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{{Short description|Filipino actress and singer (1953–2025)}}
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{{Philippine name|Cabaltera|Villamayor}}
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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = 
| name               = Nora Aunor
| honorific_suffix   = [[National Artist of the Philippines|ONA]] [[Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)|PMM (Ph)]]
| other_names        = Ate Guy
| image              = Nora Aunor at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, September 2012.jpg
| caption            = Aunor in 2012
| birth_name         = Nora Cabaltera Villamayor
| birth_date         = {{birth date|mf=yes|1953|05|21}}
| birth_place        = [[Iriga]], [[Camarines Sur]], Philippines
| death_date         = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2025|04|16|1953|05|21}}
| death_place        = [[Pasig]], [[Metro Manila]], Philippines	
| death_cause        = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability -->
| burial_place      = [[Libingan ng mga Bayani]], [[Taguig]], Philippines
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|recording artist|film producer}}
| years_active       = 1967–2025
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Christopher de Leon]]|1975|1996|end=annulled}}
* {{marriage|Richard Merk|1988|end=separated}}
* {{marriage|Norie Sayo|2000|end=separated}}
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| children           = 5 (including [[Lotlot de Leon]] and [[Matet de Leon]])
| relatives          = [[Janine Gutierrez]] (granddaughter)
| website            = 
| awards             = [[File:National_Artist_of_the_Philippines.svg|25px]] [[Order of National Artists of the Philippines]]<br />[[File:PHL_Blue_White_Red.png|25px]] [[Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)|Presidential Merit Award]]
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'''Nora Cabaltera Villamayor''' (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known professionally as '''Nora Aunor''' ({{IPA|tl|aʊˈnɔɾ}}), was a Filipino actress, producer and singer. Known for her leading roles with patriotic, [[feminist]] and [[Political sociology|socio-political]] themes, she has appeared in more than [[Nora Aunor filmography|170 motion pictures]] throughout her career that spanned over five decades. Regarded as the [[List of awards and nominations received by Nora Aunor|most awarded Filipino actress in history]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moorman |first=Taijuan |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Nora Aunor, most awarded actress in Filipino cinema, dies at 71: 'Touched generations' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/04/17/nora-aunor-death-filipino-actress/83135887007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418013608/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/04/17/nora-aunor-death-filipino-actress/83135887007/ |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |access-date= |website=USA Today |language=}}</ref> she was known as the [[Cinema of the Philippines|Philippines]]' "Superstar" and was conferred as a [[National Artist of the Philippines]] for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022.

Aunor started her career as a singer, after winning a local talent search. She rose to fame in the following years as both a singer and actress. After her film debut in ''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 (film)|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 film)|Dementia]]'' (2014) gave her further international recognition and numerous international awards and nominations.

For her work, Aunor received 17 [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress|FAMAS Award]] nominations and was a "Hall of Fame" inductee, winning five Best Actress Awards. She is the most nominated actress in the history of the [[Gawad Urian Award]]s with 21 nominations, winning seven, and the only performer to be chosen as one of Gawad Urian's Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2010s). She is the first and only Filipino to win the [[Asian Film Award for Best Actress]]. She won nine trophies from [[PMPC Star Awards for Television|PMPC Star Awards]] for her work in film and television, as well as eight [[Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Metro Manila Film Festival]] Awards, four [[Luna Award]]s, five [[Young Critics Circle]] Awards, a [[Cairo International Film Festival]] award, an [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress|Asia Pacific Screen Award]], an [[Asian Film Award for Best Actress|Asian Film Award]], among others. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her performances in the films ''[[Trap (2015 film)|Taklub]]'' (Trap) and ''[[Hustisya]]'' (Justice).

==Early life and background==
Nora Aunor was born on May 21, 1953,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.femalenetwork.com/celebrities/10-things-we-love-about-nora-aunor |title=10 things we love about Nora |access-date=May 21, 2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402210227/http://www.femalenetwork.com/celebrities/10-things-we-love-about-nora-aunor |url-status=live }}</ref> as Nora Cabaltera Villamayor in Barrio San Francisco, [[Iriga]], [[Camarines Sur]] to Antonia Cabaltera and Eustacio Villamayor. She had nine siblings, including Eddie Villamayor, who was also actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nora-icon.com/nora_ccp.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.nora-icon.com |access-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120152527/http://www.nora-icon.com/nora_ccp.html |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> When Aunor was growing up, her grandmother Theresa taught her to sing; the first song she learned was "The Way of a Clown". Her aunt, Belén Aunor, taught her diction, interpretation, and expression while singing, and gave her screen name.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:BLOGGER]]}}

Aunor grew up in poverty, selling peanuts on buses and cold water in front of the [[PNR South Main Line|Bicol Express Train Station]] to make ends meet. She became a champion at the ''Darigold Jamboree'' radio singing contest, singing her winning piece "[[You and the Night and the Music]]". After that, she won in another radio singing contest, ''The Liberty Big Show''. She entered the national singing contest, ''[[Tawag ng Tanghalan]]'', was defeated on her first try, but became champion on her second attempt on May 29, 1967, where she sang "[[Moonlight Becomes You (song)|Moonlight Becomes You]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMB1KPKKxKc |title=NORA AUNOR SINGS 'MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU' |website=YouTube |access-date=January 19, 2013 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715131509/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMB1KPKKxKc |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aunor went to Mabini Memorial College (1959-1960) for first grade, and transferred to Nichols Air Base Elementary School (1960-1962) on reaching second grade. She finished high school at Generosa de Leon Memorial College in [[Parañaque]], an affiliate of [[Centro Escolar University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fernando |first=Jeff |date=May 27, 2024 |title=National Artist and 'Superstar': Nora Aunor at 71 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/05/26/national-artist-and-superstar-nora-aunor-at-71 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
===1960s===
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After winning ''[[Tawag ng Tanghalan]]'' in 1967,<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2025/4/19/revisit-nora-aunor-s-first-teleserye-the-kapamilya-musical-drama-bituin-1049 |title=Revisit Nora Aunor's first teleserye—the Kapamilya musical drama "Bituin"|access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref> Aunor made her first appearance as a guest at [[Timi Yuro]]'s [[Araneta Coliseum]] concert. She made her first TV appearance as a guest in ''An Evening with Pilita'' hosted by [[Pilita Corrales]] and ''Carmen on Camera'' hosted by [[Carmen Soriano]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gonzales |first=Edison |date=April 17, 2025 |title=There can only be one Nora Aunor |url=https://www.simpol.ph/there-can-only-be-one-nora-aunor/ |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Simpol.ph |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 2, 1967, Aunor signed an eight-picture non-exclusive contract with [[Sampaguita Pictures]], with the assurance that she would be given a singing part. Aunor made several youth-oriented films like ''All Over The World'' and ''Way Out of the Country''.<ref name=":0" /> From September to December 1967, Aunor had supporting and minor roles in six films. Meanwhile, she made several singles like "[[Moonlight Becomes You (song)|Moonlight Becomes You]]" and "There's Just Forever" for Citation Records, and "No Return, No Exchange" and "You Are My First Love" for Jasper Recording.<ref name=":1" />

By the beginning of 1969, she appeared in films such as ''9 Teeners'', and ''Young Girl'', where she was teamed up for the first time with [[Tirso Cruz III]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Nora Aunor's legacy: a Superstar onstage and onscreen |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/186360/nora-aunor-legacy-a738-20250417-lfrm?s=oqlklo3uoht4gfo3fqsmvjp51e |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref> That year her contract with Sampaguita Pictures expired and she made films with other studios, including ''Banda 24'' and ''Drakulita for Barangay'', ''Oh Delilah'', ''Karate Showdown'', ''Pabandying-Bandying'' and ''Adriana''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dooc |first=Manny F. |date=June 17, 2022 |title=Nora Aunor: Superstar National Artist {{!}} Manny F. Dooc |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/06/17/nora-aunor-superstar-national-artist/ |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=BusinessMirror |language=en-US}}</ref>

Tower Records gave Aunor her first starring role opposite Tirso Cruz III, the ''D' Musical Teenage Idols'' by Tower Productions, directed by Artemio Marquez and shown on September 23, 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Nora Aunor, the Philippine cinema's Superstar |url=https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/2841/today-in-philippine-history-may-21-1953-nora-aunor-the-philippine-cinemas-superstar-was-born-in-iriga-camarines-sur |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=The Kahimyang Project |language=en}}</ref> Three days after, on September 26, 1969, Sampaguita Pictures released its 34th-anniversary presentation, ''Fiesta Extravaganza''.<ref name=":2" />

[[Superstar (Philippine TV program)|''Superstar'']], Aunor's musical variety show began airing in 1967, which eventually held the record as the longest-running musical variety show on Philippine prime-time TV, staying on air for 22 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Home Body: The superstar Nora Aunor lives here |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/211164/home-body-superstar-nora-aunor-lives |access-date=May 1, 2025 |agency=Philippine Daily Inquirer |publisher=Inquirer |date=January 2, 2017}}</ref> During the coronation of Aunor as muse of Sampaguita Family Club, Tirso gave her a doll "Maria Leonora Theresa",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Ron |title=Take a look back on the highlights of Nora Aunor's showbiz career |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/23557/take-a-look-back-on-the-highlights-of-nora-aunors-showbiz-career/photo |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}}</ref> which reportedly became the most popular doll in Philippine showbiz history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/05/01/248296/nora-amp-tirso146s-maria-leonora-theresa/|title=Nora & Tirso's Maria Leonora Theresa|work=The Philippine Star|first=Butch|last=Francisco|date=May 1, 2004|access-date=February 16, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215160533/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/05/01/248296/nora-amp-tirso146s-maria-leonora-theresa/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1970s===
Aunor continued to make teeny-bopper films alongside [[Tirso Cruz III]]. Together, they were known as [[Guy and Pip]] from their most successful film, ''Guy and Pip''. The film stayed in the cinemas for six months, and was the top-grosser in the 1971 Manila Film Festival.<ref name=":2" />

Aunor eventually evolved from being a teen idol to dramatic actress when she received her first Best Actress award in 1972 for her film ''[[And God Smiled at Me]]'' from Quezon City Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tamayo |first1=Iza Iglesias|first2=Christina|last2=Alpad|first3=Bernadette E. Kristina|last3=Maralit|date=April 18, 2025 |title=Nation mourns Nora Aunor |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/04/18/news/national/nation-mourns-nora-aunor/2094328 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref> She was first nominated as a best actress in [[1973 FAMAS Awards|FAMAS]] (Filipino Academy for Movies, Arts and Sciences) for ''A Gift of Love''. Aunor was nominated 17 times and won 5 times by FAMAS for best actress, and was nominated 21 times by [[Gawad Urian Award|Gawad Urian]], with 7 wins.<ref name=":2" />

In 1973, Aunor established her own film production company, NV Productions and produced its first film titled ''Carmela''.<ref name=":1" /> She was again nominated in the [[1974 FAMAS Awards]] for ''Paru-parung Itim'' (The Black Butterfly). She made ''[[Fe, Esperanza, Caridad]]'' (1974) another critically acclaimed film which was directed by three different directors namely [[Cirio H. Santiago]] and two [[National Artist of the Philippines|National Artists for film]]; [[Gerardo de León]] and [[Lamberto V. Avellana]]. The film earned Aunor her third nomination at the [[1975 FAMAS Awards]].<ref name=":2" />

She also produced and starred in the hit film ''Banaue: Stairway to the Sky'' (1975)<ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor's 10 Career-Defining Moments |url=https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/movies-music-tv/111546/nora-aunor-s-10-career-defining-moments-a2780-20250417-lfrm?ref=home_wgt1-featured_cta&s=pbtl4svnit3oih7vvbjaag0bl2 |access-date=3 May 2025 |agency=Spot |publisher=Spot.ph |date=17 April 2025}}</ref> which was directed by national artist [[Gerardo de León|Gerardo de Leon]]. She played a courageous [[Ifugao people|Ifugao]] chieftain’s daughter defending her tribe from nefarious outside forces. For this performance, Aunor received her fourth Best Actress nomination at the [[1976 FAMAS Awards|FAMAS Awards]].

In 1976, Aunor produced the film ''[[Alkitrang Dugo]]'' (Blood of Tar) through her own film production company, NV Productions. The film was based on the novel ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' by the [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]]-winning English author Sir [[William Golding]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nora's brother Eddie Boy passes away |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/06/28/1597217/noras-brother-eddie-boy-passes-away |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> She continued to produce and act in films such as the period drama ''[[Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos]]'' (Three Years Without God). She played the role of a school teacher named Rosario, who experienced the atrocities of [[World War II]]. Her performance won her the very first best actress award given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino ([[Gawad Urian Award]]) and her first Best Actress Award from FAMAS.<ref name=":2" /> ''Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos'' has since been regarded by critics and audiences as one of the best Filipino films ever made.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 essential works from Philippine cinemas |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/filipino-cinema-guide-10-best-films-philippines/ |website=Far Out Magazine UK |date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516203320/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/filipino-cinema-guide-10-best-films-philippines/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mario O'Hara's Three Godless Years: A must-watch |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/45995/ria-limjap-on-mario-oharastatlong-taong-walang-dios-not-just-a-war-movie |website=Spot.ph |publisher=Spot |access-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517212154/https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/45995/ria-limjap-on-mario-oharastatlong-taong-walang-dios-not-just-a-war-movie |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before the year ended, Aunor starred in the groundbreaking ''[[Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo]]'' (Once There Was a Firefly) (1976),<ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor's greatest roles, remembered |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/impact/nora-aunor-most-iconic-roles |access-date=3 May 2025 |agency=Tatler Asia |publisher=Tatler |date=17 April 2025}}</ref> where she portrayed a would-be migrant to America whose brother is shot by an American soldier on the eve of her departure. Knowing that the administration of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] would not allow the public showing of any films criticizing the American presence in the Philippines, the producers tapped Aunor to star in the film believing the superstar had the support of Marcos and his wife, First Lady [[Imelda Marcos]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:BLOGGER]]}} The film from Premiere Productions won two awards at the [[1976 Metro Manila Film Festival]], and it also won Best Picture, Director (for Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara), Screenplay, Story and Editing at the [[1977 FAMAS Awards]]. For Aunor's performance and the film's message, ''Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo'' is now considered as one of the all-time Filipino film classics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo: film review October 2018 |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2018/10/25/rekindling-the-flame-minsay-isang-gamu-gamo/ |website=Business Mirror |date=October 24, 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518131355/https://businessmirror.com.ph/2018/10/25/rekindling-the-flame-minsay-isang-gamu-gamo/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10 Pinoy Films: Must Watch |url=https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/movies-music-tv/67150/10-filipino-films-every-cinephile-should-see-a1509-20160726-lfrm |website=Spot.ph |publisher=Spot |access-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518131353/https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/movies-music-tv/67150/10-filipino-films-every-cinephile-should-see-a1509-20160726-lfrm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1977, Aunor starred in the romantic-comedy film with [[Fernando Poe Jr.]] titled ''Little Christmas Tree''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malonzo-Balane |first1=Christina |title=Who were some of FPJ’s leading ladies? |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2018/10/19/fresh-scoops/who-were-some-of-fpjs-leading-ladies-49343 |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=ABS-CBN News |publisher=ABS-CBN |date=20 October 2018}}</ref> On December 25, 1977, her film ''Bakya Mo, Neneng'' (Your Wooden Clogs, Neneng)<ref>{{cite news |title=Erap Estrada honors Nora Aunor's life, legacy |url=https://politiko.com.ph/2025/04/19/paalam-guy-erap-estrada-honors-nora-aunors-life-legacy/politiko-lokal/ |access-date=May 3, 2025 |agency=Politiko |publisher=Politiko |date=April 19, 2025}}</ref> was the official entry of JE Productions to the [[1977 Metro Manila Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hitosis |first1=Jet |title=Showbiz History: The great Lino Brocka questions MMFF 1977 winners; walks out in protest |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/155745/lino-brocka-mmff-1977-walkout-a4437-20201224 |access-date=7 May 2025 |agency=PEP |publisher=Pep.ph |date=24 December 2020}}</ref> She was paired with [[Joseph Estrada]], who would later become [[president of the Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Estrada, Philippine President |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Estrada |website=Britannica |date=April 15, 2023 |access-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118164931/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Estrada |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[1978 FAMAS Awards]], Aunor received her sixth nomination for her movie ''Bakya Mo Neneng'',  and also won the [[FAMAS Award for Best Picture]]. She also appeared in ''[[Ikaw Ay Akin]]'' (You are Mine), directed by [[Ishmael Bernal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Stars honor fellow screen icon Nora Aunor |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2025/04/17/2436729/vilma-santos-charo-santos-honor-fellow-screen-icon-nora-aunor |access-date=May 2, 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=Phil Star Global |date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> This film gave Aunor her second nomination from [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]].

Later that year, her film ''Atsay'' (Maid)<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Mel |title=10 Nora Aunor Films You Can Stream Online Right Now |url=https://rollingstonephilippines.com/culture/film-tv/10-nora-aunor-movies-to-stream-online/ |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=Rolling Stone Philippines |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=30 April 2025}}</ref> was an official entry to the [[1978 Metro Manila Film Festival]]. It was one of the two best entries of the film festival along with ''Rubia Servios'' directed by [[Lino Brocka]]. ''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 citation for performers&nbsp;— no best actor nor actress nor supporting actor nor actress award&nbsp;— only the Best Performer Award.<ref>{{cite news |title=How the MMFF grew in 4 decades |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/27/1406720/how-mmff-grew-4-decades |access-date=April 30, 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=PhilStar |date=December 27, 2014}}</ref>

Aunor won the Best Performer award for ''Atsay''. [[Amy Austria]] who played a supporting role in this film was a nominee for the Best Performer award. The film festival organizers wanted to adopt a sense of gender sensitivity by giving out a gender-neutral award. The award was scrapped the following year. ''Atsay'' also won Best Picture, Romeo Vitug for Best Cinematography and [[Eddie Garcia]] for Best Director at the [[1978 Metro Manila Film Festival|Film Festival's]] Awards. Aunor was nominated for the seventh time at the [[1979 FAMAS Awards]].

At the [[1979 Metro Manila Film Festival]], she had two films, ''Kasal-kasalan, Bahay-bahayan'' and ''[[Ina Ka ng Anak Mo]]''. Both Aunor and [[Lolita Rodriguez]], received the Best Actress award for ''Ina Ka ng Anak Mo'', [[Lino Brocka]] won Best Director , [[Raoul Aragon]] Best Actor, and the film won Best Picture. Aunor was also nominated for the [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]] and won at the [[1980 FAMAS Awards]] for her role. This was Aunor's second FAMAS Best Actress Award.

===1980s===
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In the 1980s Aunor's first film was [[Nakaw Na Pag-ibig]] (Stolen Love),<ref>{{cite news |title=MMFF 2020: 'Isa Pang Bahaghari' Nora and Philip reunited |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/25/20/mmff-2020-isa-pang-bahaghari-is-not-just-another-bl-story-says-director-lamangan |access-date=May 2, 2025 |agency=ABS-CBN News |publisher=ABS-CBN |date=December 25, 2020}}</ref> another collaboration of Aunor and the [[National Artist of the Philippines|National Artist for film]] Lino Brocka together with [[Hilda Koronel]] and [[Phillip Salvador]]. That same year, Aunor made another film with [[Mario O'Hara]], ''Kastilyong Buhangin'' (Sandcastle) with [[Lito Lapid]] as her leading man.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eternity and a Day: Critic After Dark |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2024/03/15/581828/eternity-and-a-day/ |access-date=May 3, 2025 |agency=Business World Online |publisher=Business World |date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> Before 1980 ended, two of Aunor's films were official entries at the [[1980 Metro Manila Film Festival]]. In ''Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo'', directed by [[Laurice Guillen]], she played the role of Beatrice Alcala, a singing superstar. The film won both Best Sound and Cinematography at the Festival.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor's Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo returns to the big screen |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2025/03/20/nora-aunors-metropolitan-magic-kung-akoy-iiwan-mo-returns-to-the-big-screen |access-date=4 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Daily Tribune |publisher=Daily Tribune |date=20 March 2025}}</ref>

Her other entry was ''[[Bona (film)|Bona]]'', a film she produced and directed by Lino Brocka.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bona |url=https://tiff.net/events/bona |website=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> During the festival, there were three nominees for Best Actress: Aunor for ''Bona'', and ''Kung Akoý Iiwan Mo'' (If You Leave Me). The third and winner was Amy Austria for ''Brutal''. Aunor won her second Gawad Urian Best Actress for ''Bona'', tying with [[Gina Alajar]], who won for ''Brutal''; Aunor won her ninth Best Actress nomination from the [[1981 FAMAS Awards]] for the same film. ''Bona'' was screened at the [[Directors' Fortnight]] at the [[1981 Cannes Film Festival]], and decades later, a restored version of the film returned to Cannes as part of the Cannes Classics at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival|2024 Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Durand |first1=Manon |title=Lino Brocka’s Bona restored |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/lino-brocka-s-bona-restored/ |website=Festival de Cannes |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>

In 1981, Aunor made six films: Lino Brocka's ''Dalaga si Misis, Binata si Mister'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Brocka filmography - Bona at 23rd Torino Film  Festival |url=https://www.torinofilmfest.org/en/23-torino-film-festival/film/bona/7747/ |website=Torino Film Festival |publisher=Torino Film Festival |access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref> Mario O'Hara's ''Gaano Kita Kamahal'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vera |first1=Noel |title=Critic After Dark |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2024/03/15/581828/eternity-and-a-day/ |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=BusinessWorld |publisher=BusinessWorld |date=15 March 2024}}</ref> and three films by [[Maryo J. de los Reyes|Maryo de los Reyes]] - ''Totoo Ba ang Tsismis'', ''Ibalik ang Swerti'', and ''Rock N Roll''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=San Diego |first1=Bayani |title=Guy chooses to remember only the good times with her fave ‘kuya’ Maryo |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/262355/guy-chooses-remember-good-times-fave-kuya |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Inquirer |publisher=Philippine Inquirer |date=18 February 2018}}</ref> ''Rock N Roll'' was an entry to the [[1981 Metro Manila Film Festival]]. Aunor made another film with Mario O'Hara that year, ''Bakit Bughaw ang Langit?'' (Why is the Sky Blue?).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=6 |title=Noel Vera reviews Mario O'Hara's lost masterpiece |access-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430105556/http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=6 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in which she received her 10th FAMAS Best Actress nomination and fifth nomination from Gawad Urian. She won the Best Actress award from the Catholic Mass Media Awards. No print of this film is known to exist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=6 |title=Bakit Bughaw ang Langit: Noel Vera reviews Mario O'Hara's lost masterpiece |access-date=May 14, 2020 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716074942/http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=6 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Aunor continued to make romantic comedy films in 1982, such as ''Annie Sabungera'' (Annie the Woman Cockfighter)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salterio |first1=Leah C. |title=Chicks to Chicks, Annie Sabungera actor dies |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/08/19/chicks-to-chicks-actor-chito-arceo-dies |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=ABS-CBN News |publisher=ABS-CBN |date=8 July 2019}}</ref> and ''Palengke Queen''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Concepcion |first1=Eton B. |title=‘Palengke Queen’ named National Artist |url=https://manilastandard.net/?p=314236772 |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=Manila Standard |publisher=Manila Standard |date=16 June 2022}}</ref> In the same year, Aunor also appeared in three other films. ''Mga Uod at Rosas'' (Worms and Roses) tells the story of a painter whose artworks affected his relationship with his wife and his model mistress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Himala,' 'T-Bird at Ako,' other Nora Aunor movies streaming online |url=https://www.philstar.com/movies/2025/04/24/2438025/list-himala-t-bird-akoother-nora-aunor-movies-streaming-online |access-date=4 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=Philippine Star Global |date=24 April 2025}}</ref> This film gave Aunor her 11th nomination from FAMAS. The second was ''[[T-Bird at Ako]]'' (T-Bird and Me),<ref>{{cite news |title=Himala,' 'T-Bird at Ako,' other Nora Aunor movies streaming online |url=https://www.philstar.com/movies/2025/04/24/2438025/list-himala-t-bird-akoother-nora-aunor-movies-streaming-online |access-date=4 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=Philippine Star global |date=24 April 2025}}</ref> where Aunor played a lesbian lawyer who falls for a woman she is helping to defend in court.

Her third drama performance for 1982 was in ''[[Himala]]'' (Miracle), where Aunor played the role of a young woman who claimed to have seen the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]]. Produced by the [[Experimental Cinema of the Philippines]], the film won Best Picture, Best Actress for Aunor, Best Director for [[Ishmael Bernal]] and six other awards in the [[1982 Metro Manila Film Festival]]. The film was the first Filipino film to be included in the "Competition Section" of the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and received the Bronze Hugo Award at the 19th Chicago Film Festival (1983),<ref>{{cite news |title=Himala included in top 18 Asian films - CNN |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/2606/himala-is-included-in-top-18-asian-filmscnn?s=l02d3hbogdj1ncr0qsnoj49f19 |access-date=April 24, 2025 |agency=PEP.ph |publisher=PEP.ph |date=September 21, 2008}}</ref> Asia-Pacific Film Festival Special Achievement for Best Depiction of Socially Involved Religion (1983),<ref name="Cinema's miracle">{{cite news |title=Cinema's miracle |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/606065/cinemas-miracle-nora-aunors-most-celebrated-awards-titles-and-roles |access-date=May 2, 2025 |agency=Philippine Daily Inquirer |publisher=Inquirer |date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> and Best Asian-Pacific Movie of All Time, CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award (2008).<ref name="CNN Himala">Pythias08 (November 27, 2008). {{YouTube|X4VAVQG_CK4|"CNN Screening Room's feature on Himala"}}. Retrieved March 28, 2011.</ref> 30 years after its release, a restored version of the film was shown in the "Venice Classics" section at the [[69th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Restored version of Himala premieres at 69TH Venice film festival |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2012/08/13/837847/restored-version-ofpremieres-69th-venice-film-festival |access-date=27 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=Philippine Star |date=13 August 2012}}</ref> In 2019 Himala was made into a stage musical.<ref>{{cite web |title=Himala makes the audience witnesses to Cupang's events |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/BWW-Review-HIMALA-Makes-the-Audience-Witnesses-to-Cupangs-Events-20190929 |website=Broadway World |access-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517144008/https://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/BWW-Review-HIMALA-Makes-the-Audience-Witnesses-to-Cupangs-Events-20190929 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1983, Aunor made a single film, ''Minsan, May Isang Ina'', with [[Charito Solis]] and [[Maricel Soriano]], and directed by [[Maryo J. de los Reyes]]. For this she received her 12th consecutive [[1984 FAMAS Awards|FAMAS Best Actress]] nomination.

In 1984, Aunor released three films. In ''[['Merika]]'', she portrayed an [[Overseas Filipinos|Overseas Filipino]] Worker who works as a nurse in America and struggles to fight loneliness and homesickness. The film is about Filipino illegal [[Alien (law)|aliens]] who will do anything just to get a [[Green card]]. Directed by [[Gil Portes]], Aunor's performance in this film won her awards from (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies and her eighth Gawad Urian best actress nomination. ''[[Condemned (1984 film)|Condemned]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Mario O'Hara: A Passion that Refuses to Die |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/11/29/229664/mario-o146hara-passion-refuses-die |access-date=5 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=Philippine Star Online |date=29 November 2003}}</ref> is a story of siblings Yolly (Aunor) and Efren ([[Dan Alvaro]]), and how their lives changed when Efren worked as a driver and a hired killer for ruthless [[money laundering]] lady Connie (played by [[Gloria Romero]]). The film was given an "A" Rating by the Film Ratings Board.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}{{Explain|reason=What does ''A'' mean in the context of wikipedia's general readership.|date=April 2025}} ''[[Bulaklak sa City Jail]]'' (Flowers of the City Jail)<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 films of Nora Aunor: Philippine cinema icon |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/top-10-films-of-nora-aunor-philippine-cinema-icon-1.500096766 |access-date=4 May 2025 |agency=Gulf News |publisher=Gilf News UAE |date=17 April 2025}}</ref> was an official entry to the [[1984 Metro Manila Film Festival]], won best actress from Metro Manila Film Festival for her role as a pregnant [[prisoner]] and a victim of injustice, Angela Aguilar. It also won Catholic Mass Media Awards and her third best actress award from FAMAS. At the Gawad Urian that year, Aunor was a double nominee for Best Actress for ''Bulaklak sa City Jail'' and ''Merika'', while at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies, Aunor was a triple nominee for [[Star Award for Movie Actress of the Year|Best Actress]] for ''Merika'', ''Condemned'', and ''Bulaklak sa City Jail''. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the Film Academy of the Philippines for ''Bulaklak sa City Jail''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:IMDB]]}}

In 1985, Aunor made five films. The first was ''Beloved'',<ref name="Viva Films honors Nora Aunor with film screenings">{{cite news |title=Viva Films honors Nora Aunor with exclusive film screening |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/314583001/viva-films-honors-nora-aunor-with-exclusive-film-screening.html |access-date=May 1, 2025 |agency=Manila Standard |publisher=Manila Standard |date=April 25, 2025}}</ref> a film about four people torn between the love of power and the power of love and infidelity. The film was also serialized in King Komiks. Next was ''Tinik sa Dibdib'' as Lorna, a long-suffering daughter of irresponsible parents who drove her to marry a security guard, who himself is the breadwinner of a very dysfunctional family. Her next film was ''Till We Meet Again''. This was followed by an anthology film ''Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang'', and finally, ''I Can't Stop Loving You'', an entry to the [[1985 Metro Manila Film Festival]].

For the next three years, released only a handful including her final team-up with Dolphy, ''[[My Bugoy Goes to Congress]]''. Other films included 1986's ''I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa'', in which she received her 15th consecutive FAMAS Best Actress nomination; ''Sana Mahalin Mo Ako''; ''Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak'' (Three Mothers, One Son); and ''Balut...Penoy''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:IMDB]]}}

In 1989 she filmed ''[[Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit]]'' (Count the Stars in the Sky), about the rise and fall of a poor, hard-working, and determined barrio lass and her lifetime stormy relationship with a childhood sweetheart. 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 (Philippine TV program)|Superstar]]'' aired its final episode. The program briefly returned on television from November 1989 when it was produced on Channel 13.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

===1990s===
{{rquote|right|Nora Aunor has now defined for us the meaning of a true triumph of the spirit.<br />No wonder she is much imitated but never equalled. <br />— former Philippine Senate President [[Blas Ople]], on Aunor in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:BLOGGER]]}}}}

In the 1990s Aunor made 10 films. Most of these films were critically acclaimed and won domestic and international awards. Aunor also did three stage plays, two of them produced by the [[Philippine Educational Theater Association]] (PETA).<ref name="Nora Aunor on stage–where she was just as stellar">{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor on stage–where she was just as stellar |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/165038/nora-aunor-on-stage-where-she-was-just-as-stellar/ |access-date=May 2, 2025 |agency=Lifestyle Inquirer |publisher=Inquirer |date=July 5, 2014}}</ref>

In the 1990 film ''[[Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina?]]'' (Andrea, What is it Like to Be a Mother?), Aunor played a [[New People's Army]] rebel who leaves her newborn baby to search for her husband.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pinoyrebyu.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/modern-philippine-classics-1990/ |title=Modern Classics |date=April 10, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120420/https://pinoyrebyu.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/modern-philippine-classics-1990/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film won for Aunor all the Best Actress Awards given by the Philippines' five annual award-giving bodies at that time: Gawad Urian, Star Awards for Movies, Film Academy of the Philippines, and her fifth FAMAS Award for Best Actress, thus elevating her to the Hall of Fame. She won the first [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]. The film was also the official entry to the [[1990 Metro Manila Film Festival]], where she also won the Best Actress award.

On May 18, 1991, a few days before her 38th birthday, she staged her first major concert at the [[Araneta Coliseum]], thus earning the name "concert queen" for filling the venue with about 30,000 fans.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:BLOGGER]]}} Her guests included [[Gary Valenciano]], Mon Faustino, The Hotlegs, The Operas, and many more. The audio recording of the concert was later released as her first live album ''[[Handog ni Guy Live]]''.

Later in 1991, Aunor ventured into theater and did the stage adaptation of her critically acclaimed film, ''[[Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo]]''. It was staged by PETA and directed by Socrates "Soxy" Topacio, then PETA's artistic head, and penned by Rody Vera.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliveros |first1=Oliver |title=NCCA, CCP to Honor Late National Artist Nora Aunor |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/NCCA-CCP-to-Honor-Late-National-Artist-Nora-Aunor-20250421 |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=Broadway World |publisher=Broadway World |date=21 April 2025}}</ref> She did two more stage plays, ''DH'' in 1992 and ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' in 1994. Her performances in the three plays were acclaimed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Aunor on stage - where she is just as stellar |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/165038/nora-aunor-on-stage-where-she-was-just-as-stellar/ |website=Inquirer |date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516194235/https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/165038/nora-aunor-on-stage-where-she-was-just-as-stellar/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 25, 1991, ''[[Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.]]'' was included in the [[1991 Metro Manila Film Festival]]. Aunor played a mother struggling to take care of her vegetative daughter. Aunor won numerous awards for her performance, including the Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress and her third consecutive Best Actress trophy from the Film Academy of the Philippines. She also won at the Star Awards for Movies and from the [[Young Critics Circle]] Award for Best Performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Award-giving bodies: Who gets the top plum? |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/08/07/award-giving-bodies-who-gets-the-top-plum/ |access-date=6 May 2025 |agency=Business Mirror |publisher=Business Mirror |date=7 August 2017}}</ref>

In 1992, Aunor was cast in another PETA play, ''DH''. PETA toured the play in North America, Europe, and Hong Kong. On the same year, Aunor returned to television through the weekly drama anthology, ''Star Drama Presents NORA''. She won the Best Actress Award from Star Awards for Television (Philippine Movie Press Club). In 1994, she won the Best Actress in a Single Performance award from the Star Awards for Television (Philippine Movie Press Club) for her performance in "Spotlight" for the episode: "Good Morning, Ma'am". She went back into the recording studio to record bonus tracks for a compilation album to be released in co-operation with Alpha Records and Warner Brothers. The new songs were written by an American songwriter, a neighbor of her sister Tita in San Diego, California.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

In 1994, Aunor received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines. She was the youngest recipient of this special award. In 1995, Aunor found renewed success in the box office when she starred in the biographical film ''[[The Flor Contemplacion Story]]'', about Filipino [[domestic worker]] [[Flor Contemplacion]] who was hanged in Singapore for allegedly killing her fellow maid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigozine2.com/movies08/NVflor.html |title=The Flor Contemplacion Story Review |access-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-date=September 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910223118/http://www.bigozine2.com/movies08/NVflor.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her performance in ''The Flor Contemplacion Story'' got rave reviews <ref>{{cite web |title=The Flor Contemplacion Story - December 10, 1995 |url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/the-flor-contemplacion-story-1200444108/ |website=Variety Magazine |date=December 11, 1995 |publisher=Variety |access-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518092249/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/the-flor-contemplacion-story-1200444108/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Flor Contemplacion Story - Philippines film |url=https://chicagoreader.com/film/the-flor-contemplacion-story/ |website=Chicago Reader |date=October 26, 1985 |access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> earning her first international best actress awards from [[Cairo International Film Festival]], she swept all the Best-Actress awards given by the Philippines' different award-giving bodies, including the Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, and Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role given by the Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yccfilmdesk.wordpress.com/awards-criteria/ |title=Awards & Criteria |date=August 6, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2020 |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609193421/https://yccfilmdesk.wordpress.com/awards-criteria/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aunor's other 1995 film was [[Viva Films]]' official entry to the [[1995 Metro Manila Film Festival]], ''[[Muling Umawit ang Puso]]'', featuring her as a once-famous actress seeking to regain her popularity. It won several awards at the festival including Best Picture, Director, and Actress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joel Lamangan film predicted for acting honors |url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-entertainment/2020/12/18/2064646/isa-pang-bahaghari-predicted-acting-honors |access-date=May 2, 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=The Freeman |date=December 18, 2020}}</ref>

In June 1996, Aunor was cast to play Sisa in [[Premiere Productions]]' then-upcoming film adaptation of [[José Rizal]]'s novel ''[[Noli Me Tángere (novel)|Noli Me Tángere]]'', though the project did not come to fruition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Japitana|first=Norma|title=Marriage for Robin|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460%2C2984399|access-date=October 20, 2022|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=June 19, 1996|page=31B|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019164521/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460,2984399|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1997, Aunor won her second international Best Actress trophy from the 1st East Asia Film and Television Awards and her sixth [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress|Urian Best Actress]] Award for her role as a [[psychotic]] woman who plots her revenge on the family of her parents' killer in ''[[Bakit May Kahapon Pa?]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lilokpelikula.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/hands-clean-in-joel-lamangans-bakit-may-kahapon-pa |title=Hands Clean in Joel Lamangan's Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996) |access-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503024220/http://lilokpelikula.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/hands-clean-in-joel-lamangans-bakit-may-kahapon-pa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1999, Aunor made only one film, ''[[Sidhi (film)|Sidhi]]'', written by [[Rolando Tinio]], a [[National Artist of the Philippines|National Artist for Theater and Literature]]. Later that year, Aunor received the Centennial Honors for the Arts from the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]], conferred to Filipinos who have made significant contributions to culture and the arts in the 20th century.<ref name="Order of National Artists: Nora Aunor">{{cite web |title=Order of National Artists: Nora Aunor |url=https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/nora-aunor/ |website=Philippine National Commission for the Culture and the Arts |access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:President Arroyo with Nora Aunor.jpg|thumb|Aunor with President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] in May 2004.]]

In 2002, Aunor returned to Philippine television through her nightly drama show entitled, ''[[Bituin]]'', a [[Philippine drama|soap opera]] that was aired by [[ABS-CBN]] from September 23, 2002, to May 23, 2003. It starred [[Carol Banawa]], [[Desiree del Valle]], Aunor and [[Cherie Gil]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abs-cbnglobal.com/others/isd/series/family/star/story.html |title=ABS-CBN International: 'Star' |access-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075340/http://www.abs-cbnglobal.com/others/isd/series/family/star/story.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003, Aunor held her 50th birthday ''Gold'' sell-out concert at the [[Araneta Coliseum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inq7.net/ent/2003/may/24/ent_6-1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109173243/http://www.inq7.net/ent/2003/may/24/ent_6-1.htm |archive-date=November 9, 2006 |title=Nora Aunor holds audience in the palm of her hand |access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Aunor "Gold" Concert - 2003 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHig4k6ra8 |website=Youtube |date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515215351/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHig4k6ra8&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2004, Aunor made ''[[Naglalayag]]'', her last film shot entirely in the Philippines before she went on hiatus for almost eight years. Aunor played a middle-aged judge having an affair with a young taxi driver, portrayed by [[Yul Servo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Memorable Nora films through the decades |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/08/12/291050/memorable-nora-films-through-decades |access-date=4 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Star |publisher=Philippine Star Global |date=12 August 2005}}</ref> Their performance won them international acting awards at the [[Brussels International Independent Film Festival|31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles]], where the film also won the jury prize.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/06/30/255813/nora-yul-win-top-honors-manila-filmfest-awards|title=Nora, Yul win top honors at Manila Filmfest awards|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121215954/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/06/30/255813/nora-yul-win-top-honors-manila-filmfest-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 1, 2005, Aunor received her own star on the [[Eastwood City Walk of Fame|Philippines Walk of Fame]] as one of its first inductees.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/714874/nora-aunor-visits-her-star-walk-fame-el-presidentes-p100-million-movie|title=Nora Aunor visits her star in Walk of Fame|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924165518/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/714874/nora-aunor-visits-her-star-walk-fame-el-presidentes-p100-million-movie|url-status=live}}</ref>

While in the United States, Aunor did two independently produced films namely ''Ingrata'' and ''Care Home''. Even with only a limited run in a few Metro Manila theaters, the films, particularly ''Care Home'', was still able to score for Aunor critical praise and even nominations for Best Actress, specifically from [[PMPC Star Awards for Movies]] in 2007.

===2010s===
Aunor toured the United States and Canada performing to Filipino communities in a series of concerts at the start of the decade. In February 2010, she was shortlisted by the Green Globe Film Awards as one of the 10 Best Asian Actresses of the Decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vintersections.com/2010/02/nora-aunor-nominated-in-2010-green.html |title=Nora Aunor nominated in the Green Globe Film Awards |access-date=February 9, 2013 |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131142920/http://www.vintersections.com/2010/02/nora-aunor-nominated-in-2010-green.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 23, 2010, Aunor was named one of the 10 Best Asian Actresses along with [[Gong Li]] and [[Maggie Cheung]].<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/24/10/nora-aunor-wins-2010-green-planet-movie-awards|title=Nora Aunor wins at 2010 Green Planet Movie Awards|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809152855/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/24/10/nora-aunor-wins-2010-green-planet-movie-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the only Filipino actress to be shortlisted and win this award.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100408-263103/Nora-reconnects-with-70s-screen-partner-Sajid-Khan |title=Nora reconnects with 70s screen partner Sajid Khan |access-date=February 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108033129/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100408-263103/Nora-reconnects-with-70s-screen-partner-Sajid-Khan |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Aunor also made two endorsement deals in Japan, including one for a skin clinic.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/24860/The-new-Nora-Aunor-explains-why-she-underwent-plastic-surgery|title=The new Nora Aunor explains why she underwent plastic surgery|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141607/http://www.pep.ph/news/24860/The-new-Nora-Aunor-explains-why-she-underwent-plastic-surgery|url-status=live}}</ref> However, due to a botched surgery in Japan, Aunor lost her singing voice,<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/05/25/10/will-nora-aunor-file-lawsuit-over-botched-surgery|title=Is Nora a victim of botched surgery?|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=June 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614183830/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/05/25/10/will-nora-aunor-file-lawsuit-over-botched-surgery|url-status=live}}</ref> During her concert in May 2010 in [[Toronto]], Canada, Aunor tearfully announced that it would be her last concert as she could no longer sing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filipinojournal.com/alberta/philippine-news/entainment/nora-aunor-lost-golden-voice-due-to-vocal-cord-surgery.html |title=Nora Aunor Lost Golden Voice Due to Cosmetic Surgery |access-date=February 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301074914/http://filipinojournal.com/alberta/philippine-news/entainment/nora-aunor-lost-golden-voice-due-to-vocal-cord-surgery.html |archive-date=March 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 2, 2011, Aunor returned to the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/01/11/nora-aunor-back-philippines|title=Nora Aunor back in the Philippines|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=January 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104230304/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/01/11/nora-aunor-back-philippines|url-status=live}}</ref> She signed a three-year contract with [[TV5 (Philippines)|TV5]] and was cast in the mini series ''[[Sa Ngalan ng Ina]]'', where she played a widow who suddenly finds herself embracing the complexities of political life and government power.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pagsolingan |first1=Karen |title=PEP REVIEW: Nora Aunor shines again in Sa Ngalan Ng Ina |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/9028/pep-review-nora-aunor-shines-again-in-sa-ngalan-ng-ina |access-date=7 May 2025 |agency=PEP |publisher=PEP.ph |date=30 September 2011}}</ref> Aunor received a nomination from Golden Screen TV Awards and a best actress trophy from 2012 Star Awards for Television. This miniseries was her last collaboration with director Mario O'Hara before his death from leukemia.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/46871/mario-o%E2%80%99-hara-68|title=Death of actor-director Mario O'Hara stuns filmdom|access-date=April 5, 2013|archive-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630121854/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/46871/mario-o%E2%80%99-hara-68|url-status=live}}</ref> She also starred alongside [[ER Ejercito]] in the historical film ''[[El Presidente (film)|El Presidente]]'', a biopic of the first Philippine President [[Emilio Aguinaldo]] intended for the [[2012 Metro Manila Film Festival]], in which she played the role of Aguinaldo's second wife Maria Agoncillo. Also in 2011, she received eight Lifetime Achievement Awards for film and music from different award giving bodies.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/09/11/nora-aunor-starts-filming-el-presidente|title=Nora Aunor starts filming 'El Presidente'|access-date=February 10, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018062531/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/09/11/nora-aunor-starts-filming-el-presidente|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Aunor collaborated with the [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Cannes best director awardee]] [[Brillante Mendoza]] for the film ''[[Thy Womb]]'' which was part of the [[69th Venice International Film Festival]]. Aunor played Shaleha, a barren Badjao midwife who helps her husband look for a wife who can bear a child. The film was nominated for [[Golden Lion]] for Best Film and [[Volpi Cup]] for best actress for Aunor. On the eve of the awards, Aunor was chosen by the "Premio Della Critica Indipendiente" as their best performer and gave her the Bisato d'Oro.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nora-aunor-wins-critics-prize-for-thy-womb-on-eve-of-venice-award-rites |title=Aunor wins critics prize |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111171939/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nora-aunor-wins-critics-prize-for-thy-womb-on-eve-of-venice-award-rites/ |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2012, Aunor won the [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress]] and the film won the [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing]] for Brillante Mendoza.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Best Actress 2012 |url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2012/best-actress/nora-aunor-thy-womb-sinapupunan |website=Asia Pacific Screen Awards |access-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514024816/https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2012/best-actress/nora-aunor-thy-womb-sinapupunan |url-status=live }}</ref> By virtue of her nomination from the [[Asia Pacific Screen Award]], she became the first Filipino actor to be inducted as a member of Asia Pacific Screen Academy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia Pacific Screen Academy Member - Nora Aunor |url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-academy-members/nora-aunor |website=Asia Pacific Screen Academy |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515010024/https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-academy-members/nora-aunor |url-status=live }}</ref> She was also nominated at the 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/40209-the-55th-asia-pacific-film-festival-awards-announces-nominee-list.html |title=The 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival announces its nominees |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203051406/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/40209-the-55th-asia-pacific-film-festival-awards-announces-nominee-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dubai International Film Festival, 43rd International Film Festival of India, and won Best Actress at the seventh Asian Film Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=7th Asian Film Awards - Best Actress "Nora Aunor" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sihSKFdFRi0 |website=Youtube |date=August 12, 2013 |publisher=Asian Film Awards |access-date=May 15, 2023}}</ref>

At the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, Aunor won her eighth best actress award from the Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/review-the-miracle-of-thy-womb-nora-aunor-delivers-another-performance-for-the-ages |title=The miracle of 'Thy Womb': Nora Aunor delivers another performance for the ages |access-date=April 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419025017/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/review-the-miracle-of-thy-womb-nora-aunor-delivers-another-performance-for-the-ages/ |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Also in 2012, Aunor guested in the fantasy-drama TV series ''[[Enchanted Garden]]'', as a faith healer who happens to be a queen. She guested in ''[[Third Eye (2012 TV series)|Third Eye]]''. In 2013, she returned to TV in the soap opera, ''[[Never Say Goodbye (TV series)|Never Say Goodbye]]'' and was also cast in ''[[Ang Kwento ni Mabuti]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nora-aunor-topbills-cinefilipino-entry-ang-kuwento-ni-mabuti|title=Nora Aunor topbills CineFilipino entry, ''Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401035120/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nora-aunor-topbills-cinefilipino-entry-ang-kuwento-ni-mabuti/|archive-date=April 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> an official entry to the first CineFilipino film Festival directed by acclaimed director Mes de Guzman.

On May 21, 2013, Aunor celebrated her 60th birthday dubbed as "Nora at 60" at the Meralco Multi-Purpose Hall.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2013/05/24/945771/still-fabulous-60|title=Still fabulous at 60!|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923124758/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2013/05/24/945771/still-fabulous-60|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/gallery-nora-aunor-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-career-retrospective/ |title=Nora Aunor celebrates 60th birthday with career retrospective |access-date=May 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609235739/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/gallery-nora-aunor-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-career-retrospective/ |archive-date=June 9, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/may2313/ent_rp.htm |title=Nora Aunor celebrates 60th birthday |website=[[Abante]] |access-date=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607193502/http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/may2313/ent_rp.htm#.UZ3lTkrCsYR |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{rquote|right|It's great to win abroad but nothing beats being recognized by your countrymen. <br />— Aunor on her acceptance speech at the 2013 [[Gawad Urian]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/99305/jericho-rosales-nora-aunor-brillante-mendoza-lead-36th-gawad-urian-awards|title=Nora Aunor, Jericho Rosales, Brillante Mendoza lead the 36th Gawad Urian Awards|access-date=8 September 2013|archive-date=June 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621222810/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/99305/jericho-rosales-nora-aunor-brillante-mendoza-lead-36th-gawad-urian-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/19/955774/nora-wins-2013-urian-best-actress-award-jericho-best-actor|title=Nora wins 2013 Urian Best Actress award, Jericho Best Actor|access-date=September 8, 2013|archive-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729110846/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/19/955774/nora-wins-2013-urian-best-actress-award-jericho-best-actor|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

{{Quote box|bgcolor=#CCDDFF | quote=I have won many awards, but each new one surprises me still.|source=-Nora Aunor on winning Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/164281/because-teachers-take-media-arts-seriously|title=Because teachers take media arts seriously|first=Allan|last=Policarpio|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830143008/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/164281/because-teachers-take-media-arts-seriously|url-status=live}}</ref>|width=180 | align=right}}

On June 18, 2013, Aunor won the Gawad Urian Award for Best Actress for ''Thy Womb''. This was her 17th nomination and her seventh win.<ref>{{cite news|work=Rappler|url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/red-carpet/31622-nora-aunor-7th-urian-best-actress|title=Nora Aunor wins 7th Urian Best Actress|access-date=July 26, 2013|archive-date=June 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621063936/http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/red-carpet/31622-nora-aunor-7th-urian-best-actress|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/superstar-nora-aunor-jericho-rosales-win-top-acting-awards-in-this-years-gawad-urian |title=Superstar Nora Aunor, Jericho Rosales win top acting awards in this years Gawad Urian |date=June 20, 2013 |access-date=July 26, 2013 |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627152149/http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/superstar-nora-aunor-jericho-rosales-win-top-acting-awards-in-this-years-gawad-urian/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 30, 2013, Aunor won her fourth international Best Actress award from the third Sakhalin International Film Festival in Russia for the film ''Thy Womb''.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/30/13/nora-aunor-scores-4th-intl-award-thy-womb-role|title=Nora Aunor scores 4th int'l award for 'Thy Womb' role|access-date=August 30, 2013|archive-date=August 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831053443/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/30/13/nora-aunor-scores-4th-intl-award-thy-womb-role|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Aunor filmed her second tele-movie/miniseries with TV5 titled ''When I Fall in Love'', and directed by Joel Lamangan. She portrayed a wife who takes care of her terminally-ill husband.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/100333/welcome-back-the-guy-pip-love-team|title=Welcome back the Guy & Pip love team, Dollywood, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 25, 2013|access-date=January 22, 2014|archive-date=February 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219043702/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/100333/welcome-back-the-guy-pip-love-team|url-status=live}}</ref>

Aunor was honored as one of the "People of the Year" by People Asia magazine on January 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/lifestyle/01/22/14/coco-megan-nora-honored-people-year|title=Coco, Megan, Nora honored as 'People of the Year'|access-date=January 22, 2014|archive-date=January 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122172501/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/lifestyle/01/22/14/coco-megan-nora-honored-people-year|url-status=live}}</ref> In the promotional news of TV5, Aunor was announced to top-bill the musical-drama, ''Trenderas'', in which Aunor played the role of a famous singer who mysteriously disappeared at the height of her popularity.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/13248/dingdong-avanzado-joins-nora-aunor-in-tv539s-upcoming-musical-drama-trenderas|title=Dingdong Avanzado joins Nora Aunor in TV5's upcoming musical-drama Trenderas|access-date=January 24, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202160544/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/13248/dingdong-avanzado-joins-nora-aunor-in-tv539s-upcoming-musical-drama-trenderas|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/photos/4334/nora-aunor-joins-fresh-talents-in-tv539s-musical-drama-trenderas|title=Nora Aunor joins fresh talents in TV5's musical-drama Trenderas|access-date=January 24, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202160546/http://www.pep.ph/photos/4334/nora-aunor-joins-fresh-talents-in-tv539s-musical-drama-trenderas|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 2, 2014, Aunor received her second Ani ng Dangal Award from the [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)]].<ref>{{cite news|work=The Manila Times|url=http://manilatimes.net/nora-aunor-leads-ani-ng-dangal-awardees/70568/|title=Nora Aunor leads 'Ani ng Dangal' awardees, The Manila Times, January 25, 2014|access-date=February 4, 2014|archive-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220065843/http://manilatimes.net/nora-aunor-leads-ani-ng-dangal-awardees/70568/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 18, 2014, the [[University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication]] awarded Aunor with the Gawad Plaridel Award for Television, Music and Film.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/147418/nora-aunor-receives-up-gawad-plaridel-award|title=Nora Aunor receives UP Gawad Plaridel award|access-date=July 18, 2014|archive-date=July 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718165515/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/147418/nora-aunor-receives-up-gawad-plaridel-award|url-status=live}}</ref>

Aunor made four films in 2014, including ''[[Hustisya]]'', which was part of the [[10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival]]. This was the first time that Aunor had participated in the Film festival.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:BLOGGER]]}} The film was directed by Joel Lamangan and written by Ricky Lee.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/4769/nora-aunor-graces-cinemalaya-gala-of-hustisya|title=Nora Aunor graces Cinemalaya gala of Hustisya|access-date=August 5, 2014|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052803/http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/4769/nora-aunor-graces-cinemalaya-gala-of-hustisya|url-status=live}}</ref> Aunor won her first Best Actress award from this festival. The film was also declared by Cinemalaya as the box-office winner during its weeklong run.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nora-aunor-wins-best-actress-leads-cinemalaya-x-winners |title=Nora Aunor wins best actress, leads Cinemalaya X winners |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210040/http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/nora-aunor-wins-best-actress-leads-cinemalaya-x-winners/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The three other films were ''[[Dementia (2014 film)|Dementia]]'', a psychological horror drama directed by Perci Intalan. ''Padre de Pamilya'' and ''Whistleblower'',<ref name="Rolling Stone"/> were both directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/27/14/nora-aunor-receives-gawad-plaridel-award|title=Nora Aunor receives UP Gawad Plaridel Award|access-date=August 28, 2014|archive-date=August 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827163612/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/27/14/nora-aunor-receives-gawad-plaridel-award|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Aunor received the Asian Achiever Award as Asia's Best Actress Awardee by the Asia Pacific Awards Council (APAC) led by consumer advocate Jonathan Navea. She again received the same accolade during the 26th Asia Pacific Excellence Awards on April 9, 2015.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

On May 16, 2015, Aunor won her eighth International Best actress for ''Dementia'' which also won the Best Foreign Language Film at the St. Tropez International Film Festival in France.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/170349/nora-aunor-dementia-win-big-in-france-film-fest|title=Nora Aunor, 'Dementia' win big in France film fest|access-date=May 15, 2015|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518032323/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/170349/nora-aunor-dementia-win-big-in-france-film-fest|url-status=live}}</ref> She also won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 ASEAN International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Resolution - Senate P.S. No. 1270 |url=http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/2084917924!.pdf |website=Philippine Senate |access-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514200906/http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/2084917924!.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Aunor was recognized by several universities and colleges in the Philippines, naming her as a cultural Icon. [[Bicol University]] presented her with the ONRA Award upon the initiative of [[Ako Bicol]] Partylist Representative [[Rodel Batocabe]] for bringing honor and pride to her fellow Bicolanos in particular, and to the country in general, through her achievements in the arts.<ref>{{cite news|work=Manila Bulletin|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/a-grand-homecoming-for-nora-aunor/|title=A grand homecoming for Nora Aunor|access-date=July 27, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923163854/http://www.mb.com.ph/a-grand-homecoming-for-nora-aunor/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/166669/onra-no-less-for-nora-aunor|title='Onra,' no less, for Nora Aunor :Bicol University welcomes the Superstar as it would a homecoming queen|access-date=July 27, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923163343/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/166669/onra-no-less-for-nora-aunor|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Ateneo de Naga University]] gave her "Bulawan na Bikolnon" award for giving pride to the Bicol Region.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/50695/nora-aunor-elated-by-various-citations-in-bicol-region-ldquopakiramdam-ko-isa-akong-presidenterdquo|title=Nora Aunor elated by various citations in Bicol region: "Pakiramdam ko, isa akong Presidente!"|access-date=July 27, 2015|archive-date=July 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710141755/http://www.pep.ph/news/50695/nora-aunor-elated-by-various-citations-in-bicol-region-ldquopakiramdam-ko-isa-akong-presidenterdquo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/167050/superstars-sentimental-homecoming|title=Superstars sentimental homecoming|access-date=July 27, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923102457/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/167050/superstars-sentimental-homecoming|url-status=live}}</ref> [[De La Salle University]] also recognized her with the "Gawada La Sallian para sa Sining" for her contributions to Philippine Arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iblvl7Fz6ik |title=Pagpaparangal ng Gawad LaSallian sa Sining kay Bb NORA AUNOR |website=YouTube |date=May 2, 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2015 |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204112933/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iblvl7Fz6ik |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 17, 2015, Aunor was conferred the Gawad CPP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts by the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Aunor leads Gawad CCP awardees |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/179076/nora-aunor-leads-gawad-ccp-awardees |website=Inquirer |date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515183631/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/179076/nora-aunor-leads-gawad-ccp-awardees |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[63rd FAMAS Awards]] on September 20, 2015, Aunor was recognized as the Iconic Movie Queen of Philippine Cinema.<ref>{{cite news|work=Rappler|url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/104686-list-famas-awards-2015-nominees|title=63rd FAMAS Awards|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916222533/http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/104686-list-famas-awards-2015-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref>

After consecutive nominations for ''Thy Womb'', ''Ang Kwento ni Mabuti'', ''Dementia'', and ''[[Taklub]]'', Aunor received her fifth consecutive and 21st [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]] nomination in 2017 for ''Hinulid'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Hinulid: Film Review, October 2016 |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2016/10/19/hinulid-the-sorrows-of-sita-and-the-politics-of-myths-and-memories/ |website=Business Mirror |date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> her first film shot entirely in her native [[Bikol languages|Bicolano]] language.

===2020s===
[[File:Nora Aunor Acceptance Speech - 2022 Order of the National Artist of the Philippines - Parangal sa Mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining.webm|thumb|Aunor's speech during the 2022 Order of the National Artist of the Philippines]]
In 2020, Aunor appeared in the film ''[[Isa Pang Bahaghari]]'' (Another Rainbow), with Phillip Salvador and [[Michael de Mesa]], directed by [[Joel Lamangan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador reunited after 40 years |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/videos/2020/12/15/Nora-Aunor--Philip-Salvador-reunited-in--Isa-Pang-Bahaghari-.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515115450/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/videos/2020/12/15/Nora-Aunor--Philip-Salvador-reunited-in--Isa-Pang-Bahaghari-.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |website=CNN |publisher=CNN Philippines |access-date=May 15, 2023}}</ref> The film competed in the [[2020 Metro Manila Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Metro Manila Film Festival |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1880696/Cebu/Lifestyle/Metro-Manila-Film-Festival-2020-starts-streaming-this-Christmas |website=Sun Star Philippines |date=December 20, 2020 |publisher=Sun Star |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515130518/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1880696/Cebu/Lifestyle/Metro-Manila-Film-Festival-2020-starts-streaming-this-Christmas |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2020 on her 67th birthday, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines]], Aunor appeared in the Youtube video ''Lola Doc''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Nora Aunor in Lola Doc |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376685/unconventional-projects-show-nora-aunor-kim-chiu-in-a-flattering-light |website=Inquirer |date=May 25, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516165921/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376685/unconventional-projects-show-nora-aunor-kim-chiu-in-a-flattering-light |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Aunor was chosen as one of the Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade (2010s) by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, the Filipino film critic group of the [[Gawad Urian Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Critics honor best film performers of 2010s |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/10/14/critics-honor-the-actors-of-the-decade/ |website=Business Mirror |date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref>

In late 2021, Aunor was cast in her first antagonist role in the film ''Kontrabida''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Aunor tackles first kontrabida role |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/columns0/very-wang/345233/nora-aunor-tackles-first-kontrabida-role.html |website=Manila Standard |date=January 24, 2021 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923173904/https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/columns0/very-wang/345233/nora-aunor-tackles-first-kontrabida-role.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (''The Villain''), directed by [[Adolfo Alix Jr.]] The film competed at the sixth [[Hanoi International Film Festival]], winning the Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema Prize for Best Asian Film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Aunor film Kontrabida wins Best Asian Film at Hanoi Int'l Film Festival |url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/11/23/nora-aunor-movie-kontrabida-wins-best-asian-film |website=ABS CBN |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515105415/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/11/23/nora-aunor-movie-kontrabida-wins-best-asian-film |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2022, Aunor received the [[National Artist of the Philippines]] award following Proclamation 1390 issued by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/834588/malacanang-confers-new-national-artists/story/|title=Nora Aunor, seven others named new National Artists|first=Sundy|last=Locus|date=June 10, 2022|website=GMA News Online|access-date=October 9, 2024|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009023640/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/834588/malacanang-confers-new-national-artists/story/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Duterte fetes National Artists |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1176928 |work=Philippine News Agency |access-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515110316/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1176928 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Aunor starred in [[Pieta (2023 film)|Pieta]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Powerhouse reunion - Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar in Pieta |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2023/02/08/powerhouse-reunion-nora-aunor-gina-alajar-in-new-film-pieta/ |website=Daily Tribune |date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |last1=Mayo |first1=Stephanie }}</ref> a drama-thriller directed by Alix, with [[Alfred Vargas]], Bembol Roco, [[Gina Alajar]], and Jaclyn Jose.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pieta unveils star-studded cast 2023 |url=https://www.manilastandard.net/showbitz/314311220/upcoming-drama-movie-pieta-unveils-star-studded-cast.html |website=Manila Standard |date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> She portrayed a mother who is going blind and suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's who meets her son just released from prison after 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Alfred Vargas learned from Nora, Gina, Jaclyn in "Pieta" |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/22/what-alfred-vargas-learned-from-nora-gina-and-jaclyn |website=Manila Bulletin |access-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528061457/https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/22/what-alfred-vargas-learned-from-nora-gina-and-jaclyn |url-status=live }}</ref> For her performance, Aunor won the Movie Actress of the Year award at the 40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.<ref name="40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies">{{cite news |title=Multiple stars share top awards at the 40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/25/multiple-stars-share-top-awards-at-the-40th-pmpc-star-awards-for-movies-449 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |agency=ABS CBN News |publisher=ABS CBN |date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>

Aunor made a cameo appearance in the 2024 musical drama film and [[Metro Manila Film Festival]] entry ''[[Isang Himala]]'', an adaptation of the 2018 theatrical play based on Aunor's 1982 film ''Himala''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Felipe |first1=MJ |title=Nora Aunor to have special cameo at MMFF movie-musical 'Isang Himala' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2024/12/4/nora-aunor-to-have-special-cameo-at-mmff-movie-musical-isang-himala-0056 |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=April 19, 2025 |date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122043022/https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2024/12/4/nora-aunor-to-have-special-cameo-at-mmff-movie-musical-isang-himala-0056 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2025, Aunor starred in her final film titled ''Mananambal'', a horror film directed by Alix.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hawson |first1=Fred |title='Mananambal' review: Nora Aunor's expressive eyes as intense as ever |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/2/21/-mananambal-review-nora-aunor-s-expressive-eyes-as-intense-as-ever-1443 |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=April 19, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221094708/https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/2/21/-mananambal-review-nora-aunor-s-expressive-eyes-as-intense-as-ever-1443 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before her death, Aunor was supposed to star in a film with [[Hilda Koronel]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cerezo |first1=Anna |title=Nora Aunor was excited to shoot film with Hilda Koronel, Director shares |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2025/4/19/nora-aunor-was-excited-to-shoot-film-with-hilda-koronel-director-shares-1805 |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=April 19, 2025 |date=April 19, 2025}}</ref>

On May 4, 2025, Aunor was posthumously conferred with the [[Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)|Presidential Medal of Merit]] from President [[Bongbong Marcos]] for her services to the arts.<ref name="may4"/>

==In politics==
In 1986, Aunor campaigned for the reelection of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] in the [[1986 Philippine presidential election|1986 snap election]], stating in her television program ''[[Superstar (Philippine TV program)|Superstar]]'' that she believed Marcos could solve the problems in Philippine society.<ref>{{cite news|title=More stars join KBL campaign|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=January 30, 1986|quote=Nora, who has in the past been very discreet about her political convictions, admitted on ''Superstar'' that she is joining President Marcos' campaign retinue[....] 'At naniniwala rin ako na si Presidente Marcos lang ang makakalutas sa lahat ng problema ng ating bayan ngayon.'}}</ref> Despite this, Aunor attended the beginning of the [[People Power Revolution]] that toppled Marcos a few weeks later.<ref>{{cite news |title=EDSA Day 1: February 22, 1986 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=February 13, 2014 |url=https://www.inquirer.net/118117/edsa-people-power-revolution-day-1-february-22-1986/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719165342/https://www.inquirer.net/118117/edsa-people-power-revolution-day-1-february-22-1986/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aunor publicly supported actor [[Joseph Estrada]]'s successful candidacy in the [[1998 Philippine presidential election]] but withdrew her support during the [[Second EDSA Revolution]], in which she personally participated, in January 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ã¢â'¬ËœAte GuyÃ¢â'¬â"¢ calls on Estrada to resign |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=January 19, 2001 |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2001/01/19/89478/ate-guy-calls-estrada-resign/ |access-date=April 25, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Remember EDSA? |newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=January 21, 2023 |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/21/remember-edsa/ |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125041646/https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/21/remember-edsa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Aunor had also accused Estrada of hitting her while they were both in a relationship in their acting careers. She endorsed Estrada's successor, [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]], in the [[2004 Philippine presidential election|2004 election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aunor, Lulli endorse Arroyo |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |date=February 11, 2004 |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/aunor-lulli-endorse-arroyo-1.313345}}</ref>

Aunor ran for [[governor of Camarines Sur]], her home province, in 2001. [[Raul Roco]] said that she would be the Arroyo administration's candidate, with Aunor running under [[Aksyon Demokratiko]], Roco's party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |title=Aunor will be administration bet for Camarines Sur governor |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2001/02/27/104548/aunor-will-be-administration-bet-camarines-sur-governor |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Roco had earlier asked Estrada to endorse Aunor for governor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roco to Estrada: Endorse Nora for governor |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/10/08/88422/roco-estrada-endorse-nora-governor |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> She eventually ran under [[Lakas–CMD (1991)|Lakas–NUCD]] of Arroyo, with Speaker [[Jose de Venecia Jr.]] saying that she withdrew support to Estrada after being convinced by [[Jose Maria Sison]] of the [[Communist Party of the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fuertes |first=Yolanda |date=March 3, 2001 |title=De Venecia admits Lakas took Nora at Joma behest |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sKU2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2390%2C21801711 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |pages=A12}}</ref>

Aunor went up against incumbent governor [[Luis Villafuerte]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Villafuerte camp belittles 'Ate Guy' |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2001/03/04/104599/villafuerte-camp-belittles-145ate-guy146 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> During the campaign, Aunor initially had the support of leftist [[Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines|party-list]] [[Bayan Muna]], but then they withdrew their support due to differences in ideology and organizational style.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Escandor |first=Juan Jr. |date=May 9, 2001 |title=Nora's chances of becoming governing dim |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06U2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=746%2C40016176 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |pages=A27}}</ref> At the same time, her house in Iriga, which she used as her campaign headquarters, was shot at by unidentified gunmen, forcing her to relocate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bahay ni Nora Aunor niratrat |url=https://www.philstar.com/bansa/2001/03/22/126211/bahay-ni-nora-aunor-niratrat |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Villafuerte defeated Aunor in the election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Ethel |title=Ate Guy gives politics another shot |url=https://malaya.com.ph/column-of-the-day/ate-guy-gives-politics-another-shot/ |access-date=April 22, 2025 |work=[[Malaya Business Insight]] |date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422083331/https://malaya.com.ph/column-of-the-day/ate-guy-gives-politics-another-shot/ |url-status=live |archive-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref>

On March 17, 2015, Aunor publicly called for President [[Noynoy Aquino]]'s resignation during a rally to commemorate the death of [[Flor Contemplacion]], accusing him of failing to resolve [[Labor policy in the Philippines|labor issues in the country]].<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/03/18/1434970/nora-aunor-pnoy-resign|title=Nora Aunor: PNoy, resign!|access-date=September 22, 2015|archive-date=September 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930062419/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/03/18/1434970/nora-aunor-pnoy-resign|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, Aunor registered her candidacy as second nominee of the People's Champ Guardians party-list for the [[2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Para lang po makatulong': Nora Aunor seeks House seat under new party-list |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/7/-para-lang-po-makatulong-nora-aunor-seeks-house-seat-under-new-party-list-1130 |website=ABS-CBN |access-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-date=November 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124054828/https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/7/-para-lang-po-makatulong-nora-aunor-seeks-house-seat-under-new-party-list-1130 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2025 she withdrew her candidacy, and endorsed [[Kabalikat ng Mamamayan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor backs out as party-list nominee, to support another group |url=https://www.inquirer.net/431429/nora-aunor-backs-out-as-party-list-nominee-to-support-another-group/ |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 5, 2025 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405195144/https://www.inquirer.net/431429/nora-aunor-backs-out-as-party-list-nominee-to-support-another-group/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Aunor and actor [[Christopher de Leon]] married in a civil ceremony on January 25, 1975. She and De Leon have one biological child, Kristoffer Ian de Leon<ref>{{cite news |last1=San Diego Jr. |first1=Bayani |title=Nora Aunor proud of son Ian de Leon for helping accident victim |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/192874/nora-aunor-proud-of-son-ian-de-leon-for-helping-accident-victim |access-date=9 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Inquirer |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=29 March 2016}}</ref> and four adopted children, including [[Lotlot de Leon]] and [[Matet de Leon]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Manila Bulletin|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/378159/lotlot-de-leon-grateful-to-both-biological-and-adoptive-parents#.UP5X_lK1hIs|title=Lotlot De Leon Grateful To Both Biological And Adoptive Parents|access-date=January 22, 2013|archive-date=January 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101111936/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/378159/lotlot-de-leon-grateful-to-both-biological-and-adoptive-parents#.UP5X_lK1hIs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/4/22/matet-de-leon-opens-up-about-her-relationship-with-mother-nora-aunor-i-m-full-of-regrets-1851|title=Matet de Leon opens up about her relationship with mother Nora Aunor: 'I'm full of regrets'|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref> She and De Leon renewed their vows on January 27, 1976, in a religious ceremony.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=previous citation removed per [[WP:BLOGGER]]}} The couple later separated, and their marriage was dissolved in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/25185/matet-shares-secrets-of-nora-aunor-as-supermom|title=Matet Shares secret of nora as supermom|access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718194329/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/25185/matet-shares-secrets-of-nora-aunor-as-supermom|url-status=live}}</ref> Her niece [[Marion Aunor]] is also a singer and actress.<ref name="Aunor">{{cite news |date=March 7, 2013 |title=Nora Aunor's niece signs up with Star Records |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/07/13/nora-aunors-niece-signs-star-records |accessdate=March 11, 2013 |work=ABS-CBN News |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310031727/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/07/13/nora-aunors-niece-signs-star-records |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Niece">{{cite news |last=Benavides |first=Kathleen |date=February 4, 2013 |title=Nora Aunor's niece Marion Aunor is one of Himig Handog 2013's twelve finalists |url=http://www.pep.ph/spotlight/extra-extra/28379/nora-aunors-niece-marion-aunor-is-one-of-himig-handog-2013s-twelve-finalists |accessdate=March 11, 2013 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102620/http://www.pep.ph/spotlight/extra-extra/28379/nora-aunors-niece-marion-aunor-is-one-of-himig-handog-2013s-twelve-finalists |url-status=live }}</ref>

Records from the Marriage Inquiry System of Clark County, Las Vegas indicates that Aunor married two individuals at different dates during her stay in the United States. These were previously not known to the public. On July 7, 1988, she married Richard Merk, a Filipino actor and jazz singer. Merk confirmed the marriage in an interview, stating that it lasted for three years until they separated, without the two of them filing for divorce.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/186385/richard-merck-nora-aunor-a4118-20250419?s=al35h9dvdcscp0tjbafhe05ukb|title=Richard Merk, nagpakasal kay Nora Aunor: "I lost my ex-wife."|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> Another record indicated that Aunor married her female manager Norie Sayo on May 22, 2000.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/13309/first-read-on-pep-did-nora-aunor-marry-her-lesbian-manager-in-las-vegas|title=FIRST READ ON PEP: Did Nora Aunor get married twice in Las Vegas?|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> Despite the marriage entry, Sayo denied that there was a marriage between her and Aunor. She explained that at the time the supposed marriage occurred, same-sex marriage was only legal in the state of Massachusetts, and it is impossible for them to be wed in Las Vegas. She suspects that someone else applied for this marriage entry without the two of them knowing.<ref>{{cite news|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/16501/first-read-on-pep-norie-sayo-denies-marrying-nora-aunor-in-the-us?s=al35h9dvdcscp0tjbafhe05ukb|title=FIRST READ ON PEP: Norie Sayo denies marrying Nora Aunor in the U.S.|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref>

On March 30, 2005, Aunor was arrested at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] after being found with eight grams of [[methamphetamine]] and a glass pipe in her carry-on luggage. After pleading guilty to drug-related charges, she was ordered to pay a $250-fine and undergo a six-month drug rehabilitation program. Upon completion of the terms, the charges against her were dismissed in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|work=GMA News |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/content/62797/nora-aunor-cleared-of-drug-case-in-us/story/ |title=Nora Aunor cleared of drug case in US |access-date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> The case was cited by President [[Noynoy Aquino]] in his refusal to confer the National Artist Award to Aunor in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/07/01/1341221/pnoy-drug-case-disqualified-nora-natl-artist |title=PNoy: Drug case disqualified Nora as Nat'l Artist |access-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413134247/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/07/01/1341221/pnoy-drug-case-disqualified-nora-natl-artist |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aunor became a [[United States Permanent Resident Card|permanent resident]] of the United States in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iglesias |first1=Iza |last2=Alpad |first2=Christina |last3=Maralit |first3=Kristina |last4=Tamayo |first4=Bernadette |title=Nation mourns Nora Aunor |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/04/18/news/national/nation-mourns-nora-aunor/2094328 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |work=The Manila Times |date=April 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422080218/https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/04/18/news/national/nation-mourns-nora-aunor/2094328 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> In 2011, she returned to the Philippines to resume her acting and singing career after an eight-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://philippineparadisepages.com/news_details&id=109 |title=The Philippine 'Superstar' is back |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030175628/http://www.philippineparadisepages.com/news_details%26id%3D109 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Yes! (Philippine magazine)|Yes!]]'', published in October 2011, in which Aunor was asked if she was [[bisexual]], she replied that she may well be.<ref name="yes">{{Cite web |first=Joyce |last=Jimenez |date=September 20, 2011 |title=Nora Aunor tells YES! maybe she's bisexual; reveals visiting Vilma Santos with flowers before |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/31147/nora-aunor-tells-yes-maybe-she39s-bisexual-reveals-visiting-vilma-santos-with-flowers-before |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250417050459/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/31147/nora-aunor-tells-yes-maybe-she39s-bisexual-reveals-visiting-vilma-santos-with-flowers-before |archive-date=April 17, 2025 |website=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |language=tl |url-status=live |access-date=April 17, 2025 }}</ref>

==Death==
[[File:Nora Aunor's necrological service at Manila Metropolitan Theater on April 22, 2025.jpg|thumb|Aunor's state memorial service at the [[Manila Metropolitan Theater]] on April 22, 2025]]
Aunor died at [[The Medical City Ortigas]] in [[Pasig]], on the night of April 16, 2025. She was 71. Aunor had been confined to the hospital since April 10 and died due to [[respiratory failure|acute respiratory failure]] a day after going through an [[angioplasty]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor, surrounded by her children in her very last moments |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/186365/nora-aunor-children-last-moments-a716-20250417-lfrm?s=ks3vpit7qbn464h867kturksl1 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |work=PEP.ph |date=April 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor died of acute respiratory failure, says Ian de Leon |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/943174/nora-aunor-died-of-acute-respiratory-failure-says-ian-de-leon/story/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |work=GMA News |date=April 17, 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor's kids reveal that she died after an angioplasty |url=https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/21/nora-aunor-s-kids-reveal-that-she-died-after-an-angioplasty |access-date=April 21, 2025 |work=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> President [[Bongbong Marcos]] subsequently declared April 22, 2025, the date for her funeral, as a day of [[national mourning]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Marcos declares April 22 'Day of National Mourning' over Nora Aunor's death |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2025/4/22/marcos-declares-april-22-day-of-national-mourning-over-nora-aunor-s-death-1149 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |work=[[ABS-CBN]] |date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> She was accorded state memorial services at the [[Manila Metropolitan Theater]] on April 22, followed by a [[state funeral]] later that day at the [[Libingan ng mga Bayani]], the heroes' cemetery of the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |title='Paalam at salamat': Nora Aunor finally laid to rest |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/4/22/-paalam-at-salamat-nora-aunor-finally-laid-to-rest-1258 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |work=[[ABS-CBN]] |date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> Aunor's death was significantly covered by the international and global media, including the [[BBC]], [[CNN]], [[New York Times]], [[LA Times]], [[France24]], [[NBC]], and many others. <ref>{{cite news |title=World takes notice of Nora Aunor's death |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/943071/world-takes-notice-of-nora-aunor-s-death/story/ |access-date=3 June 2025 |agency=GMA News |issue=17 April 2025 |publisher=GMA News Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor, Singer-Actress Called ‘the Superstar’ in Philippines, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/arts/nora-aunor-dead.html |access-date=2 June 2025 |agency=New York Times |issue=20 April 2025 |publisher=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor, one of Philippine cinema’s biggest stars, dies at 71 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/16/asia/nora-aunor-dies-philippine-cinema-intl-latam |access-date=2 June 2025 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=CNN |date=16 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor, veteran performer who was beloved in the Philippines, dies at 71 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/nora-aunor-dead-actor-philippines |access-date=2 June 2025 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=17 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Philippine film legend Nora Aunor dies aged 71 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250417-philippine-film-legend-nora-aunor-dies-aged-71 |access-date=2 June 2025 |agency=AFP |publisher=France24 |date=17 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor, one of the Philippines' biggest stars, dies at 71 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nora-aunor-one-philippines-biggest-stars-dies-71-rcna201688 |access-date=3 June 2025 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=NBC |date=17 April 2025}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In 1983, Aunor was recognized as one of ''The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service'' (TOWNS) in the Field of the Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.towns.org.ph|title=The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service website|access-date=May 27, 2013|archive-date=February 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211041319/http://www.towns.org.ph/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1999, Aunor received the ''Centennial Honors for the Arts'' awarded by the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]] (CCP).<ref>{{cite web |title=Order of National Artists: Nora Aunor |url=https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/nora-aunor/ |website=Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts |publisher=NCCA |access-date=May 3, 2025}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libre.com.ph/showbuzz/showbuzz-nation/3493-la-aunor-is-greatest-asian-actress-of-the-decade|title=La Aunor is 'Greatest Asian Actress of the Decade'|access-date=March 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325211314/http://www.libre.com.ph/showbuzz/showbuzz-nation/3493-la-aunor-is-greatest-asian-actress-of-the-decade|archive-date=March 25, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> She received the ''[[Ani ng Dangal]] Award'' (Harvest of Honors).<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/arts-and-culture/2013/03/09/917669/philippines-best-artists-honored-5th-ani-ng-dangal|title=Philippines' best artists honored at 5th Ani ng Dangal|access-date=March 9, 2013|archive-date=March 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311160357/http://www.philstar.com/arts-and-culture/2013/03/09/917669/philippines-best-artists-honored-5th-ani-ng-dangal|url-status=live}}</ref> from the [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]] in 2013, 2014 and 2016.  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.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/education-and-home/2013/03/21/922192/light-culture-awards|title=Light of Culture Awards|access-date=March 25, 2013|archive-date=March 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327060143/http://www.philstar.com/education-and-home/2013/03/21/922192/light-culture-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Aunor was the recipient of the [[University of the Philippines]] College of Mass Communication's [[Gawad Plaridel Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://masscomm.upd.edu.ph/event/nora-aunor-2014-gawad-plaridel-recipient|title=NORA AUNOR, 2014 U.P. GAWAD PLARIDEL RECIPIENT|access-date=July 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721182349/http://masscomm.upd.edu.ph/event/nora-aunor-2014-gawad-plaridel-recipient|archive-date=July 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 17, 2015, Aunor was conferred the Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts, the highest award given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.<ref name="culturalcenter.gov.ph">{{cite web|url=http://culturalcenter.gov.ph/press-room/2015-gawad-ccp-para-sa-sining-awardees-named/|title=2015 GAWAD CCP PARA SA SINING AWARDEES NAMED|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715113901/http://culturalcenter.gov.ph/press-room/2015-gawad-ccp-para-sa-sining-awardees-named/|archive-date=July 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was also conferred the [[Gusi Peace Prize]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20065/nora-aunor-honored-by-gusi-peace-prize-international-2015/story|title=Nora Aunor, honored by Gusi Peace Prize International 2015|website=GMA Network|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818125934/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20065/nora-aunor-honored-by-gusi-peace-prize-international-2015/story|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, Aunor was conferred as [[National Artist of the Philippines]] for Film and Broadcast Arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2022/6/11/national-artists-2022.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611040757/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2022/6/11/national-artists-2022.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |title=Nora Aunor leads newest batch of National Artists |date=June 11, 2022 |accessdate=June 11, 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/10/nora-aunor-7-others-lead-new-national-artists-for-2022/ |title=Nora Aunor, 7 others lead new National Artists for 2022 |website=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=June 10, 2022 |accessdate=June 11, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610220053/https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/10/nora-aunor-7-others-lead-new-national-artists-for-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, a new species of ''[[Begonia]]'', ''[[Begonia noraaunorae|B.noraaunorae]]'' was named after Aunor as an honor to her various achievements in the entertainment industry.{{r|noraaunorae_Zenodo|}}{{r|noraaunorae_Phytotaxa|}}{{r|noraaunorae_Balita.net|}}

In May 2025, she was posthumously conferred the [[Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)|Presidential Medal of Merit]] alongside recently deceased Filipina personalities.<ref name="may4">{{Cite web|date=May 4, 2025 |title=Palace awards Presidential Medal of Merit to 4 late Filipina icons |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/filipina-icons-awarded-presidential-medal-merit-2025/ |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=Rappler}}</ref>

===Film===
{{Main|Nora Aunor filmography}}
From the late 1960s onwards, Aunor made a total of 170 films<ref name="Philippine film legend Nora Aunor dies aged 71">{{cite web |title=Philippine film legend Nora Aunor dies aged 71 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250417-philippine-film-legend-nora-aunor-dies-aged-71 |website=France24 |date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref> in different genres, from [[Musical film|musicals]], [[Comedy film|comedy]], [[romantic comedy]], [[Romance film|romance and Love story]]. Later on, she made films in other genres such as [[Drama film|drama]], [[Biographical film|biographical]], [[film noir]], action, [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]], horror and [[art film|arthouse film]]s.

She received recognition for the outstanding box-office performances of her films. She won the Philippine [[Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen|Box Office Queen]] Award in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

For being the consummate actor, Aunor received numerous national and international awards and nominations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Order of National Artists: Nora Aunor |url=https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/nora-aunor/ |website=Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts |publisher=NCCA |access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref> She was the first Filipino actor to win an International acting award in a major Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for ''[[The Flor Contemplacion Story]]''), along with several Best Actress awards from numerous international film festivals for ''Thy Womb'', ''[[Dementia (2014 film)|Dementia]]'', ''[[Naglalayag]]'', and ''[[Bakit May Kahapon Pa?]]''. She was named Best Actress for Thy Womb at the [[Asian Film Award for Best Actress|Asian Film Awards]] and the [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]], and given the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 by the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards.

She was directed by four [[National Artist of the Philippines|Philippine National Artist Awardees]]: [[Gerardo de Leon]] (''[[Fe, Esperanza, Caridad]]'' and ''Banaue: Stairway to the Sky''), [[Lamberto Avellana]] (''Fe, Esperanza, Caridad''), [[Lino Brocka]] (''[[Ina ka ng Anak Mo]]'', ''[[Nakaw Na Pag-ibig]]'', ''[[Bona (film)|Bona]]''), and [[Ishmael Bernal]] (''[[Himala]]'', ''[[Ikaw Ay Akin]]''). She acted with two [[National Artist of the Philippines|Philippine National Artist Awardees]] for Theater in films: [[Rolando Tinio]] (notably ''[[Bakit May Kahapon Pa?]]'',''[[Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit]]''), and [[Tony Mabesa]] (notably ''[[The Flor Contemplacion Story]]'', ''[[Muling Umawit ang Puso]]'').

===Music===
{{Main|Nora Aunor discography}}
Aunor released more than 360 singles and recorded over 200 songs and more than 50 albums. She had more than 30 gold singles, and with an estimated gross sales of one million units, her 1971 cover of ''"Pearly Shells"'' stands as one of the biggest-selling singles in Philippine music history. In 2010, while undergoing a cosmetic procedure in Japan as part of an endorsement for a clinic, she experienced complications that affected her vocal cords. As a result, she suffered paralysis of her left vocal cord, which impacted her ability to sing.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/25/10/will-nora-aunor-file-lawsuit-over-botched-surgery|title=Is Nora Aunor a victim of botched surgery?|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808115921/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/25/10/will-nora-aunor-file-lawsuit-over-botched-surgery|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Television===
Aunor started her career in television when she was given her own musical show via Nora-Eddie Show, with singer and former Tawag ng Tanghalan Champion [[Eddie Peregrina]]. The show later became, ''The Nora Aunor Show'' and eventually was re-titled ''Superstar''.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/03/15/1681060/50-years-nora-aunor|title=50 years of Nora Aunor|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808143428/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/03/15/1681060/50-years-nora-aunor|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Radio===
Aunor was heard and guested in Fiesta Extravaganza and in the long running afternoon radio program of German Moreno (The Germiside Show where he had a Guy and Pip portion) and only songs of Aunor and Tirso Cruz were played over and over again from 2 to 3&nbsp;pm every Sunday aired via DZMM.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

===Stage===
Aunor performed in three plays: ''Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo'' (1991), ''DH (Domestic Helper)'' in 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acephine.multiply.com/reviews/item/36 |title='DH': NORA AUNOR TIMES FOUR |access-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095624/http://acephine.multiply.com/reviews/item/36/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' (1994). The first two were staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and helmed by Socrates Topacio, then PETA's artistic head. Rody Vera penned the stage adaptation of Gamu-Gamo while renowned screenwriter [[Ricky Lee]] created DH. PETA toured both plays in North America, Europe, and Hong Kong. The third play, a Filipino adaptation of [[Euripides]]' immortal tragedy, was produced by Cecille Guidote-Alvarez's theater company, directed by a Greek national, and staged at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acephine.multiply.com/reviews/item/37 |title=AUNOR's "DH": A MUST by Doreen G. Fernandez |access-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081830/http://acephine.multiply.com/reviews/item/37/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/165038/nora-aunor-on-stage-where-she-was-just-as-stellar|title=Nora Aunor on stage–where she was just as stellar|access-date=July 27, 2014|archive-date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725091114/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/165038/nora-aunor-on-stage-where-she-was-just-as-stellar|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Product endorsements===
At the peak of her career, Aunor was the top product endorser for television, print, and radio advertisements. The sales of [[Dial (soap)|Dial]] bath soap, for instance, shot up after Aunor endorsed it. Originally imported from the US, Dial soap first catered the upscale markets. When it was eventually manufactured locally, it courted the mass market by making Aunor its product endorser. Aunor appeared in a television commercial of Dial soap taking a shower and singing, "Aren't you glad you used Dial?". The television commercial proved successful as sales of Dial soap went up, and the masses, which comprise the bulk of her fans, patronized Dial soap.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsflash.org/2002/05/sb/sb002202.htm |title=SOAP COMMERCIALS THROUGH THE YEARS |access-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213113/http://www.newsflash.org/2002/05/sb/sb002202.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aunor endorsed many local and international brands.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=rm superstarstruck.weebly.com is a fan blog per [[WP:BLOG]]}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94AH8quOgFs |title=Nora Aunor for Colgate |website=YouTube |access-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218220651/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94AH8quOgFs |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
{{unreferenced section|date=April 2025}}
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Nora Aunor}}
[[File:02933jfMowelfund Plaza Museum Film Institute Zamboanga Quezon Cityfvf 16.jpg|thumb|Some of Aunor's Acting Trophies displayed at [[Mowelfund]] Museum]]
[[File:Nora Aunor 2022 stamp of the Philippines.jpg|thumb|Aunor on a 2022 stamp of the Philippines]]
Aunor was awarded, recognized and received multiple nominations from different organizations, academe, institutions, critics and award giving bodies for her work in film, television, music and theater.<ref>{{cite news |title='Few' reasons why Nora Aunor deserves National Artist award |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/28317 |access-date=4 May 2025 |agency=Philippine Inquirer |publisher=Inquirer.net |date=8 May 2012}}</ref> She is the most nominated actress for the leading role in the long history of [[FAMAS Awards]], having nominated 17 times since 1973 when she was first nominated for ''A Gift of Love'' but only second to [[Eddie Garcia]] with 23 nominations both in leading and supporting role.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

With her fifth FAMAS Award for Best Actress in 1991, Aunor became the sixth performer to be elevated to the FAMAS Hall of Fame joining the likes of Eddie Garcia, Joseph Estrada, [[Charito Solis]], Fernando Poe Jr. and [[Vilma Santos]]. This award is given to those who have won more than five award in its particular category. She is also the only performer in the history of FAMAS Awards to be nominated for 15 straight years from 1973 to 1987.

Aunor had more international best actress awards and nominations more than any other Filipino actor. She is the only Filipino actress who has won international awards from five different continents:<ref>{{cite news |title=Nora Aunor's legacy |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/186360/nora-aunor-legacy-a738-20250417-lfrm |access-date=May 2, 2025 |agency=PEP |publisher=PEP.ph |date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> 19th Cairo International Film Festival in 1995 (Africa), first East Asia Film and Television Award in 1997 and Asian Film Awards in 2013 (Asia), 31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles in 2004 and Premio Della Critica Indipendiente in 2013 (Europe), Asia Pacific Screen Award in 2013 (Australia) and from the Green Planet Movie Award (North America). Among Filipino actors, she had the most Lifetime Achievement Awards received locally and internationally for her contribution in film, television, music, and theater.

==Discography==
{{Main|Nora Aunor discography}}
In 1968, Aunor was contracted by [[:tl:Alpha Records|Alpha Records]] on the recommendation of singer [[Carmen Soriano]]. Although Aunor's first singles were not major hits, she subsequently went on to break local record sales with songs including ''It's Time to Say Goodbye'', ''Silently'', ''Forever Loving You'', ''It's Not Unusual''. In her seven years with Alpha Records, Aunor was able to set all-time record sales.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52 |title=Billboard Magazine December 18, 1971 |date=December 18, 1971 |access-date=February 6, 2013 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421194045/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52 |url-status=live }}</ref>
At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960's and early 1970's, local records soared up to 60% of national sales according to Alpha Records Philippines.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.alphamusic.ph/profile.html |title=ALPHA MUSIC CORPORATION |access-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725104317/http://www.alphamusic.ph/profile.html |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She was the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she recorded more than 500 songs. She achieved more than 30 gold singles, a record in the local music industry. With estimated sales of one million units, Aunor's cover of "[[Pearly Shells]]" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever. She recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yygEAAAAMBAJ&q=nora+aunor&pg=RA1-PA42 |title=Billboard Magazine February 26, 1972 |date=February 26, 1972 |access-date=February 6, 2013 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421194046/https://books.google.com/books?id=yygEAAAAMBAJ&q=nora+aunor&pg=RA1-PA42 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{{Main list|Nora Aunor filmography}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1972
| ''[[And God Smiled at Me]]''
| Celina
| Winner – Quezon City Film Festival for Best Actress
|-
| ''A Gift of Love''
|
| Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />- First of a Record 15 Consecutive Nominations
|-
| 1973
| ''Paruparong Itim''
|
|rowspan="3"| Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Fe, Esperanza, Caridad]]''
| Fe, Esperanza, Caridad
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1975
| ''Banaue: Stairway to the Sky''
| Banaue
|-
| ''Batu-bato Sa Langit''
| Orang
| Winner – 3rd Best Picture, First Metro Manila Film Festival (NV Productions)
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1976
| ''[[Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos]]''
| Rosario
| Winner – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />[[Gawad Urian|First Ever Winner – Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo]]''
| Corazon de la Cruz
| Nominated – [[1976 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''Kaming Matatapang ang Apog''
| Potenciana Barada
| Blockbuster Hit, first film collaboration with Dolphy
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1977
| ''[[Bakya Mo, Neneng]]''
| Neneng
| Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – [[FAMAS Award for Best Picture]]
|-
| ''Little Christmas Tree''
|
| First and only film collaboration between Nora Aunor and Fernando Poe, Jr.
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1978
| ''Atsay''
| Nelia de Leon
| Winner – [[1978 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Performer (equivalent to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress Combined)]]<br />Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''Ikaw Ay Akin''
| Tere
| Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko''
| Nora
| Blockbuster Hit, Co-Starring Christopher de Leon and Tirso Cruz III
|-
| ''Jack n Jill of the Third Kind''
|
| Top grosser, 1978 MMFF, co-starring Dolphy
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1979
| ''[[Ina Ka ng Anak Mo]]''
| Ester
| Winner – [[1979 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress]] (tied with Lolita Rodriguez)<br />Winner – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress<br />
2nd Best Picture – 1979 MMFF
|-
| ''Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan''
| Lagring
| Topgrosser, 1979 MMFF<br />Winner – [[1979 Metro Manila Film Festival|1979 MMFF Best Picture]]<br />Co-Starring Christopher de Leon, Alma Moreno, Rudy Fernandez
|-
| ''[[Annie Batungbakal]]''
| Annie
| One of the biggest blockbuster hits of 1979
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1980
| ''[[Bona (film)|Bona]]''
| Bona
| Winner – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress
|-
| ''Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo''
| Beatrice Alcala
| Nominated – 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1981
| ''Bakit Bughaw ang Langit''
| Babette
| Winner – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian]] for Best Actress
|-
| ''Rock n Roll''
|
| Nominated – 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1982
| ''[[Himala]]''
| Elsa
| Winner – [[1982 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Parade Magazine Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress
|-
| ''Mga Uod at Rosas''
| Socorro
|rowspan="2"| Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1983
| ''Minsan May Isang Ina''
| Ruth
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1984
| ''[[Condemned (1984 film)|Condemned]]''
| Yolly
| Nominated – STAR Awards for Best Actress
|-
| ''[['Merika]]''
| Milagros Cruz
| First Ever Winner – STAR Awards for Best Actress <br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Bulaklak sa City Jail]]''
| Angela
| Winner – [[1984 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]<br />Winner – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[Star Awards for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress
|-
| 1985
| ''I Can't Stop Loving You''
| Amy Mercado
| Nominated – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – 1985 Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit]]''
| Noli / Maggie
| Winner – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies<br />Nominated – Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Actress
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina?]]''
| Andrea
| Winner – [[1990 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]<br />Winner – [[FAMAS Award for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies<br />Winner – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]<br />Winner – Movie Magazine Awards for Best Actress
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.]]''
| Pacita Macaspac
| Winner – [[1991 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies<br />Winner – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]<br />Winner – Movie Magazine Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – Ateneo Galian Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – KRITKA Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Inay (1993 film)|Inay]]''
| Sally Murillo-Corcuera
| Winner – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]<br />Nominated – [[1993 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
| ''[[The Flor Contemplacion Story]]''
| [[Flor Contemplacion]]
| Winner – Princess Pataten Statue for Best Actress (Cairo International Film Festival)<br />[[FAMAS Awards]] for Circle of Excellence<br />Winner – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies<br />Winner – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]<br />Winner – Movie Magazine Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – (PPC Publication) People's Choice Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – 1996 Fukuoka International Film Festival Awards for Best Actress
|-
| ''[[Muling Umawit ang Puso]]''
| Loida Veranno
| Winner – [[1995 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Bakit May Kahapon Pa?]]''
| Helen/Karina Salvacion
| Winner – 1st East Asia Film and Television Awards for Best Actress (Penang, Malaysia)<br />Winner – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br /> Nominated – Singapore International Film Festival awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies<br />Nominated – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]
|-
| 1997
| ''Babae''
| Bea
| Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – (PPC Publication) People's Choice Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[1997 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Sidhi (film)|Sidhi]]''
| Ana/ Ah
| Nominated – Princess Pataten Statue for Best Actress (Cairo International Film Festival)<br />Nominated – Singapore International Film Festival Award for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Naglalayag]]''
| Judge Dorinda Vda. De Roces
| Winner – 31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – Manila Film Festival Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – PASADO (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) Award for Best Actress<br />Winner – 2nd Gawad Tanglaw Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – S Magazine People's Choice Awards for Best Actress<br />Winner – BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts) Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Star Awards for Best Actress – Movies<br />Nominated – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]<br />Nominated – Golden Screen Awards for Best Actress
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Thy Womb]]''
| Shaleha
| Winner – [[Asian Film Award for Best Actress]]- Hong Kong <br />Winner -[[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress]]- Australia <br />Winner – [[69th Venice International Film Festival|Bisato d'Oro for Best Actress]] – Venice, Italy<br />Winner – 3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival for best Actress – Russia<br />[[FAMAS Awards]] – Presidential Award for Cinematic Excellence<br />Winner – [[Gawad Urian for Best Actress]]<br />Winner – [[Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance]]<br />Winner – PASADO (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) Award for Best Actress<br />Winner – Gawad Tangi For Films for Best Actress<br />Winner – Gawad Tanglaw for Best Actress<br />Winner – BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts) for Best Actress<br />Winner – [[2012 Metro Manila Film Festival|Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress]]<br />Winner – Philippine Edition Movie Awards for Favorite Actress- Drama<br />Nominated – [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]] Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Dubai International Film Festival Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – International Film Festival of India Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – 3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival – Best Ensemble Acting
<br />Nominated – Star Awards for Movies for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Golden Screen Awards for Best Actress<br />Nominated – Film Academy of the Philippines Awards for Best Actress
|}

==References==
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<ref name=noraaunorae_Phytotaxa>{{Cite journal |last1=Blasco |first1=Freddie A. |last2=Tandang |first2=Danilo N. |last3=Alejandro |first3=Grecebio Jonathan D. |last4=Bucay |first4=Mark Angelo C. |last5=Cortes |first5=Junelito C. |last6=Rubite |first6=Rosario R. |date=October 13, 2023 |title=Begonia noraaunorae (section Petermannia, Begoniaceae) a new species endemic to Surigao del Sur, Mindanao Island, Philippines |url=https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.620.2.8 |journal=Phytotaxa |language=en |volume=620 |issue=2 |pages=193–197 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.620.2.8 |bibcode=2023Phytx.620..193B |s2cid=264051814 |issn=1179-3163 |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221223401/https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.620.2.8 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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