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Aunor in 2012
Born	Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (1953-05-21)May 21, 1953 Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Died	April 16, 2025(2025-04-16) (aged 71) Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Burial place	Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines
Other names	Ate Guy
Occupation	Actress recording artist film producer
Years active	1967–2025
Spouse(s)	Christopher de Leon ​ ​ (m. 1975; annulled 1996)​ Richard Merk ​ ​ (m. 1988, separated)​ Norie Sayo ​ ​ (m. 2000, separated)​
Children	5 (including Lotlot de Leon and Matet de Leon)
Relatives	Janine Gutierrez (granddaughter)
Awards	Order of National Artists of the Philippines Presidential Merit Award

Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known as Nora Aunor, was a famous Filipino actress, producer, and singer. She was known for her important roles in movies that often had themes about her country, women's rights, and social issues. She appeared in over 170 films during her career, which lasted more than five decades.

Nora Aunor is considered the most awarded Filipino actress. People called her the "Superstar" of the Philippines. In 2022, she was named a National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts, which is a very high honor.

She began her career as a singer after winning a local talent show. She quickly became famous as both a singer and an actress. After her first film, All Over the World (1967), she started taking on serious drama roles. Her performances in films like Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (1976), Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (1976), Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (1979), Himala (1982), Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984), and Bona (1980) were highly praised.

In later years, her roles in The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996), Thy Womb (2012), and Dementia (2014) brought her international fame and many awards. She received 17 FAMAS Award nominations and was inducted into their "Hall of Fame" after winning five Best Actress Awards.

She is also the most nominated actress in the history of the Gawad Urian Awards, with 21 nominations and seven wins. She is the only performer to be chosen as one of Gawad Urian's Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade in three different decades. Nora Aunor was the first and only Filipino to win the Asian Film Award for Best Actress.

She won many other awards, including nine from PMPC Star Awards for her work in film and TV, and eight Metro Manila Film Festival Awards. The Hollywood Reporter called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her roles in Taklub and Hustisya.

Early Life and Beginnings

Nora Aunor was born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor on May 21, 1953. She was born in a place called Barrio San Francisco in Iriga, Camarines Sur. Her parents were Antonia Cabaltera and Eustacio Villamayor. She had nine brothers and sisters, including Eddie Villamayor, who also became an actor.

When Nora was young, her grandmother, Theresa, taught her how to sing. The first song she learned was "The Way of a Clown." Her aunt, Belén Aunor, helped her with how she spoke, how she showed feelings, and how she expressed herself when singing. Her aunt also gave her the stage name "Aunor."

Nora grew up in a difficult situation. She used to sell peanuts on buses and cold water near the Bicol Express Train Station to help her family. She became a champion in a radio singing contest called Darigold Jamboree. She won another radio singing contest, The Liberty Big Show.

She then joined a national singing contest called Tawag ng Tanghalan. She didn't win on her first try, but she became the champion on May 29, 1967. For her winning performance, she sang "Moonlight Becomes You."

Nora went to Mabini Memorial College for first grade. She then moved to Nichols Air Base Elementary School for second grade. She finished high school at Generosa de Leon Memorial College in Parañaque.

Career Highlights

Starting Out in the 1960s

After winning Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1967, Nora Aunor appeared as a special guest at Timi Yuro's concert at the Araneta Coliseum. She also made her first TV appearances on shows like An Evening with Pilita and Carmen on Camera.

On October 2, 1967, Nora signed a contract for eight films with Sampaguita Pictures. She was promised that she would have singing parts in these movies. She made several youth-focused films, such as All Over The World and Way Out of the Country. From September to December 1967, she had smaller roles in six films.

At the same time, she released several songs like "Moonlight Becomes You" and "There's Just Forever." By early 1969, she appeared in films like 9 Teeners and Young Girl. In Young Girl, she worked for the first time with Tirso Cruz III.

Her contract with Sampaguita Pictures ended that year. She then made films with other studios, including Banda 24 and Drakulita for Barangay. Tower Records gave Nora Aunor her first main role in a film. It was opposite Tirso Cruz III in D' Musical Teenage Idols, released on September 23, 1969.

Her musical variety show, Superstar, started airing in 1967. It became the longest-running musical variety show on Philippine prime-time TV, lasting for 22 years. During a special event, Tirso Cruz III gave Nora a doll named "Maria Leonora Theresa." This doll became very famous in Philippine entertainment.

Becoming a Star in the 1970s

Nora Aunor continued to make films for teenagers with Tirso Cruz III. They were known as Guy and Pip after their very successful film, Guy and Pip. This movie stayed in cinemas for six months and was the highest-earning film at the 1971 Manila Film Festival.

Nora Aunor then changed from being a teen idol to a serious dramatic actress. She won her first Best Actress award in 1972 for her film And God Smiled at Me. She was first nominated for a Best Actress award at the 1973 FAMAS Awards for A Gift of Love. Nora was nominated 17 times and won 5 times by FAMAS for Best Actress. She was also nominated 21 times by Gawad Urian, winning 7 times.

In 1973, Nora Aunor started her own film company, NV Productions. Its first film was Carmela. She was nominated again at the 1974 FAMAS Awards for Paru-parung Itim (The Black Butterfly). She also made Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974), a film praised by critics. It was directed by three different directors, including two National Artists for film.

She also produced and starred in the popular film Banaue: Stairway to the Sky (1975). In this movie, she played a brave Ifugao chieftain’s daughter. For this role, Nora Aunor received her fourth Best Actress nomination at the 1976 FAMAS Awards.

In 1976, Nora Aunor produced Alkitrang Dugo (Blood of Tar) through her company. The film was based on the novel Lord of the Flies. She continued to produce and act in films like the historical drama Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Years Without God). She played Rosario, a school teacher who faced hardships during World War II. Her performance won her the first Best Actress award from the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Gawad Urian Award) and her first Best Actress Award from FAMAS.

Later that year, Nora Aunor starred in Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (Once There Was a Firefly) (1976). In this film, she played a woman who wanted to move to America, but her brother was shot by an American soldier. The film won two awards at the 1976 Metro Manila Film Festival. It also won Best Picture and other awards at the 1977 FAMAS Awards.

In 1977, Nora Aunor starred in the romantic-comedy film Little Christmas Tree with Fernando Poe Jr.. On December 25, 1977, her film Bakya Mo, Neneng (Your Wooden Clogs, Neneng) was an official entry to the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival. She was paired with Joseph Estrada, who later became president of the Philippines.

At the 1978 FAMAS Awards, Nora Aunor received her sixth nomination for Bakya Mo Neneng. She also appeared in Ikaw Ay Akin (You are Mine), directed by Ishmael Bernal. This film gave Nora her second nomination from Gawad Urian for Best Actress.

Later that year, her film Atsay (Maid) was an official entry to the 1978 Metro Manila Film Festival. Atsay was the only film to have won Best Performer in the Metro Manila Film Festival history. That year, the organizers decided to give just one award for performers, combining Best Actor, Actress, and Supporting roles. Nora Aunor won the Best Performer award for Atsay.

At the 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival, she had two films: Kasal-kasalan, Bahay-bahayan and Ina Ka ng Anak Mo. Nora Aunor and Lolita Rodriguez both received the Best Actress award for Ina Ka ng Anak Mo. This was Nora Aunor's second FAMAS Best Actress Award.

Success in the 1980s

In the 1980s, Nora Aunor's first film was Nakaw Na Pag-ibig (Stolen Love). This was another collaboration with the National Artist for film Lino Brocka. That same year, Nora Aunor made Kastilyong Buhangin (Sandcastle). Before 1980 ended, two of Nora Aunor's films were official entries at the 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Her film Bona, which she produced and was directed by Lino Brocka, was screened at the Directors' Fortnight at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. Years later, a restored version of the film returned to Cannes.

In 1981, Nora Aunor made six films. She received her 10th FAMAS Best Actress nomination and fifth nomination from Gawad Urian for Bakit Bughaw ang Langit? (Why is the Sky Blue?). She won the Best Actress award from the Catholic Mass Media Awards for this film.

Nora Aunor continued to make romantic comedy films in 1982, such as Annie Sabungera (Annie the Woman Cockfighter) and Palengke Queen. In the same year, she also appeared in three other films. Her third drama performance for 1982 was in Himala (Miracle). In this film, Nora Aunor played a young woman who said she saw the Virgin Mary.

Himala won Best Picture, Best Actress for Nora Aunor, and other awards at the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film was the first Filipino film to be part of the "Competition Section" of the Berlin International Film Festival. 30 years after its release, a restored version of the film was shown at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.

In 1983, Nora Aunor made one film, Minsan, May Isang Ina. For this, she received her 12th consecutive FAMAS Best Actress nomination.

In 1984, Nora Aunor released three films. In 'Merika, she played a Filipino nurse working in America who felt lonely and missed home. Her performance in this film won her awards from PMPC Star Awards for Movies. Bulaklak sa City Jail (Flowers of the City Jail) was an official entry to the 1984 Metro Manila Film Festival. She won Best Actress from the Metro Manila Film Festival for her role as a pregnant prisoner. It also won Catholic Mass Media Awards and her third Best Actress award from FAMAS.

In 1985, Nora Aunor made five films. For the next three years, she released only a few films, including her last movie with Dolphy, My Bugoy Goes to Congress. Other films included 1986's I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa, for which she received her 15th consecutive FAMAS Best Actress nomination.

In 1989, she filmed Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit (Count the Stars in the Sky). For this film, she won the Best Actress Awards in Gawad Urian, FAMAS, and FAP. On October 1, 1989, after 22 years, her musical-variety show Superstar aired its final episode.

The 1990s and Beyond

Nora Aunor has now defined for us the meaning of a true triumph of the spirit.
No wonder she is much imitated but never equalled.
— former Philippine Senate President Blas Ople, on Aunor in 1996.

In the 1990s, Nora Aunor made 10 films. Most of these films were highly praised and won awards both in the Philippines and internationally. Nora Aunor also performed in three stage plays.

In the 1990 film Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (Andrea, What is it Like to Be a Mother?), Nora Aunor played a rebel who leaves her newborn baby. The film won Nora all the Best Actress Awards from the Philippines' five main award-giving bodies at that time. She won the first Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance.

On May 18, 1991, she held her first big concert at the Araneta Coliseum. She filled the venue with about 30,000 fans, earning her the name "concert queen." The recording of the concert was later released as her first live album Handog ni Guy Live.

Later in 1991, Nora Aunor started acting in theater. She performed in the stage version of her film, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo. On December 25, 1991, Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. was part of the 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival. Nora Aunor played a mother taking care of her very sick daughter. She won many awards for this role.

In 1992, Nora Aunor was in another play called DH. She also returned to television with the weekly drama show, Star Drama Presents NORA. She won the Best Actress Award from Star Awards for Television. In 1994, she won the Best Actress in a Single Performance award for her role in "Spotlight."

In 1994, Nora Aunor received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines. She was the youngest person to receive this special award. In 1995, Nora Aunor had great success with the film The Flor Contemplacion Story. This movie was about Flor Contemplacion, a Filipino domestic worker. Nora Aunor's performance received excellent reviews. She won her first international best actress award from the Cairo International Film Festival.

Nora Aunor's other 1995 film was Muling Umawit ang Puso. It was about a famous actress trying to become popular again. It won several awards at the festival, including Best Picture and Best Actress.

In 1997, Nora Aunor won her second international Best Actress award. She also won her sixth Urian Best Actress Award for her role in Bakit May Kahapon Pa?.

In 1999, Nora Aunor made one film, Sidhi. Later that year, she received the Centennial Honors for the Arts from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. This award is given to Filipinos who have made important contributions to culture and the arts.

The 2000s and 2010s

Aunor with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May 2004.

In 2002, Nora Aunor returned to Philippine television with her drama show Bituin. In 2003, she held her 50th birthday concert called Gold at the Araneta Coliseum, which was completely sold out.

In 2004, Nora Aunor made Naglalayag, her last film shot entirely in the Philippines before she took a break for almost eight years. Nora Aunor played a middle-aged judge who had a relationship with a young taxi driver. Their performances won them international acting awards.

On December 1, 2005, Nora Aunor received her own star on the Philippines Walk of Fame. While in the United States, Nora Aunor made two independent films, Ingrata and Care Home. Even with limited showings, Care Home received praise and nominations for Best Actress.

Nora Aunor toured the United States and Canada, performing for Filipino communities in a series of concerts. In February 2010, she was chosen as one of the 10 Best Asian Actresses of the Decade by the Green Globe Film Awards. She was the only Filipino actress to win this award.

However, due to a surgery in Japan, Nora Aunor lost her singing voice. During her concert in May 2010 in Toronto, Canada, she sadly announced that it would be her last concert because she could no longer sing.

On August 2, 2011, Nora Aunor returned to the Philippines. She signed a contract with TV5 and starred in the mini-series Sa Ngalan ng Ina. She also starred in the historical film El Presidente, a movie about the first Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo.

In 2012, Nora Aunor worked with the Cannes best director awardee Brillante Mendoza for the film Thy Womb. Nora Aunor played Shaleha, a Badjao midwife who could not have children. The film was nominated for Best Film, and Nora Aunor was nominated for Best Actress. She won the Bisato d'Oro award for her performance.

In November 2012, Nora Aunor won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress. She became the first Filipino actor to be a member of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy. She also won Best Actress at the seventh Asian Film Awards. At the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, Nora Aunor won her eighth Best Actress award from the festival.

In 2013, she returned to TV in the soap opera, Never Say Goodbye. On May 21, 2013, Nora Aunor celebrated her 60th birthday.

It's great to win abroad but nothing beats being recognized by your countrymen.
— Aunor on her acceptance speech at the 2013 Gawad Urian.

On June 18, 2013, Nora Aunor won the Gawad Urian Award for Best Actress for Thy Womb. This was her 17th nomination and her seventh win. On August 30, 2013, she won her fourth international Best Actress award for Thy Womb.

In 2014, Nora Aunor filmed her second TV movie with TV5, When I Fall in Love. She played a wife who takes care of her very sick husband. Nora Aunor was honored as one of the "People of the Year" by People Asia magazine on January 21, 2014.

On February 2, 2014, Nora Aunor received her second Ani ng Dangal Award. On July 18, 2014, the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication gave Nora Aunor the Gawad Plaridel Award for Television, Music, and Film.

Nora Aunor made four films in 2014, including Hustisya, which was part of the 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. This was her first time participating in this film festival. Nora Aunor won her first Best Actress award from this festival.

The three other films were Dementia, Padre de Pamilya, and Whistleblower.

On May 16, 2015, Nora Aunor won her eighth International Best Actress award for Dementia. She also won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 ASEAN International Film Festival.

In 2015, several universities and colleges in the Philippines recognized Nora Aunor as a cultural icon. The Cultural Center of the Philippines gave her the Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts. At the 63rd FAMAS Awards on September 20, 2015, Nora Aunor was recognized as the Iconic Movie Queen of Philippine Cinema.

In 2017, Nora Aunor received her fifth consecutive and 21st Gawad Urian for Best Actress nomination for Hinulid. This was her first film entirely in her native Bicolano language.

The 2020s and Final Years

In 2020, Nora Aunor appeared in the film Isa Pang Bahaghari (Another Rainbow). The film competed in the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival. In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Nora Aunor appeared in the Youtube video Lola Doc.

In 2021, Nora Aunor was chosen as one of the Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade (2010s) by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino. In late 2021, Nora Aunor played her first villain role in the film Kontrabida (The Villain). The film won an award at the sixth Hanoi International Film Festival.

In June 2022, Nora Aunor received the National Artist of the Philippines award. In 2023, Nora Aunor starred in Pieta, a drama-thriller. She played a mother who was losing her sight and memory. For her performance, Nora Aunor won the Movie Actress of the Year award at the 40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

Nora Aunor made a brief appearance in the 2024 musical drama film Isang Himala. In February 2025, Nora Aunor starred in her final film titled Mananambal, a horror film. Before her passing, Nora Aunor was planned to star in a film with Hilda Koronel.

On May 4, 2025, Nora Aunor was given the Presidential Medal of Merit by President Bongbong Marcos. This was for her contributions to the arts.

Involvement in Public Life

In 1986, Nora Aunor supported President Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 snap election. She said on her TV show Superstar that she believed Marcos could solve the country's problems. However, Nora Aunor later attended the start of the People Power Revolution that led to Marcos leaving power.

Nora Aunor publicly supported actor Joseph Estrada when he successfully ran for president in the 1998 Philippine presidential election. But she stopped supporting him during the Second EDSA Revolution in January 2001, which she also joined. She supported Estrada's successor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the 2004 election.

Nora Aunor ran for governor of Camarines Sur, her home province, in 2001. She ran under the Lakas–NUCD party. She ran against the current governor, Luis Villafuerte. During the campaign, Nora Aunor's house in Iriga, which was her campaign office, was shot at by unknown people. Villafuerte won the election.

On March 17, 2015, Nora Aunor publicly asked for President Noynoy Aquino's resignation. She said he had not solved labor issues in the country. In 2024, Nora Aunor registered to run as a party-list representative for the People's Champ Guardians. In March 2025, she withdrew her candidacy and supported another group.

Personal Life

Nora Aunor and actor Christopher de Leon were married in a civil ceremony on January 25, 1975. They had one biological child, Kristoffer Ian de Leon, and adopted four children, including Lotlot de Leon and Matet de Leon. They renewed their vows in a religious ceremony on January 27, 1976. The couple later separated, and their marriage ended in 1996. Her niece Marion Aunor is also a singer and actress.

Records from Las Vegas show that Nora Aunor married two other people while she was in the United States. On July 7, 1988, she married Richard Merk, a Filipino actor and jazz singer. Merk confirmed the marriage, saying it lasted three years. Another record showed that Nora Aunor married her female manager Norie Sayo on May 22, 2000. However, Sayo denied this marriage.

In 2008, Nora Aunor became a permanent resident of the United States. In 2011, she returned to the Philippines to continue her acting and singing career after being away for eight years.

Passing Away

Aunor's state memorial service at the Manila Metropolitan Theater on April 22, 2025

Nora Aunor passed away at The Medical City Ortigas in Pasig on the night of April 16, 2025. She was 71 years old. She had been in the hospital since April 10 and died due to breathing problems. President Bongbong Marcos later declared April 22, 2025, the day of her funeral, as a day of national mourning.

She was honored with state memorial services at the Manila Metropolitan Theater on April 22. A state funeral followed later that day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the heroes' cemetery of the Philippines. Nora Aunor's passing was widely reported by international news outlets.

Legacy and Impact

In 1983, Nora Aunor was recognized as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) for her work in the Arts. In 1999, she received the Centennial Honors for the Arts from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). She was the only film actress on this list of awardees.

In 2010, she was named 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, 2014, and 2016. In 2014, Nora Aunor received the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication's Gawad Plaridel Award.

On September 17, 2015, Nora Aunor was given the Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts, the highest award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She also received the Gusi Peace Prize in 2015.

In 2022, Nora Aunor was named a National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts. In 2023, a new type of plant, a Begonia, was named B.noraaunorae after Nora Aunor. This was to honor her many achievements in entertainment.

In May 2025, she was given the Presidential Medal of Merit after her passing.

Film Career

From the late 1960s onwards, Nora Aunor made 170 films. These films were of many different types, including musicals, comedies, romantic films, and dramas. Later, she also made biographical films, action movies, thrillers, and art films.

She was recognized for how well her films did at the box office. She won the Philippine Box Office Queen Award in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.

Nora Aunor received many national and international awards and nominations for being a great actress. She was the first Filipino actor to win an international acting award at a major Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for The Flor Contemplacion Story). She also won several Best Actress awards from many international film festivals for Thy Womb, Dementia, Naglalayag, and Bakit May Kahapon Pa?.

She was named Best Actress for Thy Womb at the Asian Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. She was given the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 by the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards.

She worked with four Philippine National Artist Awardees as directors. She also acted with two Philippine National Artist Awardees for Theater in films. She often worked with fellow National Artist Ricky Lee on many films.

Music Career

In 1968, Nora Aunor signed a contract with Alpha Records. She went on to break local record sales with songs like It's Time to Say Goodbye and Pearly Shells. In her seven years with Alpha Records, Nora Aunor set all-time record sales.

She was the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history, with over 260 songs. Overall, she recorded more than 500 songs. She achieved over 30 gold singles, which is a record in the local music industry. Her song "Pearly Shells" (1971) sold about one million copies, making it one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever. She recorded about 46 hit albums.

In 2010, during a cosmetic procedure in Japan, she had problems that affected her vocal cords. This caused her left vocal cord to become paralyzed, which made it hard for her to sing.

Television Work

Nora Aunor started her career in television with her own musical show, the Nora-Eddie Show. This show later became The Nora Aunor Show and then Superstar.

Radio Appearances

Nora Aunor was heard on Fiesta Extravaganza and on German Moreno's long-running afternoon radio program, The Germiside Show. This show had a special "Guy and Pip" part where only songs by Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz were played.

Stage Performances

Nora Aunor performed in three plays: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo (1991), DH (Domestic Helper) in 1992, and The Trojan Women (1994). The first two were put on by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). PETA toured both plays in North America, Europe, and Hong Kong. The third play was a Filipino version of a Greek tragedy.

Product Endorsements

When she was most famous, Nora Aunor was the top person to endorse products for TV, print, and radio ads. For example, sales of Dial bath soap went up a lot after Nora Aunor endorsed it. Nora Aunor appeared in a TV commercial for Dial soap, singing, "Aren't you glad you used Dial?". This commercial was very successful, and sales of Dial soap increased.

Nora Aunor endorsed many local and international brands.

Awards and Recognitions

Aunor on a 2022 stamp of the Philippines

Nora Aunor received many awards and nominations from different groups, schools, and critics for her work in film, television, music, and theater. She is the actress with the most nominations for a leading role in the long history of FAMAS Awards, with 17 nominations since 1973.

With her fifth FAMAS Award for Best Actress in 1991, Nora Aunor became the sixth performer to be added to the FAMAS Hall of Fame. This award is given to those who have won more than five awards in a specific category. She is also the only performer in FAMAS Awards history to be nominated for 15 years in a row, from 1973 to 1987.

Nora Aunor had more international Best Actress awards and nominations than any other Filipino actor. She is the only Filipino actress who has won international awards from five different continents. Among Filipino actors, she received the most Lifetime Achievement Awards both locally and internationally for her contributions to film, television, music, and theater.

Selected Filmography

See also

In Spanish: Nora Aunor para niños