Nora Aunor
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
After a long search, Banaue (Nora Aunor) and her tribe make the mountains of the northern Philippines their new home. As they are toiling on the land they have claimed, trouble arises when another tribe tries to assert their right to the territory. This leads to a bloody battle and the death of most of the men in Banaue’s tribe. Sickened by the cowardice of Sadek (Christopher de Leon), she leaves her wounded lover and gathers a few women from her tribe to seek revenge. She unfortunately falls captive to the merciless leader, Aruk (Ronaldo Valdez) and she unexpectedly finds herself falling for the man who is responsible for her father’s death. Smitten with Banaue, Aruk eventually lets her go, on the condition that she return. She is now made to face a decision that will affect her tribe and the two men she loves.
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Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo (Once a Moth)
Corazon de la Cruz (Nora Aunor) is a nurse in the Philippines in pursuit of the proverbial American dream. For her grandfather, this is a betrayal to one’s country but despite this and the injustices being done by American soldiers to her community, Corazon and the rest of her family turn a blind eye in favor of their own dreams. On the eve of Corazon’s departure, an American soldier from a nearby US Navy base mistakes her younger brother for a wild boar and shoots him dead. With tragedy striking her own family, is Corazon still capable of turning a blind eye?
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Bulaklak Sa City Jail
Nightclub singer Angela (Nora Aunor) is jailed for the frustrated murder of her lover's wife. As her total ignorance of her rights prevents her from sufficiently defending herself, Angela ends up locked up within the grim halls of the city jail. While in prison, Angela meets convicted swindler Juliet (Gina Alajar), who escapes to save her son from the clutches of his evil stepparents; jailed prostitute Lena (Celia Rodriguez), who does everything for her son yet cannot save him from the crooked path he chooses; convicted murderer Viring (Perla Bautista), who slowly breaks down after being separated from her child; convicted arsonist Barbie (Mitch Valdez), who uses her borrowed authority to bully weaker inmates; and accused murderer Patricia (Marites Gutierrez), whose influence failed to save her from the evil lurking behind the prison walls. Seeing and experiencing life behind bars, Angela swears not to have her love child born in the place fashioned into a living hell by powerful people who do not care about justice, even if the other option--jailbreak--endangers both her life and her child's. Will any of them live to see justice?
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Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Godless Years aka Three Years Without God)
World War II shatters the idyllic life of Rosario (Nora Aunor), a school teacher, and her beau Crispin (Bembol Roco), a soldier called to duty to fight against the invading Japanese army. Capt. Masugi (Christopher De Leon), a Philippine-born Japanese, chances upon Rosario’s house. Having too much to drink, Masugi rapes her. The spiteful Rosario becomes pregnant and angrily rejects Masugi’s gifts and courtship although due to his persistence, she eventually develops a love for the Japanese officer and agrees to marry him. Believing they are Japanese collaborators, the townspeople become hostile towards Rosario and her family. With the return of American forces to the Philippines, Masugi and Rosario’s family must now flee as the Japanese start to withdraw from occupied areas.
Apple TVTatlong Taong Walang Diyos (Three Godless Years aka Three Years Without God)
World War II shatters the idyllic life of Rosario (Nora Aunor), a school teacher, and her beau Crispin (Bembol Roco), a soldier called to duty to fight against the invading Japanese army. Capt. Masugi (Christopher De Leon), a Philippine-born Japanese, chances upon Rosario’s house. Having too much to drink, Masugi rapes her. The spiteful Rosario becomes pregnant and angrily rejects Masugi’s gifts and courtship although due to his persistence, she eventually develops a love for the Japanese officer and agrees to marry him. Believing they are Japanese collaborators, the townspeople become hostile towards Rosario and her family. With the return of American forces to the Philippines, Masugi and Rosario’s family must now flee as the Japanese start to withdraw from occupied areas.
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Nightclub singer Angela (Nora Aunor) is jailed for the frustrated murder of her lover's wife. As her total ignorance of her rights prevents her from sufficiently defending herself, Angela ends up locked up within the grim halls of the city jail. While in prison, Angela meets convicted swindler Juliet (Gina Alajar), who escapes to save her son from the clutches of his evil stepparents; jailed prostitute Lena (Celia Rodriguez), who does everything for her son yet cannot save him from the crooked path he chooses; convicted murderer Viring (Perla Bautista), who slowly breaks down after being separated from her child; convicted arsonist Barbie (Mitch Valdez), who uses her borrowed authority to bully weaker inmates; and accused murderer Patricia (Marites Gutierrez), whose influence failed to save her from the evil lurking behind the prison walls. Seeing and experiencing life behind bars, Angela swears not to have her love child born in the place fashioned into a living hell by powerful people who do not care about justice, even if the other option--jailbreak--endangers both her life and her child's. Will any of them live to see justice?
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