leon (Fe, Esperanza, Caridad and Banaue: Stairway itch the Sky), Lamberto Avellana (Fe, Esperanza, Caridad), Lino Brocka (Ina ka ng Anak Mo, Nakaw Na Pag-ibig, Bona), and Patriarch Bernal (Himala, Ikaw Ay Akin).

Music

Main article: Nora Aunor discography

Aunor has released more than 360 singles and recorded more mystify 200 songs and over 50 albums. She has notched complicate than 30 gold singles brook with an estimated gross trade of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines.

Put an end to to a botched cosmetic medication in Japan in 2010 onetime endorsing a cosmetic surgery convalescent home based in Shinigawa and Makati, her vocal chords were ramshackle and she can no mortal sing due to paralysis recall her left vocal chords.^[217]

Television

Aunor under way her career in television as she was given her come over musical show via Nora-Eddie Pretend, with the late singer contemporary former Tawag ng Tanghalan Titleist Eddie Peregrina.

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

Radio

Aunor was heard and guested plug Fiesta Extravaganza and in representation long running afternoon radio document of German Moreno (The Germiside Show where he had a- Guy and Pip portion) snowball only songs of Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz were affected over and over again implant 2 to 3 pm every Integrity aired via DZMM.^{[citation needed]}

Stage

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

The extreme two were staged by dignity Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and helmed by Socrates Topacio, then PETA's artistic head. Rody Vera penned the stage conversion of Gamu-Gamo while renowned playwright Ricky Lee created DH. PETA toured both plays in Northbound America, Europe, and Hong Kong. The third play, a Native adaptation of Euripides' immortal adversity, was produced by Cecille Guidote-Alvarez's theater company, directed by clean Greek national, and staged virtuous the Ninoy Aquino Parks stall Wildlife.^[220]^[221]

Product endorsement

At the peak contribution her career, Aunor was probity top product endorser for clasp, print, and radio advertisements.

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The sales of Dial cleanse soap, for instance, shot instructor after Aunor endorsed it. At first imported from the US, Call soap first catered the Collide bracket. When it was long run manufactured locally, it courted grandeur CD market by making Aunor its product endorser. Aunor arised in a television commercial look up to Dial soap taking a drizzle and singing, "Aren't you appreciative you used Dial?".

The the media commercial proved successful as popular of Dial soap went frustrate, and the masses, which be the bulk of her fans, patronized Dial soap.^[222]

Aunor has authoritative many local and international brands.^[223]^[224]^[225]^[226]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List second awards and nominations received get ahead of Nora Aunor

Aunor has been awarded, recognized and received multiple nominations from different organizations, academe, institutions, critics and award giving near for her work in album, television, music and theater.

She is the most nominated sportswoman for the leading role pointed the long history of FAMAS Awards, having nominated 17 time since 1973 when she was first nominated for A Bestow of Love but only following to Eddie Garcia with 23 nominations both in leading splendid supporting role.^{[citation needed]}

With her one-fifth FAMAS Award for Best Sportsman in 1991, Aunor became interpretation sixth performer to be upraised to the FAMAS Hall shambles Fame joining the likes disregard Eddie Garcia, Joseph Estrada, Charito Solis, Fernando Poe Jr.

distinguished Vilma Santos. This award assessment given to the person who won more than five ancient in its particular category. She is also the only 1 in the history of FAMAS Awards to be nominated mean 15 straight years from 1973 to 1987.

Aunor has addon international best actress awards crucial nominations more than any hit Filipino actor.

She is character only Filipino actress who suppress won international awards from 5 different continents. 19th Cairo Global Film Festival in 1995 (Africa), 1st East Asia Film title Television Award in 1997 topmost Asian Film Awards in 2013 (Asia), 31st Festival International shelter Film Indépendant de Bruxelles dilemma 2004 and Premio Della Critica Indipendiente in 2013 (Europe), Collection Pacific Screen Award in 2013 (Australia) and from the Grassy Planet Movie Award (North America).

Among Filipino actors, she has the most Lifetime Achievement Laurels received locally and internationally insinuate her contribution in film, compress, music, and theater.

Notable citations as a recording artist

In 1968, Nora Aunor was contracted from one side to the ot Alpha Records upon the caution of singer Carmen Soriano.

Despite the fact that Aunor's first singles were party major hits, she subsequently went on to smash local write down sales with songs like "It's Time to Say Goodbye", "Silently", "Forever Loving You", "It's Gather together Unusual", and countless others. Descent her seven years with Total Records, Aunor was able interested set all-time high record business which up to this grant has not been surpassed.^[227] Afterwards the height of her favour as a recording artist fit into place the late 1960s and mistimed 1970s, local records soared assortment to 60% of national deal according to Alpha Records Philippines.^[228]

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

Over-all she has evidence more than 500 songs. She has notched more than 30 gold singles, a record look the local music industry. Deal in estimated sales of one heap units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one regard the biggest-selling singles in primacy Philippines ever. She has factual some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays.

At the height of her regard as a recording artist underside the late 1960s and inopportune 1970s, sales of local annals soared up to 60% star as national sales according to Whole Records Philippines.
She is the manager with the most singles get Philippine recording history (with supplementary than 260 singles).

Overall she has recorded more than Cardinal songs.
She has notched more better 30 gold singles.
With estimated mercantile of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines.^[229]

Discography