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5.21.2006

Nora Aunor




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 to win Actress of the Year in the Star Awards for Movies (1985)
  • 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)



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


DATE OF BIRTH
May 21, 1953

BIRTHPLACE
Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines


EX-HUSBAND: Christopher de Leon
CHILDREN: Ian, Matet, Lotlot (adopted)


USEFUL LINKS

Nora Aunor: The Official Website of the One and Only
Wikipedia article on Nora Aunor
Nora Aunor at 53: Life story continues
Nora Aunor's Honor
Nora pleads guilty to US drug charge


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