5.21.2008

Nora Aunor


"Box-Office Queen of Philippine Cinema"
"Film Fest Queen"




Nora Aunor
AKA Nora Cabaltera Villamayor

  • 1st and only Filipina actress included in the highly esteemed Cultural Center of the Philippines "Centennial Honor for the Arts" (1999)
  • 1st and only Filipina actress featured in an HBO documentary on the lives and accomplishments of the world's greatest actresses (1997)
  • 1st Filipina actress to become a juror in Hawaii's International Film Festival (1996)
  • 1st Filipina to win an international Best Actress award at the Cairo Film Festival (1995)
  • 1st youngest Filipina recipient of the Film Academy of the Philippines "Lifetime Achievement Award" (1993)
  • 1st Filipina actress to receive the prestigious "Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service" Award (TOWNS 1983)
  • 1st and only Filipina actress nominated in the Top-Tier International Film Festival for the movie "Himala" (Berlin 1983)
  • 1st Filipina actress to win the "Best Performer" award (1978)
  • 1st Filipina to win Best Actress in the Gawad Urian Awards (1976)

QUOTE
"I am more of a recording artist than a concert queen."


ALIAS
"Guy"
"Superstar"
"Lady with the Golden Voice"


DATE OF BIRTH
May 21, 1953

BIRTHPLACE
Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines

EX-HUSBAND: Christopher de Leon
*Nora and Christopher have five children.


USEFUL LINKS

Nora Aunor: The Official Website of the One and Only
Nora Aunor - Wow! Celebrities
Nora Aunor cleared of drug charges in US
Wikipedia article on Nora Aunor
Nora Aunor at 53: Life story continues
Nora Aunor's Honor
Nora Aunor finds her singing voice again