ALL ABOUT NORA AUNOR
NORA CABALTERA VILLAMAYOR of Iriga, Camarines Sur, was a frail 12-year-old when fate brought her to the gates of superstardom. Her parents needed money for an older sister's tuition. Nora, who loved to sing and listen to pop music, volunteered to join "Darigold Jamboree," a popular radio program that was bringing its amateur singing contest to the nearby town of Naga. The prize money of 20 pesos was the exact amount her parents needed. Packing a second-hand dress that her mother, Antonia, had altered for her, Nora left with a family friend for the two-hour trip to Naga. It was to be her first stop on the long and winding road to fame.
In Naga, she won the "Darigold Jamboree" singing contest with her rendition of "You and the Night and the Music." And it was again in Naga, not long afterward, that she won another contest sponsored by a rival radio program, "The Liberty Big Show." Darigold and Liberty were the leading milk brand then. Her dual victory gave her the courage to audition for a national amateur singing contest on TV. Nora and her mother set out for Manila. They stayed with Antonia's sister, Belen Aunor, who volunteered to take Nora to the studios for the auditions. They agreed that Belen would pose as Nora's mother or guardian. To avoid any further questions from being asked, Nora borrowed her aunt's surname. Thus was born Nora Aunor.
On "Darigold Jamboree's Bulilit” contest on Channel 11, Nora Aunor reigned as undefeated champion for 14 weeks. Then she set out to conquer "Tawag ng Tanghalan", at the time the most prestigious amateur singing contest. She won against the night's competition, but in the ensuing bout with the reigning champion, Jose Yap, Nora's anxiety surfaced. She stuttered and missed a line and tasted defeat.
The diminutive Nora resolved to return with a vengeance. She practiced at home and accepted all invitations to public function, where she sang for free. When she felt that she was ready, she auditioned again for "Tawag." She went on to win for 14 straight weeks.
Nora Aunor then turned professional. For Citation Records. she waxed "Moonlight Becomes You" with which she bagged the "Tawag" grand prize. Channel 13 hired her to join the evening program "Oras ng Ligaya." DZXL gave her a spot on "Operetang Putol-Putol," and "Fiesta Extravaganza" hosts Ike Lozada and German Moreno frequently invited her to guest on their radio program.
As singer and recording star, Aunor literally broke records with her hit albums like Nora Aunor Sings: Mga Awiting Pilipino (Nora Aunor Sings Filipino Songs), Awitin ng Puso (Songs of the Heart), Mga Awiting Pamasko (Christmas Songs), and Ang Tindera (The Vendor).
The new singing sensation attracted the attention of Sampaguita Picture's top man, Dr, Jose Perez. She had previously been turned down by four other movie outfits, but was later offered an eight-picture non-exclusive contract with Sampaguita on October 2, 1967, with the assurance that she would initially be given singing parts.
True enough, in All Over World and Way Out of the Country, her first two movie appearances, she sang with her former "Tawag ng Tanghalan" opponent, Jose Yap. She also guested in youth-oriented flicks produced by Vera-Perez Pictures and United Brothers Production. In her 12th movie, Young Girl, she was given her first feature role opposite the young mestizo actor Tirso Cruz III. But it was Tower productions that trusted Nora Aunor with a title role, in "D' Musical Teenage Idols”, opposite Tirso Cruz III. The movie's director, Artemio Marquez, was advised by colleagues not to take on the project lest Nora Aunor's diminutive and negra looks bring him a flop. Marquez was undaunted. The movie became a smash hit.
Three days after D' Musical Teenage Idols premiered, Sampaguita Pictures released its 34th-anniversary presentation, another Nora-Tirso starrer, Fiesta Extravaganza, which also grossed big time at the tills. Nora, the little brown girl from Bicol, had become Philippine filmdom's Golden Girl. She had shattered the viewing public's preference for fair-skinned and statuesque leading ladies, and was now a certified box-office princess.
She also starred in her own TV musical variety show that ran for over two decades, starting as the Nora-Eddie Show with Eddie Peregrina in 1967, becoming The Nora Aunor Show in 1968, and Superstar from 1971 to 1989.
By this time, the public had come to love her Cinderella story, and many young actors lined up to serve as her Prince Charming. Nora and Tirso, or Guy & Pip, as the fans endearingly called them made teeny-bopper movies like Orang; Nasaan Ka Inay?; I Dream of Nora; Young at Heart; Guy & Pip; Always In My Heart; My Blue Hawaii; A Gift of Love; Nora, Mahal Kita, and Winter Holiday. Manny de Leon was Nora's screen partner in Nora, the Single Girl; Teenage Jamboree; Tell Nora I Love Her; Darling; Nora in Wonderland; The Golden Voice of Nora; and Around Asia with Nora;. She also paired with Edgar Mortiz in My Beloved, with Ricky Belmonte in My Prayer, and with singer Sajid Kahn in The Singing Filipina. Cocoy Laurel, another mestizo matinee idol, was her leading man in Lollipops & Roses, the movie that featured then Hollywood unknown Don Johnson. It was at this time that Nora earned the monicker Superstar.
Nora Aunor eventually graduated from teen icon to dramatic actress. Her acting received official recognition for the first time in 1972, with her 53rd film, And God Smiled at Me. She was nominated for best actress by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), and was awarded the best actress trophy by the Quezon City Film Festival board of jurors. Eager to explore her options in the entertainment industry, Nora established a movie production company, NV Productions, and produced Carmela, which she also starred in. Nora made a movie with Joseph Estrada, Erap Is My Guy, before making another film under NV Productions, Paru-Parong Itim. By then, she was no longer just an actress but a major player in the industry.
Her 1973 film, Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay, earned Nora her second FAMAS nomination. 1974 saw her paired with different leading men, Walter Navarro in Somewhere Over the Rainbow; Dindo Fernando, Jay Ilagan, and Ronaldo Valdez in the trilogy Fe, Esperanza, Caridad; Victor Wood in As Long As There's Music; and Dolphy and Fernando Poe Jr in Happy Days Are Here Again.
In 1974, Nora produced and starred in another movie, Banaue, this time with fast rising actor Christopher de Leon. She married her co-star secretly months before their movie premiered in April 1975. The movie brought Nora not only a husband but a nomination from FAMAS as well. That same year, Nora got pregnant, but she made one more film, Lollipops & Roses at Burong Talangka, before she gave birth to son Kristoffer Ian.
Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos
After starring in two critically acclaimed movies in 1976, Nora came to be regarded as an acting heavyweight. The period piece TATLONG TAONG WALANG DIYOS bagged for Nora her first best-actress trophies - from the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, which gives out the Gawad Urian, and from FAMAS – the first grandslam win by any actor so to speak since these two were the only award-giving bodies then. Although she only received an acting nomination for Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo, the film itself garnered five FAMAS awards, including one for best picture. In Bakya Mo Neneng with Joseph Estrada in 1977 Nora was not nominated by any award-giving body, but the film was the FAMAS best picture for that year.
Despite the newfound prestige that the awards had given her, Nora continued to make movies that were produced solely for entertainment. Her 100th film was based on a Carlo J. Caparas komiks character, Bakekang.
In between making comedies, melodramas, and musicals, Nora took on challenging assignments that won her more awards and recognition. Her second Urian nomination came with her second film with the late Ishmael Bernal, Ikaw Ay Akin, which put her in a love triangle with Vilma Santos and then estranged husband Christopher de Leon.
In the 1978 Metro Manila film Festival (MMFF), Nora had two films, Atsay, directed by Eddie Garcia won for her the festival judges' nod for the Best Performer, while Jack En Jill of the Third Kind, with comedy king Dolphy, was a festival box-office hit. In between her musical blockbusters Annie Batungbakal and Bongga Ka 'Day!, Nora made a film opposite Lolita Rodriguez under the direction of the late Lino Brocka. Ina Ka Ng Anak Mo was praised by critics and won for her the best actress awards from MMFF and FAMAS. The troika of Brocka, Nora, and actor Phillip Salvador made two movies in 1980, Nakaw Na Pag-Ibig and Bona. For the latter, Nora got her secod Urian award. Mario O' Hara directed Nora in the 1981 drama Bakit Bughaw ang Langit? which won for Nora her first Catholic Mass Media Award (CMMA) best actress trophy.
Nora in HimalaEarly in 1982, the newly formed Experimental Cinema of the Philippines (ECP) hosted a scriptwriting contest. One of the only two projects that were eventually filmed was Ricardo Lee's Himala. Ishmael Bernal megged the film in which Nora played one of her most famous characters, Elsa, a faith healer who unknowingly turns her sleepy town into a tourist attraction, then gets raped, made pregnant, and finally assassinated by a religious fanatic. Although critically acclaimed, the movie only gave Nora the best-actress award from the 1982 MMFF and a nomination from the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP).
By this time, the 30-year old actress was slowing down. In 1983 she made only one major film, Minsan May Isang Ina, with Maryo J. delos Reyes, and guested in Bad Bananas sa Puting Tabing. Early 1984, Nora went to the United States to shoot ‘Merika with director Gil Portes. For her role as a migrant nurse, she received the first best-actress Star Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC). Bulaklak sa City Jail, a 1984 MMFF entry saw Nora being nominated by five award giving bodies and winning in four - MMFF, CMMA, Star Awards, and FAMAS. For the glossy 1985 Viva flick, Tinik sa Dibdib, Nora was a three time nominee but not a winner.
The next three years saw Nora starring in weepy melodramas like Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak, surefire box-office comedies like My Bugoy Goes to Congress, and pulp romances like Sana Mahalin Mo Ako. From 1989 to 1991 she made only one movie a year. Elwood Perez's Bilangin Ang Mga Bituin Sa Langit in 1989 got her three acting awards (Urian, FAMAS, and FAP), but it was Gil Portes's Andrea, Paano Ba Ang Maging Isang Ina? in 1990 that brought her second grandslam, winning as best actress in all five award-giving bodies - Urian, Star, FAMAS, FAP, and MMFF. Another Elwood Perez movie, Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M, earned Nora the FAP and Star Awards. It also led to her sixth best-actress trophy from the MMFF, as a result of which the jurors gave her special citation, the Gawad ng Natatanging Pagkilala.
In 1992 Nora did not star in any film but was elevated to the FAMAS Hall of Fame. She received the FAP Lifetime Achievement Award the following year, during which time the public saw her in only two movie – Ligaw-ligawan, Kasal-kasalan, Bahay-bahayan with Joey Gosiengfiao, and Inay, her 19th film with director Artemio Marquez.
She also conquered the legitimate stage when she performed in two major Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) productions, Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo (Once There Was a Moth), 1992, and DH (Domestic Helper), 1992. She also appeared in Trojan Women with Cecile Guidote-Alvarez staged at the amphitheater of the Parks and Wildlife.
The Flor Contemplacion StoryNora made six films before the end of the millenium – The Flor Contemplacion Story; Muling Umawit ang Puso; Bakit May Kahapon Pa?; Mama, Dito Sa Aking Puso; Babae; and Sidhi. Nora’s performance in the true-to-life drama The Flor Contemplacion Story, megged by Joel Lamangan, was critically acclaimed locally (Urian, Star, FAP) and internationally (Cairo International Filmfest). The Penang International Film Festival named her best actress for Bakit May Kahapon Pa?, another Lamangan film. She was last seen on the silver screen via the movie Naglalayag in 2004 which won for her a best actress trophy from the Manila Film Festival and her third international acting recognition from the Brussels International Film Festival.
In 1999, her contribution to Philippine cinema was acknowledged by the Cultural Center of the Philippines when it included her among the recipients of the Centennial Honors for the Arts, given to 100 Filipinos who made significant contributions to culture and the arts in the 20th century. Nora was earlier recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) in the Field of the Arts in 1983.
Thanks to Mike G. Rivera, Ms. Lynn Pareja, Armando L. Diaz and YES Magazine.
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NORA AUNOR aka Guy
Nora Cabaltera Villamayor)
Iriga, Camarines Sur 21 May 1953.
Movie, stage, and television actor, singer, producer.
Her parents are Antonia Cabaltera and Eustacio Villamayor. She is separated from actor Christopher De Leon, with whom she has one child, actor Ian De Leon, and two adopted daughters, actors Lotlot De Leon and Matet de Leon. Lotlot is married to actor Ramon Christopher, son of actors Eddie Gutierrez and Pilita Corrales. Actor Eddie Villamayor is her brother. She has two adopted children, Kiko and Kenneth.
Aunor began her career doing the round of amateur singing contests. Under the tutelage of her aunt and uncle, Belen and Saturnino Aunor, who took her under their custody and from whom she got her screen name, she emerged champion in the nationwide show, Tawag ng Tanghalan. Her successful stint in Tawag as well as in Darigold Jamboree led to her phenomenal rise as a major star of the Philippine movie industry, which accorded her the title “superstar.” This led to Sampaguita Pictures contract with star builder Dr. Jose R. Perez who cast her in the films like Way Out in the Country, 1967, Cinderella A-Go-Go, 1967, All Over the World, 1967, and Ye-Ye Generation, 1968. Her subsequent appearance in the films of Tower Productions like Musical Teenage Idol, 1968, and Teenage Escapades, 1969, led to the filing of a lawsuit by Sampaguita Pictures Inc. (SPI) and its sister company, VP Pictures (VP), for breach of contract. The case dragged on for two years while Aunor made films with the two litigants, transferring from Tower to SPI-VP long before the lawsuit was resolved. Among her films from Tower are Teenage Jamboree, 1970, Two for the Road, 1970, Darling, 1970, Nora in Wonderland, 1970, and Tomboy Nora, 1970, while for SPI-VP she made Young Love, 1970, Nasaan Ka, Inay? (Where Are You, Mother?), 1970, Guy and Pip, 1971, Always in My Heart, 1971, and My Blue Hawaii, 1971, among others. The case was finally decided in favor of SPI-VPE in 1974 by CFI Judge Ulpiano Sarmiento. Meanwhile, Aunor had turned movie producer, naming her company Nora Villamayor (NV) Productions. With the help of Dr. Perez, who loaned her his studio and film equipment, NV produced its initial film, Carmela, 1973. This was followed by Super Gee, 1973, Paru-parong Itim, 1973, Ander Di Saya si Erap (Erap is a Henpecked Husband), 1973, As Long as There’s Music, 1974, Banaue, 1975, Niño Valiente, 1975, and Batu-bato sa Langit (Bird in the Sky), 1975.
As singer and recording star, Aunor has recorded several albums, among them Nora Aunor Sings: Mga Awiting Pilipino (Nora Aunor Sings Filipino Songs), Awitin ng Puso (Songs of the Heart), Mga Awiting Pamasko (Christmas Songs), and Ang Tindera (The Vendor).
Her TV musical variety show ran for over two decades, starting as the Nora-Eddie Show with Eddie Peregrina in 1967, becoming The Nora Aunor Show in 1968, and Superstar from 1971 to 1989. She returned to television in 1993 with a new drama series simply titled, Nora.
On stage, she performed in two major Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) productions, Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo (Once There Was a Moth), 1992, and DH (Domestic Helper), 1992. She also appeared in Trojan Women with Cecile Guidote-Alvarez.
Aunor belongs to the Hall of Fame of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) as a five-time best actress awardee for the following pictures: Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Years Without God), 1976, Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (You Are Mother to Your Child), 1979, Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flower in the City Jail), 1984, Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit (Count the Stars in the Sky), 1989, and Andrea, Paano ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (Andrea, How is it to be a Mother?), 1990. She is the only actor who received the Gawad ng Natatanging Pagkilala (Special Recognition Award) from the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) for having won the best actress award six times: for Atsay, 1978, Ina Ka…, Himala (Miracle), 1982, Bulaklak…, Andrea…, and Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. (The True Story of Pacita M.), 1991. She received another best actress award from the MMFF for Muling Umawit ang Puso.She is the recipient of six Urian best actress awards for Tatlong Taong…, Bona, Bilangin…, Andrea…, The Flor Contemplacion Story and Bakit May Kahapon Pa. She won the best actress award from the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) for Bilangin…,Andrea…., Ang Totoong Buhay… and Flor Contemplacion. The Catholic Mass Media Awards (CCMA) chose her best actress for Bakit Bughaw ang Langit and Bulaklak…, and the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) gave her the Star best actress award for ‘Merika, Andrea…, Totoong Buhay… and Flor Contemplacion. She has also received nominations form Urian for her other films like Ikaw Ay Akin (You Are Mine), 1978, and Bakit Bughaw Ang Langit? (Why the Sky is Blue?), 1981.
Aunor was chosen one of the Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) in 1983. She is the youngest recipient of the FAP Lifetime Achievement Award, 1993, for her outstanding contributions to Philippine cinema.
**L. Pareja
**Copied from the CCP Encyclopedia, FILM, p. 205-206
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Nora Aunor
Nora Aunor (born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor on May 21, 1953) is a multi-awarded Filipino actress, singer and producer. Aunor has also topbilled several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. She is regarded as the "Superstar in Philippine Entertainment Industry" [1]. A number of film critics and movie industry players consider her as Philippine Cinema's greatest thespian and major icon. She is the only movie actress to receive the Centennial Honor for the Arts awarded by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1999. Voted as the greatest actress of all time of philippine cinema.
Cinema
She is called the Philippines' phenomenal and one and only "Superstar." Nora Aunor is regarded by many Filipinos as a living legend, an icon. As an actress, Nora is said to have an exceptional acting prowess. She can act through her eyes or without uttering a single word and can deliver the message without using glamour. One quality that Aunor has that the other actors don’t have is, "the sadness of her eyes that set off instant sympathy among moviegoers, what some might call stage presence that dwarfs the rest of the cast."
She is the first Filipino actor to win an International acting award in a MAJOR Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for the movie "The Flor Contemplacion Story") and the most number of best actress wins and nominations in a Major International awards (Cairo 1995, East Asia 1997, Brussels 2004), and nominations (Berlin 1983, Singapore 1997, Cairo 1999, Singapore 1999). She is the first and only Filipino actor to receive Certificate of Honors (Cannes 1981 and Berlin 1983)
Since the late 1960s, Nora Aunor has starred in more than 170 films. She also received three international best actress trophies, numerous Philippine-based acting awards, and several industry citations. The only Filipino actress who has the most number of films which joined in the exhibition and competition categories in various international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Hawaii, Toronto, Rotterdam, Fukuoka, Cairo, Nantes, Tuscany, Dublin, Pusan, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Penang, Singapore and Brussels.
Aunor's team-up with singer-actor Tirso Cruz III in the 1970s to the 1990s, called "Guy and Pip," undoubtedly the most popular love team in Philippine cinema, have produced several box office hit films including And God Smiled at Me, Guy and Pip and Till We Meet Again. As the greatest love team in Philippine Cinema, their team-up even created a popular doll named "Maria Leonora Theresa".
Nora starred in The Flor Contemplacion Story where she portrayed a domestic helper who was sentenced to death. (Best Actress Cairo 1995, Major International Film Award).
In 2004, Yul Servo co-starred in the film Naglalayag (Silent Passage) (Best Actress Award, Brussels 2004).
Critics honored her performances in film after film - Himala; Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamu; Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos; Bona; Bulaklak sa City Jail; Condemned; 'Merika; Andrea, Paano Ba Maging Isang Ina; Ina Ka ng Anak Mo; Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit. Other more memorable performances are: Joel Lamangan's Sidhi; Bakit May Kahapon Pa, and The Flor Contemplacion Story. But even downright commercial undertakings benefited from her sheer presence. Nora Aunor remains the actress against whom all other contemporary Filipino actresses are measured.
She is the only actress to be directed by four Philippine National Artist Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.
Music
Dubbed as the Lady with the Golden Voice, she is the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she has recorded more than 500 songs. She has notched more than 30 gold singles, a record in the local music industry and has recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays. With estimated sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever. At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, local records soared up to 75% of national sales.
She has received countless gold and platinum record awards, and a handful of music industry recognitions. She holds the record for both the most gold singles and most recorded singles in Philippine music history.
In 1991, Aunor held her first major concert entitled Handog at the Araneta Colisseum (with around 17,000 capacity) equaled the audience attendance of The Beatles and Frank Sinatra making her one of the most beloved concert performers of the Philippine music Industry. On her 50th birthday, Nora had a major concert "Gold" which served as a reunion for all of her fans and people who loved her through the years. From 2004 to the present, Nora has been doing a series of hit concerts in major American cities.
Television
Aunor hosted Superstar the longest-running musical variety show in Philippine television which ran for 22 years. Nora also headlined a weekly drama show entitled Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora during the 1970s. In 1992, she was the first actress to star in the Star Drama Theater Presents, a drama anthology program that featured the leading dramatic actresses that time. In 2002, Aunor starred on her first soap opera, Bituin, which was aired on ABS-CBN.
Stage
Aunor appeared in three stage plays: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo; Trojan Women; and DH (Domestic Helper).
The Noranians
Nora Aunor is known to be close to her loyal fans and supporters collectively known as "Noranians". Noranians are people smitten by Nora's talent extraordinaire: a singer with a golden voice, world-class film artist, cultural icon, living legend—the ultimate multimedia Superstar of the Philippine entertainment industry. The major groups in her more than 100 fan clubs include Grand Alliance for Nora Aunor Philippines (GANAP) and Federation of Nora Aunor Fan Clubs. In September 2000, some U.S.-based Noranians formed an e-group which was later renamed ICON or International Circle of Online Noranians when the membership expanded worldwide. This group is mostly made up of educated, and computer-literate professionals. ICON was incorporated as an organization in Texas. It seeks to establish an online forum that encourages appreciation of Miss Nora Aunor’s body of work among the general public through discussion, documentation, awareness, and collaboration with other relevant and interested parties in preserving her artistic contribution to the Philippine movie industry.
Biography
Early life
Aunor used to sell cold water by the railroad tracks of Iriga City before becoming the grand champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan, then the most popular national amateur singing contest in the Philippines in 1967.
Family
A mother of five, Aunor's marriage to Philippine actor, Christopher de Leon, was annulled in the late 1990s.
Politics
She is called the Philippines' phenomenal and one and only "Superstar." Nora Aunor is regarded by many Filipinos as a living legend, an icon. As an actress, Nora is said to have an exceptional acting prowess. She can act through her eyes or without uttering a single word and can deliver the message without using glamour. One quality that Aunor has that the other actors don’t have is, "the sadness of her eyes that set off instant sympathy among moviegoers, what some might call stage presence that dwarfs the rest of the cast."
She is the first Filipino actor to win an International acting award in a MAJOR Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for the movie "The Flor Contemplacion Story") and the most number of best actress wins and nominations in a Major International awards (Cairo 1995, East Asia 1997, Brussels 2004), and nominations (Berlin 1983, Singapore 1997, Cairo 1999, Singapore 1999). She is the first and only Filipino actor to receive Certificate of Honors (Cannes 1981 and Berlin 1983)
Since the late 1960s, Nora Aunor has starred in more than 170 films. She also received three international best actress trophies, numerous Philippine-based acting awards, and several industry citations. The only Filipino actress who has the most number of films which joined in the exhibition and competition categories in various international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Hawaii, Toronto, Rotterdam, Fukuoka, Cairo, Nantes, Tuscany, Dublin, Pusan, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Penang, Singapore and Brussels.
Aunor's team-up with singer-actor Tirso Cruz III in the 1970s to the 1990s, called "Guy and Pip," undoubtedly the most popular love team in Philippine cinema, have produced several box office hit films including And God Smiled at Me, Guy and Pip and Till We Meet Again. As the greatest love team in Philippine Cinema, their team-up even created a popular doll named "Maria Leonora Theresa".
Nora starred in The Flor Contemplacion Story where she portrayed a domestic helper who was sentenced to death. (Best Actress Cairo 1995, Major International Film Award).
In 2004, Yul Servo co-starred in the film Naglalayag (Silent Passage) (Best Actress Award, Brussels 2004).
Critics honored her performances in film after film - Himala; Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamu; Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos; Bona; Bulaklak sa City Jail; Condemned; 'Merika; Andrea, Paano Ba Maging Isang Ina; Ina Ka ng Anak Mo; Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit. Other more memorable performances are: Joel Lamangan's Sidhi; Bakit May Kahapon Pa, and The Flor Contemplacion Story. But even downright commercial undertakings benefited from her sheer presence. Nora Aunor remains the actress against whom all other contemporary Filipino actresses are measured.
She is the only actress to be directed by four Philippine National Artist Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.
Music
Dubbed as the Lady with the Golden Voice, she is the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she has recorded more than 500 songs. She has notched more than 30 gold singles, a record in the local music industry and has recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays. With estimated sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever. At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, local records soared up to 75% of national sales.
She has received countless gold and platinum record awards, and a handful of music industry recognitions. She holds the record for both the most gold singles and most recorded singles in Philippine music history.
In 1991, Aunor held her first major concert entitled Handog at the Araneta Colisseum (with around 17,000 capacity) equaled the audience attendance of The Beatles and Frank Sinatra making her one of the most beloved concert performers of the Philippine music Industry. On her 50th birthday, Nora had a major concert "Gold" which served as a reunion for all of her fans and people who loved her through the years. From 2004 to the present, Nora has been doing a series of hit concerts in major American cities.
Television
Aunor hosted Superstar the longest-running musical variety show in Philippine television which ran for 22 years. Nora also headlined a weekly drama show entitled Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora during the 1970s. In 1992, she was the first actress to star in the Star Drama Theater Presents, a drama anthology program that featured the leading dramatic actresses that time. In 2002, Aunor starred on her first soap opera, Bituin, which was aired on ABS-CBN.
Stage
Aunor appeared in three stage plays: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo; Trojan Women; and DH (Domestic Helper).
The Noranians
Nora Aunor is known to be close to her loyal fans and supporters collectively known as "Noranians". Noranians are people smitten by Nora's talent extraordinaire: a singer with a golden voice, world-class film artist, cultural icon, living legend—the ultimate multimedia Superstar of the Philippine entertainment industry. The major groups in her more than 100 fan clubs include Grand Alliance for Nora Aunor Philippines (GANAP) and Federation of Nora Aunor Fan Clubs. In September 2000, some U.S.-based Noranians formed an e-group which was later renamed ICON or International Circle of Online Noranians when the membership expanded worldwide. This group is mostly made up of educated, and computer-literate professionals. ICON was incorporated as an organization in Texas. It seeks to establish an online forum that encourages appreciation of Miss Nora Aunor’s body of work among the general public through discussion, documentation, awareness, and collaboration with other relevant and interested parties in preserving her artistic contribution to the Philippine movie industry.
Biography
Early life
Aunor used to sell cold water by the railroad tracks of Iriga City before becoming the grand champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan, then the most popular national amateur singing contest in the Philippines in 1967.
Family
A mother of five, Aunor's marriage to Philippine actor, Christopher de Leon, was annulled in the late 1990s.
Politics
She once ran for governor of Camarines Sur during the 2001 elections but she lost.
Life in United States
In recent years, although retaining Philippine citizenship, Aunor spent most her time either at her home in California or Nevada, United States
In 2004, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom declared Aunor's birthday as Nora Aunor Day in the City and County of San Francisco to honor Aunor for her numerous achievements as an artist and entertainer in the Philippines.
After a show in Las Vegas on August 31, 2006, Aunor received a certificate of recognition from Nevada State Governor Kenny C. Guinn for her phenomenal talent and for being an extraordinary performer.
On September 23, 2006, Mayor Timothy Hancock of Killeen, Texas, proclaimed the date as Nora Aunor Day in the City of Killeen after she held a concert there.
In 2008, Nora Aunor became a permanent resident of the United States.
Television shows & awards
Year Title Genre
2002 Bituin / ABS-CBN Soap Opera
2002 Nora Mismo / NBN 4 Public Service Program
1995 Superstar: Beyond Time / PTV 4 Musical Show
1995 Nora / ABC 5 Drama Anthology
1994 Modern Romances / GMA 7
1993 Spotlight on Nora / GMA 7 Drama Anthology
1992 Star Drama Presents — NORA / ABS-CBN Drama Anthology
1990 Superstar — The Legend / IBC 13 Musical
1984 La Aunor / RPN 9
1978 Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora / RPN 9 Drama
1975 Superstar / RPN 9 The Longest running musical-variety show
1974 The Nora Aunor Show / GTV 4 Variety show
1969 Nora-Eddie Show / Channel 9 Musical-Variety Show
1968 Oras ng Ligaya / Channel 3
* 1975 Outstanding TV Actress PATAS Sinag Awards
* 1976 Most Effective Television Actress PATAS Awards
* 1976 Most Outstanding Variety Show PATAS Awards Superstar
* 1977 Outstanding Performer PATAS Awards
* 1978 Outstanding Drama Series PATAS Awards Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora
* 1978 Outstanding Producer of Best Drama Series PATAS Awards Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora
* 1987 Best Female TV Host, Musical Variety Show PMPC Star Awards for TV Superstar
* 1993 Best Drama Actress PMPC Star Awards for TV Star Drama Theater Presents: Nora
* 1994 Best Actress in a Single Performance PMPC Star Awards for TV Spotlight: Good Morning, Maam
* 2001 Ading Fernando Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award PMPC Star Awards for TV
* 2005 Helen Vela Lifetime Achievement Award
Radio programs
* Fiesta Extravaganza (DZXL)
* Operetang Putol-putol (DZXL)
Stage plays
Year Title Producer
1991, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo PETA (Philippine Education Theater Association)
1993, DH (Domestic Helper) PETA (Philippine Education Theater Association)
1994, Tojan Women
Notable citations and awards
As an actor
* The only Filipino actor with the most number of best actress International awards & nominations (Cairo 1995, East Asia 1997, Brussels 2004), and nominations (Berlin 1983, Singapore 1997, Cairo 1999, Singapore 1999).
* The first Filipino actor to win an International acting award in a Major Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for the movie "The Flor Contemplacion Story").
* The first and only Filipino actor to receive an acting nomination from a Top-Tier International Film Festival (Berlin 1983 for the movie "Himala").
* The first Filipino actress to sit as juror in an International Film Festival (Hawaii 1996).
* The only Filipino and Asian actress apart from China's Gong Li to be featured by HBO, an American cable network, in a documentary film about the lives and achievements of the world's greatest actresses (1997).
* Himala was the first and only Filipino film ever to qualify in the Competition Section of the Berlin International Film Festival (1983). For its international accolades, it bagged 1983's Bronze Hugo Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival
* Himala was the lone filipino film chosen by CNN as one of the ten best Asian films of all time from the provisional list of 18 great films (September 2008). CNN cited "Himala" for its "austere camera work, haunting score, and accomplished performances that sensitively portray the harsh social and cultural conditions that people in the Third World endure."
* Himala was awarded the CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of all Time (November14, 2008)
* The Flor Contemplacion Story became the first Filipino movie to win the grand prize in a Major International Film Festival (Cairo '95).
* The Flor Contemplacion Story grossed US$ 3.3 million in its domestic and international exhibitions, making it one of the highest-grossing films in Philippine history.[citation needed]
* Bona was cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in the World" by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, USA (1997).
* The Filipino actor with the most "Best Performer" awards (5).
* The first Filipino actor ever to win the "Best Performer" award (1978).
* The only actress included in the prestigious "Centennial Honor for the Arts" given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (1999).
* The first actress to be honored with the "Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service" (TOWNS) award (1983).
* The youngest recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award" given by the Film Academy of the Philippines (1993).
* The only Filipino actress to win three successive best actress awards in the Film Academy of the Philippines (1989,1990,1991).
* Chosen by the Gawad Urian as "Actress of the Decade" (1980s and 1990s).
* The only Filipino actor to bag seven Metro Manila Film Festival best actress awards.
* The first actress to be crowned as "Box Office Queen of Philippine Cinema" (1971).
* The only actress to be directed by four Philippine National Artist Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.
* Named by S Magazine as the "Philippines' Best Actress of All Time" in 2006.
International awards
Note: Aunor became best actress unless otherwise noted.
Year Name of the Movie Group Award
2004 Naglalayag Brussels Festival of Independent Films [3](Belgium) Best Actress
1997 Bakit May Kahapon Pa East Asia Film and Television Award [4](Malaysia) Best Actress
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Cairo International Film Festival [5](Egypt) Best Actress
[edit] Philippine awards
FAMAS
Year Title of the Movie Award
1976 Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos Best Actress
1979 Ina Ka ng Anak Mo Best Actress
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail Best Actress
1989 Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Special Citation Best Actress Hall of Fame
1995 Special Citation Circle of Excellence
* Nora Aunor, is the most nominated Actress in the leading role with 17 nominations before she was elevated to the Hall of Fame. She was nominated every year from 1972 - 1985.[6][7]
Gawad Urian
Year Title of the Movie Award
1976 Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos Best Actress
1980 Bona Best Actress
1989 Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging ISang Ina Best Actress
1991 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1980s)
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
1996 Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Best Actress
2001 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)
* Gawad Urian's first Best Actress, Nora Aunor, is the most nominated lead actress with 16 nominations.[8][9]
Film Academy of the Philippines
Year Title of the Movie Award
1989 Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Ang Totoong buhay ni Pacita M. Best Actress
1993 Special Citation Lifetime Achievement Award
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
* Nora Aunor is the youngest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award[10]
Star Awards
Year Title of the Movie Award
1984 'Merika Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. Best Actress
1994 Special Citation Star of the Decade (1980s)
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
1997 Special Citation The Vic Silayan Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting
1999 Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Special Recognition for Golden Pearl Award
2004 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)
2009 Special Citation Himala
* Nora Aunor received the first Best Actress Star Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC).
Metro Manila Film Festival
Year Title of the Movie Award
1978 Atsay Best Performer*
1979 Ina Ka ng Anak Mo Best Actress
1982 Himala Best Actress
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Ang Totoong buhay ni Pacita M. Best Actress
1992 Special Citation Gawad ng Natatanging Pagkilala
1992 Muling Umawit ang Puso Best Actress
1996 The Flor Contemplacion Story Plaque of Recognition for Winning in the Cairo International Film Festival
* Nora Aunor is the first and only Best Performer awardee for Metro Manila Film Festival
* Is equivalent to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Award.
* The most awarded recipient of the Best Actress Award is Nora Aunor with 7 wins.
Manila Film Festival
Year Title of the Movie Award
2004 Naglalayag Best Actress
Catholic Mass Media Awards
Year Title of the Movie Award
1981 Bakit Bughaw ang Langit Best Actress*
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail Best Actress
Young Critics Circle
Year Title of the Movie Award
1990 Andrea, Paano Ba Maging Isang Ina Best Performer
1991 Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. Best Performer
1993 Inay Best Performer
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Performer
* Nora Aunor received the first Best Performer award for Young Critic Circle
* Best Performer — Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role
Quezon City Film Festival
* 1972 - And God Smiled at Me
Bacolod Film Festival
* 1975 - Banaue (Grand Buglas Award)
Davao City Film Festival
* 1976 - Ibilanggo Si Neneng Magtanggol
Movie Magazine Awards
* 1995- Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.
Ateneo Galian
* 1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.
KRITIKA
* 1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.
Joel David Awards for Excellence in Philippine Cinema
* 1991 - Himala
People's Choice and PPC Publications
* 1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story
* 1997 - Babae
Cinemanila International Film Festival
* 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award
1st Cape Tip Festival
* 2004 - 'Naglalayag
Pasado
* 2004 - Naglalayag
Gawad Tanglaw
* 2004 - Naglalayag
S Magazine People's Choice Award Actress of the Year
* 2004 - Naglalayag
BALATCA
* 2004 - Naglalayag
BALATCA
* 2004 - Dakilang Kayumangging Lahi National Artist
Feminist Centennial Film Festival
* 2006 - Outstanding Achievement in Film Acting
As a recording artist
In 1968, a little brown girl with a golden voice named Nora Aunor was contracted by Alpha Records upon the recommendation of singer Carmen Soriano. This marked the beginning of the Golden Age of Local Recording. Although Nora's first singles were not major hits, she smashed all record sales with her series of hits which included "It's Time to Say Goodbye", "Silently", "Forever Loving You", "It's Not Unusual", and countless others. In her seven years with Alpha Records, she was able to set all-time high record sales which up to this day has not been surpassed.
* At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, local records soared up to 75% of national sales according to Alpha Records Philippines.
* She is the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she has recorded more than 500 songs.
* She has notched more than 30 gold singles, a record in the local music industry.
* With estimated sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever.
* Nora has also recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays.
* 1964 Certificate of Honor, First Prize Liberty Big Show, Camarines Sur
* 1965 Winner (14 weeks) Darigold Bulilit Contest
* 1966 Certificate of Honor, First Prize Darigold Jamboree, Naga City
* 1967 Pinakamahusay na Tuklas na Talino, Grand National Finals Champion Tawag ng Tanghalan
* 1969 Favorite Singer of Northern Luzon Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, Dagupan City
* 1969 Best New Recording Artist of the Year PREDA
* 1970 Best New Female Recording Artist of '69 Awit Awards
* 1970 Singer for the Months of February, March, and April DWOW Radio
* 1970 Best Female Singer in English Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
* 1971 Female Singer of the Year PREDA
* 1973 Binibining Pilipinas ng Pelikula at Awiting Pilipino First Lady Imelda Marcos
* 1973 Top Selling Records, Female Singer of the Year, English Version PREDA
* 1973 Top Selling Records, Female Singer of the Year, Tagalog Version PREDA
* 1974 Queen of Northern Luzon for 100 Hit Records
* 1984 Gallery of Distinction Aliw Awards
* 1991 Gold Record Award Aguilar Music Corporation Langit Pala ang Umibig the Album
* 1991 Gold Record Award Universal Records Handog ni Guy LIVE, the Album
* 1995 Best Country Folk Singer 1st Katha Awards Maliit Man sa Tingin
* 1995 Best Interpreter of Movie Theme Song 9th Awit Awards Kahit Konting Awa
* 1995 Gold Record Award Viva Records Kahit Konting Awa the Album
* 1997 National Music Festival Award Sandiwa Philippines
* 1998 Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award Awit Awards Lifetime Achievement
* 1999 Gawad Siglo as One of the 50 Best Live Entertainers of the Century Aliw Awards
Awards and Citations from Government Agencies and Other Institutions
* 1971 Certificate of Appreciation Mabini Memorial University, Iriga, Camarines Sur
* 1971 Plaque of Appreciation Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation Inc., Tanauan, Batangas
* 1972 Plaque of Appreciation (for helping in the fundraising campaign for the restoration of the Bamboo Or Municipality of Las Pinas
* 1975 Trophy of Appreciation (for the fundraising campaign, MAMERA KAY NORA) National Mental Hospital
1983 Awardee in the Field of Arts TOWNS (The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service)
* 1983 Bicol Heritage Award - Outstanding Daughter of Iriga Government of Iriga City
* 1988 Young Achiever Award - Golden Scroll Awardee National Youth and Young Professionals Council
* 1990 Hall of Fame, Young Achiever Award, Parangal ng Bayan Office of the President
* 1992 Plaque of Recognition - Acts and Deeds with Virtues of a True Apostolate of the Twin Hearts of Jesus Twin Hearts Center for Peace
* 1993 Jacksonville Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Development of Filipino Culture Filipino-American Community of Florida, USA
* 1995 Grand Achievement Awardee, Parangal ng Bayan '95 Young Achievers Award, Office of the President
* 1995 Plaque of Recognition Communication Arts Department, Philippine Women's University
* 1995 Araw ng Maynila Award (Pagkilala sa Larangan ng Sining ng Pagganap) City of Manila
* 1996 Par Excellence Award Philippine Association of Teachers of Culture and Arts
* 1996 Parangal ng Bayan Office of the President
* 1996 Plaque of Recognition Eastern Telecommunications (Eastern Cable) Philippines
* 1996 Global Recognition Award for Exemplary Contributions to the Upliftment of the Philippine Performing Citynet, Channel 27
* 1996 Gawad Quezon Awards as one of the 12 Outstanding Filipino Personalities in Literary (Field of Cinema)
* 1997 People's Award, Filipino Community Wasada University, Tokyo, Japan
* 1997 Haligi ng Industriya Award Film Development Foundation of the Philippines
* 1997 Certificate of Appreciation - as Guest Artist for Pasko '97 Department of Foreign Affairs
* 1997 Plaque of Appreciation - For Her Invaluable Contribution to the Philippine Entertainment Industry Araneta Center
* 1999 Gawad Sentenaryo: Sektor ng Kababaihan, Sining, at Kalinangan National Centennial Commission
* 1999 Centennial Honor for the Arts: One of the 100 Outstanding Filipino Artists of the Century in the field (Actress of the Century) Cultural Center of the Philippines
* 1999 Lingkod ng Bayan Award - Outstanding Film and Stage Actress and Artist City of Iriga, Guest Speaker for the 31st Charter Foundation Anniversary
* 2002 Trophy of Citation for her Accomplishment in the Performing Arts and Contribution to Philippine Soci Holy Angel University
* 2004 Nora Aunor Day - May 21, 2004 Office of Mayor Gavin Newson, San Francisco City, California USA
* 2006 Nora Aunor Day - September 23, 2006 Office of the Mayor, Killeen City, Texas, USA
* 2006 Certificate of Recognition (Phenomenal Talent and Extraordinary Performance) - March 31, 2006 Office of the Governor, Las Vegas, USA
References
1. http://www.pep.ph/articles/16624/Superstar-Nora-Aunor's-Urban-Legends,-Part-3:-The-Superstar-Phenomenon
2. ^ Nora Aunor
3. http://video48.blogspot.com/2008/05/nora-aunor-tirso-cruz-iii-love-team.html
4. http://www.hometown.aol.com/pinoymovies1/iconastelenovela.html
5. http://www.pari.com.ph/members/alpha.html
6. [1]
7. [2]
External links
* Nora Aunor at the Internet Movie Database
* http://www.nora-icon.com/
* http://www.geocities.com/pinoymovies/nora_aunor.html
* http://www.titikpilipino.com/album/?albumid=809
http://sari-saringsinengpinoy.blogspot.com/2006/04/saan-ba-nanggagaling-ang-mga-himala.html
* http://www.filipinoheritage.com/sikatpinoy/nora_aunor.htm
Life in United States
In recent years, although retaining Philippine citizenship, Aunor spent most her time either at her home in California or Nevada, United States
In 2004, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom declared Aunor's birthday as Nora Aunor Day in the City and County of San Francisco to honor Aunor for her numerous achievements as an artist and entertainer in the Philippines.
After a show in Las Vegas on August 31, 2006, Aunor received a certificate of recognition from Nevada State Governor Kenny C. Guinn for her phenomenal talent and for being an extraordinary performer.
On September 23, 2006, Mayor Timothy Hancock of Killeen, Texas, proclaimed the date as Nora Aunor Day in the City of Killeen after she held a concert there.
In 2008, Nora Aunor became a permanent resident of the United States.
Television shows & awards
Year Title Genre
2002 Bituin / ABS-CBN Soap Opera
2002 Nora Mismo / NBN 4 Public Service Program
1995 Superstar: Beyond Time / PTV 4 Musical Show
1995 Nora / ABC 5 Drama Anthology
1994 Modern Romances / GMA 7
1993 Spotlight on Nora / GMA 7 Drama Anthology
1992 Star Drama Presents — NORA / ABS-CBN Drama Anthology
1990 Superstar — The Legend / IBC 13 Musical
1984 La Aunor / RPN 9
1978 Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora / RPN 9 Drama
1975 Superstar / RPN 9 The Longest running musical-variety show
1974 The Nora Aunor Show / GTV 4 Variety show
1969 Nora-Eddie Show / Channel 9 Musical-Variety Show
1968 Oras ng Ligaya / Channel 3
* 1975 Outstanding TV Actress PATAS Sinag Awards
* 1976 Most Effective Television Actress PATAS Awards
* 1976 Most Outstanding Variety Show PATAS Awards Superstar
* 1977 Outstanding Performer PATAS Awards
* 1978 Outstanding Drama Series PATAS Awards Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora
* 1978 Outstanding Producer of Best Drama Series PATAS Awards Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora
* 1987 Best Female TV Host, Musical Variety Show PMPC Star Awards for TV Superstar
* 1993 Best Drama Actress PMPC Star Awards for TV Star Drama Theater Presents: Nora
* 1994 Best Actress in a Single Performance PMPC Star Awards for TV Spotlight: Good Morning, Maam
* 2001 Ading Fernando Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award PMPC Star Awards for TV
* 2005 Helen Vela Lifetime Achievement Award
Radio programs
* Fiesta Extravaganza (DZXL)
* Operetang Putol-putol (DZXL)
Stage plays
Year Title Producer
1991, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo PETA (Philippine Education Theater Association)
1993, DH (Domestic Helper) PETA (Philippine Education Theater Association)
1994, Tojan Women
Notable citations and awards
As an actor
* The only Filipino actor with the most number of best actress International awards & nominations (Cairo 1995, East Asia 1997, Brussels 2004), and nominations (Berlin 1983, Singapore 1997, Cairo 1999, Singapore 1999).
* The first Filipino actor to win an International acting award in a Major Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for the movie "The Flor Contemplacion Story").
* The first and only Filipino actor to receive an acting nomination from a Top-Tier International Film Festival (Berlin 1983 for the movie "Himala").
* The first Filipino actress to sit as juror in an International Film Festival (Hawaii 1996).
* The only Filipino and Asian actress apart from China's Gong Li to be featured by HBO, an American cable network, in a documentary film about the lives and achievements of the world's greatest actresses (1997).
* Himala was the first and only Filipino film ever to qualify in the Competition Section of the Berlin International Film Festival (1983). For its international accolades, it bagged 1983's Bronze Hugo Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival
* Himala was the lone filipino film chosen by CNN as one of the ten best Asian films of all time from the provisional list of 18 great films (September 2008). CNN cited "Himala" for its "austere camera work, haunting score, and accomplished performances that sensitively portray the harsh social and cultural conditions that people in the Third World endure."
* Himala was awarded the CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of all Time (November14, 2008)
* The Flor Contemplacion Story became the first Filipino movie to win the grand prize in a Major International Film Festival (Cairo '95).
* The Flor Contemplacion Story grossed US$ 3.3 million in its domestic and international exhibitions, making it one of the highest-grossing films in Philippine history.[citation needed]
* Bona was cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in the World" by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, USA (1997).
* The Filipino actor with the most "Best Performer" awards (5).
* The first Filipino actor ever to win the "Best Performer" award (1978).
* The only actress included in the prestigious "Centennial Honor for the Arts" given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (1999).
* The first actress to be honored with the "Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service" (TOWNS) award (1983).
* The youngest recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award" given by the Film Academy of the Philippines (1993).
* The only Filipino actress to win three successive best actress awards in the Film Academy of the Philippines (1989,1990,1991).
* Chosen by the Gawad Urian as "Actress of the Decade" (1980s and 1990s).
* The only Filipino actor to bag seven Metro Manila Film Festival best actress awards.
* The first actress to be crowned as "Box Office Queen of Philippine Cinema" (1971).
* The only actress to be directed by four Philippine National Artist Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.
* Named by S Magazine as the "Philippines' Best Actress of All Time" in 2006.
International awards
Note: Aunor became best actress unless otherwise noted.
Year Name of the Movie Group Award
2004 Naglalayag Brussels Festival of Independent Films [3](Belgium) Best Actress
1997 Bakit May Kahapon Pa East Asia Film and Television Award [4](Malaysia) Best Actress
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Cairo International Film Festival [5](Egypt) Best Actress
[edit] Philippine awards
FAMAS
Year Title of the Movie Award
1976 Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos Best Actress
1979 Ina Ka ng Anak Mo Best Actress
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail Best Actress
1989 Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Special Citation Best Actress Hall of Fame
1995 Special Citation Circle of Excellence
* Nora Aunor, is the most nominated Actress in the leading role with 17 nominations before she was elevated to the Hall of Fame. She was nominated every year from 1972 - 1985.[6][7]
Gawad Urian
Year Title of the Movie Award
1976 Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos Best Actress
1980 Bona Best Actress
1989 Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging ISang Ina Best Actress
1991 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1980s)
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
1996 Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Best Actress
2001 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)
* Gawad Urian's first Best Actress, Nora Aunor, is the most nominated lead actress with 16 nominations.[8][9]
Film Academy of the Philippines
Year Title of the Movie Award
1989 Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Ang Totoong buhay ni Pacita M. Best Actress
1993 Special Citation Lifetime Achievement Award
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
* Nora Aunor is the youngest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award[10]
Star Awards
Year Title of the Movie Award
1984 'Merika Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. Best Actress
1994 Special Citation Star of the Decade (1980s)
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
1997 Special Citation The Vic Silayan Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting
1999 Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Special Recognition for Golden Pearl Award
2004 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)
2009 Special Citation Himala
* Nora Aunor received the first Best Actress Star Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC).
Metro Manila Film Festival
Year Title of the Movie Award
1978 Atsay Best Performer*
1979 Ina Ka ng Anak Mo Best Actress
1982 Himala Best Actress
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail Best Actress
1990 Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina Best Actress
1991 Ang Totoong buhay ni Pacita M. Best Actress
1992 Special Citation Gawad ng Natatanging Pagkilala
1992 Muling Umawit ang Puso Best Actress
1996 The Flor Contemplacion Story Plaque of Recognition for Winning in the Cairo International Film Festival
* Nora Aunor is the first and only Best Performer awardee for Metro Manila Film Festival
* Is equivalent to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Award.
* The most awarded recipient of the Best Actress Award is Nora Aunor with 7 wins.
Manila Film Festival
Year Title of the Movie Award
2004 Naglalayag Best Actress
Catholic Mass Media Awards
Year Title of the Movie Award
1981 Bakit Bughaw ang Langit Best Actress*
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail Best Actress
Young Critics Circle
Year Title of the Movie Award
1990 Andrea, Paano Ba Maging Isang Ina Best Performer
1991 Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. Best Performer
1993 Inay Best Performer
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Performer
* Nora Aunor received the first Best Performer award for Young Critic Circle
* Best Performer — Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role
Quezon City Film Festival
* 1972 - And God Smiled at Me
Bacolod Film Festival
* 1975 - Banaue (Grand Buglas Award)
Davao City Film Festival
* 1976 - Ibilanggo Si Neneng Magtanggol
Movie Magazine Awards
* 1995- Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.
Ateneo Galian
* 1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.
KRITIKA
* 1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.
Joel David Awards for Excellence in Philippine Cinema
* 1991 - Himala
People's Choice and PPC Publications
* 1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story
* 1997 - Babae
Cinemanila International Film Festival
* 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award
1st Cape Tip Festival
* 2004 - 'Naglalayag
Pasado
* 2004 - Naglalayag
Gawad Tanglaw
* 2004 - Naglalayag
S Magazine People's Choice Award Actress of the Year
* 2004 - Naglalayag
BALATCA
* 2004 - Naglalayag
BALATCA
* 2004 - Dakilang Kayumangging Lahi National Artist
Feminist Centennial Film Festival
* 2006 - Outstanding Achievement in Film Acting
As a recording artist
In 1968, a little brown girl with a golden voice named Nora Aunor was contracted by Alpha Records upon the recommendation of singer Carmen Soriano. This marked the beginning of the Golden Age of Local Recording. Although Nora's first singles were not major hits, she smashed all record sales with her series of hits which included "It's Time to Say Goodbye", "Silently", "Forever Loving You", "It's Not Unusual", and countless others. In her seven years with Alpha Records, she was able to set all-time high record sales which up to this day has not been surpassed.
* At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, local records soared up to 75% of national sales according to Alpha Records Philippines.
* She is the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she has recorded more than 500 songs.
* She has notched more than 30 gold singles, a record in the local music industry.
* With estimated sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever.
* Nora has also recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays.
* 1964 Certificate of Honor, First Prize Liberty Big Show, Camarines Sur
* 1965 Winner (14 weeks) Darigold Bulilit Contest
* 1966 Certificate of Honor, First Prize Darigold Jamboree, Naga City
* 1967 Pinakamahusay na Tuklas na Talino, Grand National Finals Champion Tawag ng Tanghalan
* 1969 Favorite Singer of Northern Luzon Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, Dagupan City
* 1969 Best New Recording Artist of the Year PREDA
* 1970 Best New Female Recording Artist of '69 Awit Awards
* 1970 Singer for the Months of February, March, and April DWOW Radio
* 1970 Best Female Singer in English Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
* 1971 Female Singer of the Year PREDA
* 1973 Binibining Pilipinas ng Pelikula at Awiting Pilipino First Lady Imelda Marcos
* 1973 Top Selling Records, Female Singer of the Year, English Version PREDA
* 1973 Top Selling Records, Female Singer of the Year, Tagalog Version PREDA
* 1974 Queen of Northern Luzon for 100 Hit Records
* 1984 Gallery of Distinction Aliw Awards
* 1991 Gold Record Award Aguilar Music Corporation Langit Pala ang Umibig the Album
* 1991 Gold Record Award Universal Records Handog ni Guy LIVE, the Album
* 1995 Best Country Folk Singer 1st Katha Awards Maliit Man sa Tingin
* 1995 Best Interpreter of Movie Theme Song 9th Awit Awards Kahit Konting Awa
* 1995 Gold Record Award Viva Records Kahit Konting Awa the Album
* 1997 National Music Festival Award Sandiwa Philippines
* 1998 Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award Awit Awards Lifetime Achievement
* 1999 Gawad Siglo as One of the 50 Best Live Entertainers of the Century Aliw Awards
Awards and Citations from Government Agencies and Other Institutions
* 1971 Certificate of Appreciation Mabini Memorial University, Iriga, Camarines Sur
* 1971 Plaque of Appreciation Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation Inc., Tanauan, Batangas
* 1972 Plaque of Appreciation (for helping in the fundraising campaign for the restoration of the Bamboo Or Municipality of Las Pinas
* 1975 Trophy of Appreciation (for the fundraising campaign, MAMERA KAY NORA) National Mental Hospital
1983 Awardee in the Field of Arts TOWNS (The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service)
* 1983 Bicol Heritage Award - Outstanding Daughter of Iriga Government of Iriga City
* 1988 Young Achiever Award - Golden Scroll Awardee National Youth and Young Professionals Council
* 1990 Hall of Fame, Young Achiever Award, Parangal ng Bayan Office of the President
* 1992 Plaque of Recognition - Acts and Deeds with Virtues of a True Apostolate of the Twin Hearts of Jesus Twin Hearts Center for Peace
* 1993 Jacksonville Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Development of Filipino Culture Filipino-American Community of Florida, USA
* 1995 Grand Achievement Awardee, Parangal ng Bayan '95 Young Achievers Award, Office of the President
* 1995 Plaque of Recognition Communication Arts Department, Philippine Women's University
* 1995 Araw ng Maynila Award (Pagkilala sa Larangan ng Sining ng Pagganap) City of Manila
* 1996 Par Excellence Award Philippine Association of Teachers of Culture and Arts
* 1996 Parangal ng Bayan Office of the President
* 1996 Plaque of Recognition Eastern Telecommunications (Eastern Cable) Philippines
* 1996 Global Recognition Award for Exemplary Contributions to the Upliftment of the Philippine Performing Citynet, Channel 27
* 1996 Gawad Quezon Awards as one of the 12 Outstanding Filipino Personalities in Literary (Field of Cinema)
* 1997 People's Award, Filipino Community Wasada University, Tokyo, Japan
* 1997 Haligi ng Industriya Award Film Development Foundation of the Philippines
* 1997 Certificate of Appreciation - as Guest Artist for Pasko '97 Department of Foreign Affairs
* 1997 Plaque of Appreciation - For Her Invaluable Contribution to the Philippine Entertainment Industry Araneta Center
* 1999 Gawad Sentenaryo: Sektor ng Kababaihan, Sining, at Kalinangan National Centennial Commission
* 1999 Centennial Honor for the Arts: One of the 100 Outstanding Filipino Artists of the Century in the field (Actress of the Century) Cultural Center of the Philippines
* 1999 Lingkod ng Bayan Award - Outstanding Film and Stage Actress and Artist City of Iriga, Guest Speaker for the 31st Charter Foundation Anniversary
* 2002 Trophy of Citation for her Accomplishment in the Performing Arts and Contribution to Philippine Soci Holy Angel University
* 2004 Nora Aunor Day - May 21, 2004 Office of Mayor Gavin Newson, San Francisco City, California USA
* 2006 Nora Aunor Day - September 23, 2006 Office of the Mayor, Killeen City, Texas, USA
* 2006 Certificate of Recognition (Phenomenal Talent and Extraordinary Performance) - March 31, 2006 Office of the Governor, Las Vegas, USA
References
1. http://www.pep.ph/articles/16624/Superstar-Nora-Aunor's-Urban-Legends,-Part-3:-The-Superstar-Phenomenon
2. ^ Nora Aunor
3. http://video48.blogspot.com/2008/05/nora-aunor-tirso-cruz-iii-love-team.html
4. http://www.hometown.aol.com/pinoymovies1/iconastelenovela.html
5. http://www.pari.com.ph/members/alpha.html
6. [1]
7. [2]
External links
* Nora Aunor at the Internet Movie Database
* http://www.nora-icon.com/
* http://www.geocities.com/pinoymovies/nora_aunor.html
* http://www.titikpilipino.com/album/?albumid=809
http://sari-saringsinengpinoy.blogspot.com/2006/04/saan-ba-nanggagaling-ang-mga-himala.html
* http://www.filipinoheritage.com/sikatpinoy/nora_aunor.htm
Just one minor correction: ORAS NG LIGAYA was not aired over Channel 13, but– CHANNEL 3. Yes, indeed, in those days, there was no Channel 2 but Channel 3, of ABS-CBN. Channel 13 that time was IBC, a very minor studio.
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