A send-off fit for the Queen of Cinema
The tribute was grand as it was solemn with La Aunor’s flag-draped coffin resting on a bed of white flowers with her National Artist medallion blending with the colors of the Philippine flag.
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Superstar High
The death of Ate Guy has filled our social media feeds with exactly the history that her Noranians live off, and it is one that too many of us failed to appreciate while she was alive, more focused as we were on the controversies and issues.
Brocka’s restored ‘Bona’ closes 20th Cinemalaya
The screenings of Jose Rizal and Bona are Cinemalaya’s tribute to the country’s cinema icons.
Portrait of Nora Aunor as stage and film actress
A new chapter in the life of Nora Aunor unfolds Thursday, June 16, 2022 when she appears at the Rizal Hall in Malacanang to be conferred the title National Artist for Film and Broadcast.
Sights and sounds of a Superstar
[metaslider id=30180] UNIVERSITY of the Philippines President Alfredo Pascual and UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan gave Superstar Nora Aunor a certificate of recognition as the 10th Gawad Plaridel Awardee. Aunor posed with UP officials before the press, who descended on the UP Film Center’s Cine Adarna Theater where the ceremonies where held Aug. 27. Aunor was
Did Aquino use his power judiciously in deleting Nora Aunor from National Artists list?
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS PRESIDENT Aquino and his minions should not wave the legal banner about the Chief Executive’s power not to uphold the recommendation of the National Commission on Culture and Arts and the Cultural Center in conferring the National Artist awards to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of
Faith, love, time and Nora Aunor
Many of Nora Aunor’s past films are virtual cases of art imitating the actress’s poignant, sad, and by turns, happy life. To be sure, a few of her past films come to mind when an independent group of Italian film critics covering the 69th Venice International Film Festival gave her the Bisata d’Oro (Golden Eel) for best actress for the Brillante Mendoza film, “Thy Womb.”
‘Bona’ in the cyber age
By PABLO A. TARIMAN
LINO Brocka’s 1981 landmark film, “Bona” starring Nora Aunor, has been revived with a theater adaptation featuring Eugene Domingo.