May 20 is the birthday of Nora Aunor, the only Superstar of the Philippine Movies. The husband of my friend was die-hard Nora Aunor. He was the BONA personified in the life of the multi-awarded actress. He would skip his classes and hung out with other Noranians and followed their idol wherever she went. His father was forced to send him to the province to keep him away from Nora. He finished College, pursued his masteral and doctorate but he never forgot about Nora. He married my friend and they had two children-one of whom is my goddaughter. This blog is dedicated to him. He passed away due to aneurysm.
In the first few movies of Nora Aunor, she was just a bit player without love partner except being in the company of other dakilang extras in the likes of Boy Alano and German Moreno. These are chopsuey type of movies with a little action, romance, music with the ending in beaches or swimming pools with all the cast dancing as if celebrating a movie that was finished in a matter of days.
1967 Sitting in the Park - Blanca Gomez and other Sampaguita contract stars, Nora Aunor, German Moreno
1967 Pogi - Eddie Gutierrez, Vilma Valera, Nora Aunor, Boy Alano 1967 Ang Pangarap Ko'y Ikaw- Susan Roces, Eddie Gutierrez, Nora Aunor
1967 All Over the World - Eddie Gutierrez, Josephine Estrada, Nora Aunor, Boy Alano 1967 Way Out in the Country- Vilma Valera, Bert Leroy, Ricky Belmonte, Nora Aunor, Boy Alano, German Moreno
1967 Cinderella -a-go-go- Rosemarie Sonora, Ricky Belmonte, Nora Aunor
1968 May Tampuhan, Paminsan-minsan- Gina Pareno, Ricky Belmonte, Nora Aunor
1968 Dobol Wedding - Juvy Cachola and other Sampaguita stars, Nora Aunor
1968 Bahay Kubo, Kahit Munti- Rosemaries Sonora and other Sampaguita stars, Nora Aunor
1969 Pabandying-bandying- Chiquito, Pilita Corrales, Nora Aunor
1969 9 Teeners- Sampaguita stars, Nora Aunor, German Moreno
In 1969, Tirso Cruz III was cast as her love interest.
1969 Young Girl - Ricky Belmonte, Jeanne Young, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III
1969 Ye Ye Generation - Rosemarie Sonora and other Sampaguita Stars, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III
1969 Teenage Escapades - Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III
1969 Oh Delilah- Ricky Belmonte, Pilar Pilapil, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III
She must be so popular that even the karate-type movies cast her along with Tirso Cruz III and another Tawag ng Tanghalan champion, Edgar Mortiz.
1969 Karate Showdown- Roberto Gonzales, Rosanna Ortiz, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Edgar Mortiz
1969 Fiesta Extravaganza-Lito Legazpi, Rebecca, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Edgar Mortiz, Manny de Leon
Tower Productions owned by Maria Victoria and Director Temyong Marquez, the father of Melanie Marquez and Joey Marquez recognized the box-office potential of Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III love team.
1969- Halina Neneg Ko - Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Eddie Peregrina, Manny de Leon
1969 The D-Musical Teenage Idols- Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III
1970 Orang - Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz IIi
1970 Nora Mahal Kita- Tirso Cruz III
1970 Nasaan Ka Inay,- Nora Anor, Tirso Cruz III
1970 I Dream of Nora- Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III
Artemio Marquez also introduced a new leading man for Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon.
Marquez must have noticed that the name Nora attracted moviegoers, so the title of the movie always included the name of Nora.
1969 Nora (Single Girl) Nora Aunor, Many de Leon
1970 Three for the Road-- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon, German Moreno
1970 The Singers and the Bouncer- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon, Dante Varona
1970 Golden Voice- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon, Rolly Villa
1970 Tell Nora, Ilove Her- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon
1970 Munting Santa- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon
1970 Around Asia with Nora- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon
1970 Nora in Wonderland- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon
1970 Hey There Lonely Girl, Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon
1970 Darling- Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon
Rolly Villa
She was also paired with Rolly Villa. Rolly Villa who?
1970 Tomboy Nora- Nora Aunor, Rolly Villa
1970 Anna Victoria-Nora Aunor, Rolly Villa
Edgar Mortiz
Then to Edgar Mortiz who became the off and onscreen sweetheart of Vilma Santos, the governor of Batangas.
My Beloved - Nora Aunor, Edgar Mortiz
In 1970 alone, Nora Aunor made 8 movies with Manny de Leon; one with Rolly Villa, one with Edgar Mortiz
and for with Tirso Cruz III or a total of 14. Fourteen movies in 12 months. No wonder, they're forgettable movies.
To be continued...
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