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Nora Aunor is a Actor and Producer Philippine born on 21 may 1953 at Iriga City (Philippines)

Nora Aunor

Nora Aunor
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Birth name Nora Cabaltera Villamayor
Nationality Philippines
Birth 21 may 1953 (70 years) at Iriga City (Philippines)

Nora Aunor (born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor; May 21, 1953) is a Filipina actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. She is known as Philippine cinema's Superstar and is regarded as the People's National Artist. "The Hollywood reporter" magazine, called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her brilliant performance in the movie Taklub.

Aunor started her career in the Philippine entertainment industry as a singer after she won an amateur singing contest. She made her film debut with All Over the World (1967) and also guested in youth-oriented films produced by Vera-Perez Pictures and United Brothers Production. Aunor transformed herself into a serious actress and came to be regarded as an acting heavyweight, performing in films such as Tatlong taong walang Diyos (1976), Himala (1982), Bona (1980), The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995) and Thy Womb (2012) which gave her international and local awards and nominations.

Aunor received 17 FAMAS Award nominations and was elevated to the "Hall of Fame" after winning five Best Actress Awards. She is the most nominated actress of Gawad Urian Awards with 18 nominations, winning seven. She has more nominations as Best Actress than any other Filipino actor in both FAMAS and Gawad Urian award giving bodies. She has won eight trophies from PMPC Star Awards for her work in television and movies, eight Metro Manila Film Festival, four Luna Awards, five Young Critics Circle Awards, a Cairo Film Festival award, an Asia Pacific Screen Awards, an Asian Film Awards, among others.

In 1983, Aunor was recognized as one of the The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) in the Field of the Arts. In 1999, Aunor received the Centennial Honor for the Arts awarded by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). She was the only film actress included in the list of awardees. In 2010, she was hailed by the Green Planet Movie Awards as one of the "10 Asian Best Actresses of the Decade". She received the Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors). from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, she received the "Light of Culture Awards from Philippine Centre of the International Theatre Institute and the ITI-Earthsavers UNESCO Dream Center for pioneering in the integration of theater, television, and film. In 2014, Aunor is the recipient of University of the Philippines College of Mass Communications, Gawad Plaridel. On September 17, 2015, Aunor was confered the Gawad CPP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts; the highest award given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.



Aunor is also one of the few Asian actresses to be nominated as best actress in three Asian film awards namely: 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia (winner), 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival (APFF) in Macau. and in the 7th Asian Film Awards (AFA) in Hong Kong (winner) for the movie Thy Womb.

Biography

Aunor was married to award-winning actor Christopher de Leon on Jan. 25, 1975, in a civil ceremony. She and De León have five children: actor Ian de León in 1975, adopted daughters Lotlot De Leon and Matet de Leon, and adopted sons Kiko and Kenneth. She and her husband renewed their vows on January 27, 1976, in a religious service officiated by Rev Alleysius Rodríguez. The couple separated, and their marriage was dissolved in 1996.

Aunor became a permanent resident of the United States in 2008, but retains her Philippine citizenship. In 2011, she came back to the Philippines to resume her acting and singing career after 8 years on hiatus.

Usually with

Joel Lamangan
Joel Lamangan
(7 films)
Mario O'Hara
Mario O'Hara
(3 films)
Jun Lana
Jun Lana
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nora Aunor (31 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2016Padre de FamiliaActressAida Santiago
2016The PactActressPinailog
2016The SeatActress
2015TrapActressBebeth
2014DementiaActressMara Fabre, a woman facing dementia
2014JusticeActressVirginia Cabahug / Biring
2013The Story of MabutiActressMabuti de la Cruz
2013Barber's TalesActressGuerilla leader (cameo appearance)
2012The PresidentActressMaria Agoncillo
2012Thy WombActressShaleha
2004NaglalayagActressJudge Dorinda Vda. De Roces
1999The Story of AhActress
1996Why Is There a Yesterday?Actress
1995Heart Sings AgainActressLoida Verrano
1995The Flor Contemplacion StoryActressFlor Contemplacion
1991The Real Life of Pacita M.Actress
1990Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?Actress
1989Count the Stars Up AboveActress
1984'MerikaActress
1984Flowers of the City JailActress
1984CondemnedActressYolly
1982HimalaActress
1982Lesbian LoveActress
1980BonaActress, Executive producer
1980Stolen LoveActress
1979Whore of a MotherActress
1976Three Godless YearsActress, Producer
1976Once a MothActress
1975Blood TarProducer
1974Fe, Esperanza, CaridadActress
1972And God Smiled at MeActress