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| Nora Aunor receiving her laureate |
by
Seymour Barros Sanchez
The Standard
posted
December 11, 2015 at 06:35 pm
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The year 2015 has been
fruitful for acclaimed actress Nora Aunor, not only projects but also in
awards. The Superstar was recently honored with the Gusi Peace Prize for
International Excellence in Performing Arts. This happened just months after
being awarded the Gawad Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Para sa Sining
for Film and Broadcast Arts as well as the Natatanging Gawad Urian by the
Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
Aunor, who was
recognized for her significant contributions in film, stage, television, and
music, is the lone Filipino among a group of 19 Gusi prize laureates worldwide.
The Gusi Foundation gives the award to those who work toward the attainment of
peace and respect for human life and dignity. It is also a charitable
institution which primarily aims to recognize individuals or groups worldwide
in various fields such as the academe, scientific research and discovery, physiology
or medicine, chemistry, physics, journalism, statesmanship, philanthropy or
humanitarianism, economics, cinematic excellence, performing arts, visual arts,
engineering technology, religion, politics, poverty alleviation, literature,
cultural heritage, internationalism, architecture, archaeology, ecosystem and
biodiversity and biology.
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| Nora Aunor is Gusi Peace Prize laureate for International Excellence in Performing Arts |
Apart from bagging the
Gusi prize, Gawad CCP, and the Natatanging Gawad, she was also conferred
another Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 ASEAN International Film
Festival and Awards in Sarawak, Malaysia for her remarkable acting career
spanning almost 50 years. She also registered her eighth international Best
Actress win at the St. Tropez International Film Festival in France for her
role in Perci Intalan’s Dementia, which eventually won Best Foreign Language
Film. In addition, she was recognized as a cultural icon by different
universities and colleges, among them Bicol University, Ateneo de Naga
University, National Teachers College, Far Eastern University, and De La Salle
University.
Nora was also
considered one of the Iconic Movie Queens of Philippine Cinema at the recent
FAMAS Awards. She also starred in Brillante Mendoza’s Yolanda-inspired drama
Taklub, which was screened at the Un Certain Regard category in Cannes Film
Festival. It was cited with a Special Mention by the Ecumenical Jury.
Now, she plays Lola Annie opposite Kris
Bernal’s Tinay in the GMA primetime soap opera Little Nanay. She stars as a
Binukot, a maiden chosen to be the fairest among the women in her village, in
the 2016 Cinemalaya film Tuos directed by Derick Cabrido. – Photos: Boying Capistrano and Art
Barbadillo)
