Aunor , continued to make romance-comedy film in 1982 , like " Annie Sabungera " with Ace Vergel , " Palengke Queen " with Matt Ranillo III . In that same year , Aunor gave 3 outstanding and unforgettable performances from her 3 drama movies . The first one is " Mga Uod at Rosas " , a story of a struggling artist who is frustrated with life and has been entertaining the thought of giving up his art . Aunor played Socorro , a landlady daughter who falls for the painter who is in love with a model . The story , written by Edgardo Reyes is hardly original , yet Romy Suzara 's film is laudable with a bounty of beautiful imagery , crisp editing and impressive performances from Aunor as Socorro , Johnny Delgado as Ding Daleno and Lorna Tolentino in a brief role as Nina . The art of painting plays a central and integrative role in this movie . This film gave Aunor , her 11th nomination from FAMAS . The other one is in T-Bird at Ako , Aunor essayed the role of a lesbian who falls for a woman . Aunor in '' Himala '' played the role of a young woman , who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary . The film became the first Filipino film to be included in the " Competition Section " of the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival and received many international awards like Bronze Hugo Awards , 19th Chicago Film Festival ( 1983 ) ( winner ) , Asia-Pacific Film Festival Special Achievement for Best Depiction of Socially Involved Religion ( 1983 ) , and Best Asian-Pacific Movie of All Time , CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award ( 2008 ) In 1984 , Aunor only made three movies but all of them were critically acclaimed and award-winning films . Who could ever forget the portrayal of Aunor as an Overseas Filipino Worker ( OFW ) who works as a nurse in America and her struggles to fight loneliness and homesickness in " ' Merika " . The film also tackles the story of Filipino Illegal Aliens who will do anything just to get a Green card . Directed by Gil Portes , Aunor 's performance in this film gave her the very first best actress trophy from , ( PMPC ) Star Awards for Movies and her eighth Gawad Urian best actress nomination . The next film was given an " A " Rating by the Film Ratings Board , Condemned is a story of siblings Yolly ( Aunor ) and Efren ( Dan Alvaro ) , and how their lives changed when Efren worked as a driver and a hired killer for ruthless money laundering lady Connie played by ( Gloria Romero ) . The best scene of the film is the final confrontation between Yolly and Connie over the missing half million dollars makes for a gripping film-noir drama . The third and the last of this 1984 Nora Aunor Classic is " Bulaklak sa City Jail " , the film depicts the bad and sad situation of women in the City Jail and the only way to survive this gruesome situation is to turn yourself from the hunted to a hunter . The film was an official entry to the 1984 Metro Manila Film Festival , for her role as a pregnant prisoner and a victim of injustice , Angela Aguilar , Aunor won best actress from Metro Manila Film Festival , Catholic Mass Media Awards and her third best actress trophy from FAMAS . At the Gawad Urian that year , Aunor was a double nominee for Best Actress for the movies '' Bulaklak sa City Jail '' and '' Merika '' , the first actor to achieve such . She was also nominated for Best Actress at the Film Academy of the Philippines for '' Bulaklak sa Ciy Jail ''
1984 Metro Manila Film Festival
1984 Metro Manila Film Festival
Nora Aunor