Video by: Keilah Dimpas and Reczon Calay
Superstar Nora Aunor shared her
story from her humble beginnings to her rise to stardom and offered inspiring
words in her lecture during Gawad Plaridel 2014 at Cine Adarna last Wednesday
afternoon.
Aunor was born from a poor family,
in which she sold water bottles near a train station to help them earn a living.
She also used her outstanding voice to win in various singing competitions.
When she went to Manila, she visited TV and radio stations in hopes of joining
auditions.
The young Nora encountered failure
and discrimination but it did not deter her journey to stardom. She lost on the
national competition “Tawag ng Tanghalan” on her first try but became a
champion on her second try.
She also lost a lead role in a
movie because of her short stature and brown skin. This will eventually be her asset
towards stardom as she defied expectations with her unique physique. She played
starring roles in movies and in her own TV variety show "Superstars",
the longest-running variety show in Philippine television.
She began producing her own films
starting with “Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos” after getting tired of the stale
condition of the Philippine film industry.
“Gusto kong makagawa ng pelikulang
maalala ng mga tao (I want to make a film that will be remembered by the
people),” she said in her lecture. “Hindi ko po iniisip na kikita. Basta ako,
kung nagustuhan ng tao ang pelikula masayang-masaya na ako. (I don't think
about the profits. As long as the people like it, I'm happy).”
Nora also shared her secret behind
her extraordinary acting performance that she wishes to impart to aspiring
superstars.
“Kapag isinapuso ninyo ang eksena
at naintindihan niyo ang sinasabi ng kaeksena mo, mas maganda po ang
kinakalabasan.(If we learn the scene by heart and understand what your co-actor is saying, we get better results.)”
She ended her lecture with a
message for the present generation artists and film producers.
“Mga kaibigan
magtulungan tayo at patuloy nating gawin ang nararapat gawin sa industriya lalo
na po sa mga baguhang mga artista na gumawa din sila ng mga pelikulang makabuluhan. (Let us continue to do what needs to be done in the industry especially to those new artists that they create a film that is worth watching.)”
