Nora Aunor is Cinema One Originals 2011 Honorary Awardee

Nora Aunor is Cinema One Originals 2011 Honorary Awardee

Nora Aunor, the one and only Superstar of Philippine cinema, was given the honorary award - the highest award given by the festival to local actors in recognition of their pioneering efforts in independent cinema - in this year's Cinema One Originals awards night held on November 13 at the RCBC Theater in Makati City.

Not just she starred in many award-winning de caliber films the Philippine cinema has ever released, she also produced a number of them. Just as she took great risks as an actor, she gambled on the film projects she believed in. Films like “Banaue,” directed by the great Gerry de Leon, and the adventurous “Tisoy,” directed by the great Ishmael Bernal. Films ranging from the musical romp “Annie Batungbakal” to the Lino Brocka drama “Bona.” And Mario O’hara‘s “Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos,” a classic to stand beside the masterworks of world cinema.

Nora Aunor, Superstar, auteur and Original.