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Count the Stars Up Above is a film of genre Drama with Nora Aunor
Count the Stars Up Above (1989)
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Add to a movie listBilangin ang Bituin sa Langit is a 1989 drama it is a story of a melodramatic and panoramic portrait of the rise and fall of a poor, hard-working, and determined barrio lass and her lifetime stormy relationship with a childhood sweetheart. Legendary Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III are magnificent in dual roles, in a love-hate affair that spans generations, from their high school days in the province, to their twilight years in the big city.
Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit is the Guy & Pip love team's award-winning movie. Nora won Best Actress for this film in Urian, Famas, and FAP while Tirso won Best Actor in Star, Famas, and FAP.
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Noli (Nora Aunor), is an intelligent girl but a poor farmer's daughter. She dreams of going to college to become a doctor. To realize her dreams, her father, Damian, mortgages his farm to a rich land owner, Dona Martina (Gloria Romero). But the old woman and his son, Anselmo (Tirso Cruz III), look down on Noli's family and sneer at her ambitions. Perseverance pays off and Noli is able to finish college and claims back their property from Dona Martina. Noli and Anselmo fall in love with each other. But Dona Martina resents the relationship. Noli gets pregnant, does not tell Anselmo and instead marries Arturo despite the objections of his sister, Margarita. Then Arturo commits suicide when he finds out that the child is not his. Years pass and Noli's daughter, Maggie, grows up to be a beautiful but rebellious young lady with her a mother's looks but with exact opposite character. She falls in love with Jun, who turns out to be Anselmo's son. Things soon become complicated.Actors
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Aunor is shown singing in front of an unattentive beeer house crowd. We can see her giving a spirited rendition of the song but we only see the eyes, or lips or hands of those around her, except for Crisanto Ricky Davao, to whom Nora is obviously addressing her song. In the next scene, we see her entering the city jail.
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Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Ronaldo Valdez, Sheryl Cruz, Miguel Rodriguez, Perla Bautista, Daniel Fernando
Rating51%
Adan Ronquillo was fighting a group of thugs led by Ben Hapon and was arrested by his father. One night after setting free his father was murdered by a rogue police forces led by Abad. Hepe approaches Adan about the incident. Abad kills one of Adan's friends and leaves a message to the Hepe. Adan finds Abad's son who was responsible for his father's death and he has been ordered by Abad to kill him and Adan kills him. Adan finds Abad in the warehouse and one of Abad's police force open fires at him. Adan kill most of Abad forces with a rifle with a grenade launcher. But Abad escapes in a car with Adan chases him which they destroyed a fuel tanker as Adan shots Abad in the back causing him to skid his car to a stop. Adan climbs out of his damaged car as Abad was about to fire his gun at him Adan kills him and blows his car up. Ben Hapon informs to Moren to Abad's death which enrages him. Adan goes to his house to find her mother murdered by Ben Hapon and Karla has been captured by Moreno and he throws Ben Hapon out of the house and telling him to Moreno that he is coming for him. Adan goes to Moreno's Summer villa in Antipolo to rescue Karla and kills Ben Hapon. Hepe and his police forces arrive to help him and arrests Moreno's men. Moreno escapes with Karla. During the scuffle Moreno slaps Karla causing her to fell down the hill and badly shots her just as Adan arrives into the scene. Enraged Adan shots Moreno with his machine gun and mourns Karla believing to have been killed by Moreno just as Hepe arrives to help him. However Moreno still alive and aims his machine gun at them. Adan is shot by him before he and Hepe shot Moreno to death. Karla has survived the scuffle with Moreno and was in a wheeling chair mourning for Adan's death in the cemetery with Adan's friend and sister Elma. Hepe arrives and tells them that Adan survived he was only shot in the arm by Moreno before he and Hepe killed Moreno.
And God Smiled at Me (1972)
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Luis Gonzales, Rosa Mia, Lucita Soriano, Matimtiman Cruz
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Directed by Mario O'Hara
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Actors Nora Aunor, Gloria Romero, Gina Alajar, Rio Locsin, Ricky Davao, Romnick Sarmenta
Rating73%
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, 2h35Directed by Gil M. Portes
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Genres Drama
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Rating67%
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, 1h50Origin Philippines
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Actors Nora Aunor, Jay Ilagan, Perla Bautista, Gloria Sevilla, Leo Martinez, German Molina Moreno
Rating76%
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, 2h15Origin Philippines
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The story is set in high school. Pia (Angel Locsin) is beautiful and wealthy. She is the campus sweetheart that every guy is dreaming of. However, she is unhappy because her father (Tonton Gutierrez) constantly blames her for her brother's death, and makes all the decisions with regards to her future. Eric (Richard Gutierrez), Pia's high school classmate, is intelligent and has a good heart, but lives in poverty. Both of his parents have already died. He is left with his kind and loving grandmother who continues to encourage him to pursue his dreams and his love for Pia, no matter what obstacles get in his way. Eric works as the school's janitor during the day to support his studies, and to provide for him and his grandmother's needs. He has always admired Pia but never really had the courage or the chance to even talk to her. Although they belong to the extremes of social classes, Pia and Eric's paths cross when they share the same seat in class - Eric during the night (as part of his scholarship program) and Pia during the day. Eric becomes Pia's anonymous 'savior' as he answered Pia's school-related questions, and promised to always be there whenever she needed him.
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, 1h46Directed by Jose Javier Reyes
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Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Rating60%
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