Nora Aunor in Himala

The original and legendary Superstar, Nora Aunor classic film Himala, is being considered as an Asian film classic of all time by CNN UK. CNN-UK’s provisional list of Greatest Asian Films of All Time lists Himala as one of the best ever made Asian film. Himala is a Tagalog or Filipino word which means miracle. One of the lines in Himala has become part of Philippine mainstream society what with all the impersonators and stand up comics mimicking Nora Aunor’s delivery of the line, “Walang Himala!”..LOL. Himala is a must see for everyone especially for those who have not watched it yet. Better watch it now, go search for a copy, you’re missing half of your Philippine Showbiz life by not being able to watch it. Nora Aunor won numerous Best Actress awards for Himala in the Philippines and abroad and the movie itself has also won countless Best Film awards. Himala is produced by then First Daughter Rep. Imee Marcos under the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. Himala featured unknown actors (then) except Nora Aunor who was then an established icon in Philippine Cinema. The film’s story is based on an account of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Cabra Island in 1967. It is written by Ricky Lee and directed by one of Philippine Cinema’s great directors, Ishmael Bernal. Nora Aunor is no longer active in Philippine Showbiz and now lives in the US.

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