Nora Aunor
Filipino actress, recording artist, film producer (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (born May 21, 1953),[1] known professionally as Nora Aunor (Tagalog pronunciation: [ʊˈnɔɾ]), is a Filipino 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 was conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022.[2] The Hollywood Reporter called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her performances in the movies Taklub (Trap) and Hustisya (Justice), and for her contributions to the Philippine film industry.[3][4]
Nora Aunor | |
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Born | Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (1953-05-21) May 21, 1953 (age 70) Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
Other names | Ate Guy |
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Years active | 1967–present |
Political party | Bicol Saro (since 2021) |
Other political affiliations | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP (2001) |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 (including Lotlot, Ian and Matet) |
Relatives | Janine Gutierrez (adoptive granddaughter) Diego Gutierrez (adoptive grandson) Jaden Kristoff de Leon (biological grandson) Jordan de Leon (biological grandson) |
Awards | Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
Website | Artistry of Nora Aunor |
Aunor started her career as a singer, after winning a local talent search.[5] She rose to fame in the following years as both a singer and actress. After her film debut All Over the World (1967), she transitioned into heavy drama with highly acclaimed performances in films such as Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Years Without God) (1976), Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once a Moth) (1976), Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (You Are the Mother of Your Daughter) (1979), Himala (Miracle) (1982), Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flowers of the City Jail) (1984), and Bona (1980). In the following decades, her performances in The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996), Thy Womb (2012), and Dementia (2014) gave her further international recognition and numerous international awards and nominations.[6][7][8][9][10]
For her work, Aunor received 17 FAMAS Award nominations and is a "Hall of Fame" inductee, winning five Best Actress Awards. She is the most nominated actress in the history of the Gawad Urian Awards with 21 nominations, winning seven, and the only performer to be chosen as one of The Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2010s) by the same awards body. She has won eight trophies from PMPC Star Awards for her work in film and television, as well as eight Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, four Luna Awards, five Young Critics Circle Awards, a Cairo International Film Festival award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award, an Asian Film Award, among others.[11]