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Nora Aunor
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Birth name Nora Cabaltera Villamayor
Born May 21, 1953
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Years active 1969-present
Spouse(s) Christopher de Leon (separated)
Official site http://www.nora-icon.com/

Nora Aunor (born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor on May 21, 1953 in Iriga, Camarines Sur) 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. A number of film critics and movie industry players consider her as Philippine Cinema's greatest thespian and major icon. Nora is the only movie actress to receive the prestigious Centennial Honor for the Arts that was handed out by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1999.

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[edit] In Philippine Cinema

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Nora Aunor as "Elsa" in Himala
Since the late 1960s, Nora Aunor has starred in more than 170 films[1], majority of which became box-office hits. She has reaped three international best actress trophies, numerous local acting awards, and several industry citations. Her films have been shown in wide-ranging and diverse international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Moscow, New York, Chicago, Hawaii, Toronto, Rotterdam, Fukuoka, Cairo, Nantes, Penang, and Brussels. On screen, Aunor has starred with the popular actors (leading men) of her time, including former Philippine president Joseph Estrada. She also co-starred with international movie stars like Don Johnson and Sajid Khan in the early 1970s.

As an actress-superstar, Nora is the only one who has been directed by four Philippine National Artists: Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.

[edit] In the Philippine Music Industry

Also known as the Lady with the Golden Voice, Nora recorded more than two dozen albums and scores of hit singles. 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's first major concert Handog at the Araneta Colisseum (with around 17,000 capacity) was reported to have equalled the previous attendance record of The Beatles and Frank Sinatra in the same venue. On her 50th birthday, Nora had a major concert "Gold" which became 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.

[edit] In Philippine Television

Aunor used to sell cold water by the railroad tracks of Iriga City but soon became famous in 1967 after becoming the grand champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan, then the most popular national amateur singing contest in the Philippines.

Aunor hosted the longest-running musical, top-rating musical variety show in Philippine television. Her show Superstar ran for 22 years. Nora also headlined her own award-winning weekly drama show entitled Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora for several years in the 1970s. In 1992, she was the first actress to star in the Star Drama Theater Presents: Nora, a drama anthology program that featured the leading dramatic actresses that time. In 2002, Aunor made her first and highly-rated soap opera, Bituin, which was aired on ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network.

[edit] In Philippine Theater as a Stage Actress

Nora appeared in three stage plays: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo; Trojan Women; and DH ( Domestic Helper).

[edit] Personal life

A mother of five, Aunor's marriage to Philippine actor, Christopher de Leon, was annulled in the late 1990s. In recent years, despite retaining Philippine citizenship, Aunor spent most her time either at her home in California or Nevada, U.S.A.

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 award-winning multi-media artist and entertainer in the Philippines.

On March 30, 2005, Aunor was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly carrying 7.7 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride inside her carry-on luggage together with a glass pipe (a drug paraphernalia) wrapped in a T-shirt. Aunor was on her way to Oakland, California. Aunor was released after posting a US$10,000 bail. On April 21, 2005 she pleaded not guilty before the court. Her trial was set on December 16, 2005.

On March 29, 2006, Aunor pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of a controlled substance. She enrolled in a drug diversion program resulting to the subsequent suspension of the criminal proceedings against.

After a successful show in Las Vegas last August 31, 2006, Nora 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 successful concert there.

On May 2007, Aunor was reported to have married her current manager Norie Sayo, who is openly a lesbian, in Clark County Las Vegas on May 22, 2000 (marriage certificate # D190650, according to the Clark County, Nevada website).

On October 1, 2007, Judge James Dabney, Los Angeles courthouse dismissed Aunor's drug case after she completed an 18-month drug rehabilitation program. The guilty plea was withdrawn and Aunor's arrest was made void. She passed over 40 drug tests. [1]

[edit] The Noranians

Nora Aunor is known to be close to her loyal, die-hard fans/supporters called "Noranians". During the height of her fame, "Noranians" and the fans of her arch-rival Vilma Santos called "Vilmanians" have been known to fight each other. 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 discussions, documentation, awareness, and collaboration with other relevant and interested parties in preserving her artistic contribution to the Philippine movie industry.

[edit] Television Shows

Year Title Genre
2002 Bituin Channel 2 Soap Opera
2002 Nora Mismo Public Service Program
1995 SUPERSTAR: Beyond Time Musical Show
1995 Nora/ Channel 5 Drama Anthology
1994 Modern Romances / Channel 7
1993 Spotlight on Nora / Channel 7 Drama Anthology
1992 Star Dram Presents - NORA Drama Anthology
1990 Supertar - The Legend / Channel 13 Musical
1984 La Aunor / Channel 9
1974 Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora Drama
1975 Superstar The Longest running musical-variety show
1974 The Nora Aunor Show Variety show
1969 Nora-Eddie Show Musical-Variety Show
1968 Oras ng Ligaya / Channel 3

[edit] Radio Programs

  • Fiesta Extravaganza (DZXL)
  • Operetang Putol-putol (DZXL)

[edit] 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

[edit] Leading Men in Philippine Cinema

La Aunor's team-up with singer-actor Tirso Cruz III in the '70s to the '80s, called "Guy and Pip", produced several box office hit movies such as "And God Smiled at Me", "Guy and Pip" and "Till We Meet Again". As one of the greatest love teams in Philippine Cinema, their team-up even created a popular doll named "Maria Leonora Theresa".

Edgar Mortiz, another Tawag ng Tanghalan champion, and teen hearthrob Manny de Leon also became Nora's leading men in the late '60s and 70's.

In 1971, Nora co-starred with pre-"Miami Vice" star Don Johnson in the film "Lollipops and Roses". The film also featured Cocoy Laurel, one of Nora's favorite leading men and later "Miss Saigon" original, as well as Davey Johnson of "The Monkees" fame.

That same year, she appeared with Indian actor-singer, Sajid Khan in the movie "The Singing Filipina". The film was touted as the most expensive musical produced in 1971.

Two years later, Nora was paired with "action king" and then municipal Mayor Joseph Estrada for the first time in the box-office hit "Erap is "My Guy". They were reunited in 1977 in the award-winning "Bakya Mo Neneng."

The multi-awarded "drama king" Christopher de Leon who became her husband in 1975, co-starred with her in some of the best Filipino films ever made like "Banaue", "Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos", and "Ikaw ay Akin".

Yul Servo, his youngest leading man so far, co-starred with her in the critically-acclaimed "Naglalayag (Silent Passage)" in 2004.

[edit] Notable Citations as an Actor

  • The Filipino actor with the most number of International awards (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).
  • 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 actresss to be crowned as "Box Office Queen of Philippine Cinema" (1971).
  • Named by S Magazine as the "Philippines' Best Actress of All Time" in 2006.

[edit] International Awards and Citations

Note: Aunor became best actress unless otherwise noted.

Year Name of the Movie Group Award
2004 Naglalayag Brussels Festival of Independent Films[2](Belgium) Best Actress
1997 Bakit May Kahapon Pa East Asia Film and Television Award[3](Malaysia) Best Actress
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Cairo International Film Festival[4](Egypt) Best Actress

[edit] Major Philippine Awards and Citations

[edit] FAMAS

Year Title of the Movie Award
1976 Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos Best Actress
1979 Ina Ka ng Anak Mo Best Actress
1984 Bulaklak ng 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 16 nominations before she was elevated to the Hall of Fame. She was nominated every year from 1972 - 1976 and then again from 1978 - 1985.[5][6]

[edit] 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.[7][8]

[edit] 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[9]

[edit] 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
2004 Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)
  • She received the first best-actress Star Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC).

[edit] Festival, Academe-Based, Church-Based and Other Awards and Citations

[edit] 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 ng 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
  • Is equivalent to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Award.

[edit] Manila Film Festival

Year Title of the Movie Award
2004 Naglalayag Best Actress

[edit] Catholic Mass Media Awards

Year Title of the Movie Award
1981 Bakit Bughaw ang Langit Best Actress*
1984 Bulaklak ng City Jail Best Actress

[edit] 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
  • Best Performer - Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role

[edit] Quezon City Film Festival

  • 1972 - And God Smiled at Me

[edit] Bacolod Film Festival

  • 1975 - Banaue (Grand Buglas Award)

[edit] Pasado

  • 2004 - Naglalayag

[edit] Davao City Film Festival

  • 1976 - Ibilanggo Si Neneng Magtanggol

[edit] Gawad Tanglaw

  • 2004 - Naglalayag

[edit] Kritika

  • 1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.

[edit] Balatca

  • 2004 - Naglalayag

[edit] Ateneo Galian

  • 1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.

[edit] People's Choice and PPC Publications

  • 1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story
  • 1997 - Babae

[edit] Notable Citations 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.

[edit] References

[edit] References

  1. ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, Drug charges vs Nora Aunor dropped
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