Nora Cabaltera Villamayor, popularly known as Nora Aunor, is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is known as Philippine cinema's "Superstar" and was conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. The Hollywood Reporter called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her performances in the movies Taklub (Trap) and Hustisya (Justice), and for her contributions to the Philippine film industry.
Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor, known professionally as Romnick Sarmenta, is a Filipino actor, film producer and professor.
Geraldyn Schaer Bonnevie-Savellano, known by her stage name Dina Bonnevie, is a Filipino actress in the Philippines. She is recognized as the industry's "Drama Queen" of her generation. She has won 2 FAMAS Awards, 2 Luna Awards and multiple 'Best Actress' wins and nominations across all leading award-giving bodies in the country.
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, a film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the highest award for a film given by critics in the Philippines and is seen as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle.
Christopher Strauss de León is a Filipino actor and politician. Sometimes called the "King of Philippine Drama", he has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s.
Mario Herrero O'Hara was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter known for his sense of realism often with dark but realistic social messages.
Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez is a Filipino actor and politician. He has been serving as the Representative of Leyte's 4th district since 2022, and was mayor of Ormoc from 2016 to 2022.
Tirso Silvano Cruz III is a Filipino actor, comedian, and singer. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Regarded as a "matinee idol", Cruz is a FAMAS Award and Gawad Urian Award recipient.
Phillip Mikael "Ipe" Reyes Salvador is a three-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film and television actor.
Mylene Lilibeth Inocencio Dizon is a Filipino actress and model. She has 30 films and nearly 50 television roles to her credit, as well as three Best Actress Awards from Cinemalaya, Gawad Urian, and Golden Screen Awards for her performance in the film "100."
Gloria Anne Borrego Galla, known professionally as Gloria Romero, is a Filipino-American actress and model with a career spanning more than 70 years and over 250 acting credits. Referred to as the "First Lady of Philippine Cinema", she is noted for her sophisticated and demure image. Her work was in a range of genres, from romantic comedy to religious-family drama, and earned her various accolades, including six FAMAS Awards, three Gawad Urian Awards, three Luna Awards and numerous honorary lifetime achievement awards to her credit.
Marie Rachel Salman Taleon-Lagdameo, known professionally as Dawn Zulueta, is a Filipino actress, host and commercial model. She was recognized as the only Filipino actor to win two different major accolades in acting categories in a single year when she won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in the 1992 FAMAS Awards. She also appeared in Manila Standard's Top 10 Filipina actresses of the 1990s list of 1999.
Raoul Aragon was a former Filipino actor in drama and action movies in the Philippines. Aragon was nominated in Gawad Urian Award 1980 as Best Actor in the movie Ina ka ng Anak Mo and he won the Best Actor award in Metro Manila Film Festival 1979 in the same movie. He was also known as Raul Aragon, Raoul Aragonn.
Germelina Viana Hernandez, better known by her stage name Alicia Alonzo, is a Filipina actress in movies and television in the Philippines. She is the sister of action star Anthony Alonzo.
Marilou Yap Gumabao, professionally known as Isabel Rivas is a Filipino actress and businesswoman. She is the younger sister of former actor Dennis Roldan.
Guy and Pip is an appellation for the very popular Philippine cinema "love team" of Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III whose work in film, television and recording made them the most popular Philippine show business love team of all time. The nickname "Guy" refers to Aunor while "Pip" refers to Cruz. The team started working together in the late 1960s until the 1980s. At the peak of their popularity in the 1970s, they were able to make several movies with box-office successes, television shows, as well as radio programs, and their recordings were instant hits.
Irma Santonil Adlawan is a Filipino stage, television and film actress. She is dubbed as the “Queen of Independent Cinema” for her acting prowess and exceptional contribution to the Philippine film industry.
Una Kang Naging Akin is a 1991 Philippine neo noir crime drama film directed by Laurice Guillen and written by Helen Meriz and Orlando Nadres.
Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 1989 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Laurice Guillen, it stars Nora Aunor, Mylene Dizon and Kyline Alcantara. It premiered on February 24, 2020 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing Madrasta. The series concluded on March 26, 2021 with a total of 80 episodes.
