Nora Aunor and her Leading Men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies Part 3

Dear insansapinas,
This is the continuation of Nora Aunor and her leading men: From Forgettable to Classic Movies.
See Part 1 of the Series here.
See Part 2 of the Series here.


In 1973, she tried the superhero type of movie with Super Gee. She had no leading man.


In the same year, she made a movie with Jay Ilagan, Kondesang Basahan.

and Carmela starring Nora Aunor, Rico Lopez and Jay Ilagan.


Jay Ilagan was  the son of both movie celebrities, Angel Esmeralda and Corazon Noble who started as a child actor. He died in a motrocycle accident. He was estranged from his wife Hilda Koronel and living in with Amy Austria during his death.


When Nora Aunor came up with her own movie outfit, she chose roles that would showcase her acting talent. Instead of leading men, she engaged the services of veteran sctors and actresses.


In the same year, she did another movie with Cocoy Laurel under Premire Productions entitled, Impossible Dream.

Cocoy Laurel

1973 Paruparong Item- Nora Aunor, Boots Anson Roa, Ronaldo Valdez and Arnold Gamboa

Ronaldo Valdez

Nora Aunor appeared with Joseph (Erap Estrada in the movie , Erap is My Guy. Erap became the President of the Philippines in 1973.

1973- Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay- Nora Aunor, Lotis Key, Jun Raquiza aka Leo Angelo. This movie won two awards, best director and best cinematography. Lotis Key was nominates as Best Supporting Actress.

jun raquiza

1973 Carnival Song- Nora Aunor, Tommy Abuel, Bernardo Bernardo

Eddie Peregrina was also popular singer  and dubbed as the Original Juke Box King. He became the leading of Nora Aunor. He died in a car accident at age 32. 

1973 Binibini ng Palengke- Nora Aunor, Eddie Peregrina


Victor Wood  was also a Juke Box King during his height of popularity. He migrated to the US after he condemned the payola system in the music industry.

Nora Aunor and her Leading Men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies Part 2

Dear insansapinas,
This is the continuation of Nora Aunor and her leading men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies.
See part 1 of the Series here.


SAJID KHAN

In 1970, Nora Aunor was paired with SAJID KHAN, a popular matinee idol in India in the movie, The Singing Filipina.


Ed Finlan was not only paired with Hilda Koronel but also to Nora Aunor.

1971 Si Waray at ang Talyada- Nora Aunor, Ed Finlan

Ricky Belmonte

When before she used to play bit player to Rosemarie and Ricky Belmonte's movie, they became romatic screen partners in 1971 My Prayer - Nora Aunor, Ricky Belmonte, Joseoh Siytangco.
Ricky Belmonte was the estranged husband of Rosemarie who died in 2001,


In 1971, she got two leading men in Lollipops and Roses and Talangka. One of them is Victor Laurel, the son of the late Vice-President Salvador Laurel and stage actress Celia Diaz-Laurel.

and Don Johnson of Miami Vice.

Tirso Cruz III (Cont'n.)

But the movie that cemented the love offscreen and onscreen partner of Nora Aunor was Guy and Pip starring Tirso as Pip and Nora Aunor as Guy. Maria Leonora Theresa was the doll which became more famous than other celebrities.

1971- Guy and Pip- Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III
This was followed by other movies starring the duo.

NORA AUNOR and Her Leading Men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies Part 1

 Dear insansapinas,
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

Aanuhin pa ang kabayo kung patay na ang damo

Dear insansapinas,

Tama ang pagkasulat, Birhinya. Alam mo naman ako kaliwete, baligtad sa mundo kaya baligtad din ang aking mga sinusulat. Toinkk.


1. Jobert Sucaldito resigns from the Buzz

Unhappy with his “status” on “The Buzz,” showbiz writer Jobert Sucaldito resigned from the showbiz talk show after 11 years.
In his column “Expose” on a local tabloid published Aug. 30, Sucaldito said he felt “unwanted” and “unneeded” since the show reformatted last month.

Late na nga yong reformatting na yan dahil sa kaniya ang daming nawalang revenue ng ABS-CBN; nawala ang highly rated show nila at malakinng kaso pa pag naglaban ang ABS CBN at si Willie Revillame.
Hindi sa kampi ako kay Willie, pero sa mga nakaobserba ngayon, makikita talaga kung sino ang nagdadala ng moolah sa ABS. Hindi si Sucaldito na wala pan g sampung minuto ang participation sa The Buzz.


Sabi nga niya:

He said he felt “little” because “kailangang ipakiusap pa namin ni Kuya Boy na lagi akong isali sa show every Sunday” and “para pahalagahan ng immediate bosses namin.”

Hindi pa ba niya nahahalata yon o nakakapit pa rin siya sa akala niya ay malakas sa administrasyon.




2. Nora lost her voice 

Naniniwala ako na si Nora Aunor ang pinakamagaling na actress sa movie industry. Hindi niya kailangang magsalita para mag-emote. 

Pero hanggang diyan lang ang aking paghanga. Sinisira niya ang kanyang buhay at parang hindi nagreregister sa kaniyang sarili ang mga epekto nito. Sa California ay nagtitiis siyang kumanta sa maliliit na restaurant para lang kumita. Ngayon na meron na siyang papel at maari nang lumipad kahit saan, balik na naman siya sa dati niyang gawi.