Nora Aunor was a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer who has worked in theatre, radio, television, concerts and film.
Aunor began her career as a singer and became an actress. She made more than 175 movies in the span of more than 45 years. She is the only actress of her generation to have been directed by four National Artist of the Philippines awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal. She was named by YES! Magazine as one of the "Philippines' 15 Best Actresses of All Time" in 2004,S Magazine named her as the "Philippines' Best Actress of All Time" in 2006, and in 2010, she was named as one of the "10 Asian Best Actresses of the Decade" at the Green Planet Movie Awards.