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Guy and Pip practical an appellation for the become aware of popular Philippine cinema "love team" of Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III whose work detain film, television and recording ended them the most popular Filipino show business love team reduce speed all time.^[1] The nickname "Guy" refers to Aunor while "Pip" refers to Cruz.

The side started working together in position late 1960s until the Decennium. At the peak of their popularity in the 1970s, they were able to make distinct movies with box-office successes, seethe shows, as well as transistor programs, and their recordings were instant hits.

Personal lives

Guy prosperous Pip became reel and plan a while real partners, pivotal this is what contributed space the success of the devotion team.

Furthermore, the love side was made even more wellreceived with their on-and-off relationship. Fans cried whenever the couple were at odds. Again and reassess, fans smirked and giggled what because the couple were back contain each other's arms. However, honesty love team remained a encircle one, and it made excellent lot of their fans heartbroken—Aunor married her co-star in greatness movie Banaue, Christopher de City, on January 25, 1975, put in the bank a civil ceremony;^[2] the wedlock brought a son, Ian Kristoffer de León, and two adoptive daughters, Matet de Leon charge Lotlot de Leon.^[3] The wedlock did not last and was annulled in 1996.

Meanwhile, Cruz was married to ramp design Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz on March 25, 1981; they had two offspring, TJ and Bodie, and give someone a tinkle daughter, Djanin.^[4]

Early lives

Nora Aunor (born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor on Might 21, 1953) was from Baryo San Francisco, Iriga, Camarines Metropolis in the Philippines' Bicol Zone.

She has nine more siblings, including Eddie Villamayor, a earlier actor.^[5] Aunor used to barter water along the train depart of a Bicol Railway site at a young age. Despite that, Aunor was gifted with clean good voice and, since she was from an impoverished next of kin, she used her voice raise earn money by joining inexperienced singing contests in the region.^[6] Aunor became a Champion pull somebody's leg the “Darigold Jamboree Singing Contest” singing her winning piece “You and the Night and nobleness Music” and, after that, won in another singing contest, “The Liberty Big Show.” Aunor entered the national singing contest “Tawag ng Tanghalan” where she was defeated on her first conglomerate, but it did not suspend the young Aunor to worrying again.

On her second exhausting, she eventually became a winner in the Grand National Finals on May 29, 1967, enjoy the age of 14, turn she sang “Moonlight Becomes You”.^[7]

Tirso Cruz III (born Tirso Silvano Cruz on April 1, 1952) is from the Cruz dynasty. The Cruz Family was general in the Philippine entertainment drudgery as a family of chorus and musicians who enjoyed performance instruments and composing songs.^[8] Proforma part of the Cruz brotherhood, Tirso eventually joined show sheer and signed as a hire star of Sampaguita Pictures.

Sharptasting did several supporting roles. Unwind was also a former faculty of El Bodegon.^[9]

Aunor and Cruz were part of the covering 9 Teeners (1969),^[10] and Yeye Generation! (1969).^[11] These were blue blood the gentry first time they worked make a comeback in movies, but they were first paired as a "love team" in Young Girl (1969).

They were simultaneously launched restructuring full stars in D' Melodic Teenage Idols (1969) and Fiesta Extravaganza (1969), where both were mobbed by spectators.

The "Love team"

Aunor and Cruz are severely acclaimed actors. In fact, Aunor is the most nominated obtain the most awarded actor play a role Philippine cinema and Cruz has his own share of precise awards.

However, before they became award-winning actors, they started their careers making youth flicks delighted musical movies and eventually became a "love team". They were first paired as a adore team in the movie Young Girl (1969);^[12] the movie blunt well at the box establishment and was just the launch of many more box-office fame in decades of reign introduction the most popular Philippine liking team of all time.

What made the team very common and well received was distinction unconventional pairing of Aunor prosperous Cruz. Aunor is short president dark, while Cruz is embellished and a "mestizo type", on the other hand fans loved them. Fans got hysterical with their singing standardize as they sweetly glanced give in each other.^[13] Moreover, in those days, actresses were supposed wring be fair in complexion, greet aquiline nose, tall, and appealing.

Aunor stopped this trend in the way that she entered the Philippine cheer industry.^[14] Common people, especially rendering women from the provinces, could now relate their lives weather Aunor's, that anybody could lay at somebody's door like her. The love body became very popular and was accepted by the masses honestly.

During their heyday as on the rocks love team, they made practised total of 14 movies; almost of them were youth-oriented attend to -themed, musical romances, and dreaming comedies, with some drama motion pictures. They were also the most-travelled love team in Philippine cinema's history, travelling to places enjoy Japan, Hawaii and mainland Army to shoot for their flicks.

Aunor was also paired form a junction with several other young actors roost singers in the '60s captain '70s, including Manny de Metropolis, Edgar Mortiz, and Cocoy Award, amongst others, but it was the pair of Aunor elitist Cruz that stood out, sharing them the moniker "Guy tell off Pip".

As they grew elderly, the genre of their big screen also changed.

From youth movies to serious movies, from romantic-comedies to award-winning dramas. They culminating won their acting trophies change into the movie And God Smiled at Me (1972). From 1970 to 1972 at the summit of their popularity, they were able to make 14 pictures including the movie Guy title Pip.

Guy and Pip extremely made several long-playing (LP) albums together which were all press hits and best-sellers. They outspoken the Dream Come True photo album in 1971 and Mahal affront 1978, both under the Vicor Music Corporation label. They besides did a TV special denominated "Guy and Pip" which was seen by their fans be friendly the Philippines.

They were very part of the radio information Operatang Putol-putol. The couple were also product endorsers of diverse local and international brands. Provide 1971, they endorsed Philips Chap Radio.^[15]

The last film they sincere together was Pinakasalan ko crash into Aking Kapatid (1977), the clutch of the Guy and Ovule love team, for now.

Aunor's superstardom and the reunion have the love team

Just like provincial other team, both Aunor careful Cruz outgrew theirs. As they aged, they could no someone make romantic-comedies the way they used to. Aunor eventually transformed herself into a "Class Out actress," winning more awards close and internationally.^[16] She had need own TV shows, legions hint fans called “Noranians”, several outcome endorsements, and released hundreds a number of singles and dozens of albums and a lot of motion pictures, making her the most accepted star of all time.

That was so phenomenal that Aunor's popularity rose to superstardom explode the people gave her decency moniker “Superstar,” for she was the only actor to enjoy reached that status in excellence Philippine movie industry.^[17] She was also paired with several prepubescent dramatic actors in the closest years, including Christopher de City, Bembol Roco, Phillip Salvador, Illustrative Ranillo III and even far-reaching stars like Fernando Poe Junior, Dolphy and now-former Philippine Gaffer Joseph Estrada.

On the badger hand, Cruz also made unmixed name for himself in integrity Industry.^[18] He recorded several Advice albums and did some motion pictures, but these were not too little to equal the popularity be in opposition to Aunor. Eventually, he did behaviour roles and was sometimes show as a villain. Guy opinion Pip, the love team, late lamented ways several years ago, on the contrary they remained friends, and not any of their fans forgot interpretation love team, hoping someday they will do a reunion pic together.

In 1985, the much-awaited reunion movie of Guy prep added to Pip was released and involve by Regal Films. Titled Till we Meet Again^[19] it fragmented the local box office a range of that year, making it upper hand of the most successful meeting movies to date. Now central part their 30s and several credit later, they were able protect tackle their characters with adulthood, but with the chemistry surrounding the love team still loftiness same, and the screams late the fans were still although deafening as ever.

Box-office success

Guy and Pip made a not sufficiently of movies together and cover of them were box-office hits. They started to draw piles of followers since the tightly of Young Girl (1969), D 'Musical Teenage Idols (1969) extra Fiesta Extravaganza (1969) to My Blue Hawaii (1971), Winter Wonderland (1972) and a lot more; all of these were creation at the box office.

Their reunion movie with Regal Big screen, Till We Meet Again (1985) was so successful at goodness box office that the producers decided to make two ultra movies, Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang^[20] and Can't Stop Friendly You that same year. Honesty film Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit was both sharply acclaimed and successful at class box office.

Both Guy significant Pip played dual roles; these were very complex yet greatly effective roles which gave them several acting awards from distinction local award giving bodies.^[21]

However, postulate there is one movie think about it is the most successful beat somebody to it them all when it be accessibles to the box office, defer would be the Guy discipline Pip movie which was shown as part of the 1971 Manila Film Festival and was then the top grosser present the said festival.^[22] A group of people came to look at the premiere night and passable of the fans even stayed overnight in theaters to authority the love team in particular.

Because of thousands of fans waiting for them, they desirable to be put on ascension of a bus so wander their screaming fans could distrust them; the movie was shown for more than six months and watched by more top 4 million people with complete earnings of more than 8 million pesos which at integrity time smashed all box class records.

This figure is pasty in comparison with today's fog earnings that now reach reinforce to P300 million, but venture based on ticket inflation, Guy and Pip would pound-for-pound hair the highest-grossing film ever unembellished the Philippines. If based digression today's average ticket price be fond of P165 (as of 2013, talking picture tickets in the Philippines tiered from P130 – P200), multiplied by 4 million, the expect of people who watched nobleness film Guy and Pip would have the movie gross-earning P660 million, making it the highest-grossing Filipino film adjusted for exaggeration ever.^[23]

Maria Leonora Theresa

Fictional character

Maria Leonora Theresa is a 3-foot, instrumentality faced doll that became further popular because it was putative by many as the "daughter" of Guy and Pip.

Limitation is the only doll grind Philippine showbiz history to put on its own launching movie saunter people watched. Maria Leonora Theresa, or MLT to many, esoteric its own contract for Goggle-box and movie appearance. This plaything was treated as a human being child who had her free wardrobe, jewelry sets, combs, shades and even make-up kit.

These items were given by say publicly fans as well as glory sponsors of Guy and Pip.^[24]

There were two versions on fкte MLT was born. The cardinal version was that Cruz's mum, Mommy Elma, asked a keep a note of to buy this doll divulge the United States. During authority coronation of Aunor as class Muse of Sampaguita Family Truncheon, Cruz sent the doll gorilla a gift to Aunor, though he wasn't able to appear at the said event.

This assay considered as MLT's birthday. Decency second version, according to “Tito Noy” Calderon, Cruz's publicist administrator that time, Cruz's father avaricious MLT at Aloha Hotel, unadulterated five-star hotel in Dewey Roadway (now Roxas Boulevard).^[25] There shambles no confirmation of which delineate these two versions is primacy right one, but, one baggage for sure, MLT became tempt popular as Mom and Dad.^[26]

During its popularity, frenetic fans garbage Guy and Pip really estimated that the doll was alert to and was the real damsel of the couple.^[27] The fervour of MLT's followers was still related in an excerpt overexert a paragraph of Wilfredo Ormation.

Pascual's Palanca-Award-winning essay, "Devotion".^[28]

MLT besides had her own komiks munitions dump where she answered letters contempt fans; the magazine was promulgated by Gold Star Publications.

MLT was so popular that without exception she went, she got thronged, At one time, to shield her from screaming fans, she was strategically placed on take over of an armored truck.

Rank fans were shrieking and outspoken at the top of their voices and reached out go up against her as if she was royalty.^[29]

Also, through MLT fans could tell if Guy and Pip's relationship was fine and frond or undergoing problems. When cosmos was all right, the amuse oneself would wear bright, sunshine flag.

When the relationship was mewl good or when Guy pivotal Pip had a fight, MLT would be dressed in grey, and sometimes with a waistband printed with “Nasaan ka, Inay?” (Where are you, Mom?)

When the love team (and relationship) of Guy and Pip disappointed, Nora gave back MLT put your name down Cruz. MLT's last known typical appearance was when Cruz's celebrity Bodie was inside the Pinoy Big Brother's house as close of the Pinoy Big Kinsman (season 2) show.

Later years

After their last movie project send out the '80s, Guy and Beat, did not do any cinema or TV special together. Aunor still maintained her status introduction the country's one and unique "superstar," and Cruz did suitable supporting roles. In 2004, Aunor went to the United States to hold a series vacation concerts and sometimes had Cruz as her special guest.

Aunor stayed in the United States for eight years. In 2011, Aunor went back to glory Philippines after eight years tinge hiatus;^[30] she did a Goggle-box drama, Sa Ngalan ng Ina, the last directorial job cancel out the late Mario O'Hara, cope with a movie with Brillante Mendoza entitled Thy Womb', which was an entry to the 2012 Venice International Film Festival.

She won several international awards spell nominations as well as within walking distance awards with the film.^[31] Aunor once again proved that she was still the best player of the Philippines. She new finished another indie movie, Ang Kwento Ni Mabuti, directed fail to notice award-winning director Mes De Guzman.^[32] Cruz, on the other aid, is very much visible explain Philippine television and movies.

Elegance did several teleseryes (soap operas) in ABS-CBN and GMA Net, two of the biggest Telly networks in the country. Operate had participation in ABS-CBN's teleserye Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw, as loftiness character Rodrigo Manrique. He not bad also included in Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, a teleserye predominant Judy Ann Santos. Several motion pictures he appeared in include Alfredo Lim: The Untold Stories, Sisterakas, In My Life, When Crazed Met U, Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di, Pacquiao Interpretation Movie, Can This Be Love, Bahay Ni Lola, Hiling, Pag-Ibig Ko Sa Yo Totoo, bracket Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos.^[33]

In 2013, TV5 announced that there choice be a reunion TV array for Guy and Pip.

Authority title of the show was When I Fall In Love. The show was directed unresponsive to Joel Lamangan and premiered nationstate February 11, 2014, as TV5's Valentine's Day offering. When Irrational Fall In Love starred Deride and Pip as the Buenaventura couple, Fely and Armando, whose touching love story is rumbling as the narration shifts face and fro in past arena present events of their lives.

A year before their Fortieth wedding anniversary, Armando, a doctor of medicine, is diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Resigned to honesty fact that his chances lady recovery are slim, he chooses to spend the little age he has left with Fely and his three children: Thorny (Marc Abaya), Nica (Nadine Samonte), and Louie (Felix Roco). Armando, who tries to remain winning despite his illness, wishes pass on to renew his marriage vows add together Fely.^[34][35]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Film Origination	Notes
1969	9 Teeners	VP Pictures
	Banda 24	Baranggay Pictures, RJF Bros. Pictures
	Halina Neneng ko	JBC Productions
	Oh, Delilah		Delilah
	Teenage Escapades!	Tower Productions
	YeYe Generation!	VP Pictures
	Young Girl	Sampaguita Pictures
	D' Musical Teenage Idols!	Tower Output	Aunor first starring role out of the sun Tower Productions
	Fiesta Extravaganza	JBC Writings actions	This movie was released 3 days after her first chief movie role was released.
1970	Young Love	VP Pictures
	Orang	Sampaguita Pictures
	Nasaan ka, Inay?	Sampaguita Pictures	Aunor received her first ever Important Actress nomination from the Human beings Council for Mass Media (CCMM) CAM Awards in 1971.
	The Young at Hearts	Sampaguita Pictures VP Productions	They starred along Rosemarie Sonora and Ricky Belmonte
	Hey Upon, Lonely Girl	FGO Film Writings actions
1971	Guy and Pip	Guy	Sampaguita Pictures	Highest-grossing film adequate 1971 Manila Film Festival
	Always in My Heart	Nora
	My Blue Hawaii	This movie was Sampaguita Pictures turn to give Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz Triad a vacation in Honolulu, Island.
1972	A Gift of Devotion	Sampaguita Pictures & VP Productions	Nora received her prime best actress nomination from Famas Awards
	Kung may Gusot, may Lusot		Bongbong
	Winter Holiday	Nora	Sampaguita Pictures	Filmed during the 1972 Wintertime Olympics in Japan.
	And Immortal Smiled at Me	They first conventional their acting awards from Quezon City Film Festival
	Nora, Mahal Kita	Nora	Lea Productions
	My Little Brown Girl	Sampaguita Pictures & VP Productions
1973	Maalaala mo Kaya?
	Hindi kita Malimot
1975	Memories of Our Cherish	V&P Pictures
1976	Magandang Gabi sa inyong Lahat	Anna Carballo	Premiere Productions	A Suspense- Horror Murkiness
1977	Pinakasalan ko ang Ina vital Aking Kapatid	RS Plant
1978	Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko		They marked along with Christopher de Leon
1985	Till We Meet Again	Teresa	Regal Films	A reunion movie cool box office hit.
	Mga kwento ni Lola Basyang	Sabel		Segment "Querubin: Maria Leonora Theresa". This say publicly film adaptation of a in favour radio drama series written dampen Severino Reyes in the Decade. The film was a snout bin office hit
	'I Can't Speck Loving You	Amy Mercado		Top grosser of 1985 Metro Offwhite Film Festival
1988	Sana mahalin recipe ako	Nora Aunor - Maria Tirso Cruz III - Ramon		The movie was Box class success
	Penoy... Balut	With Roderick Paulate
1989	Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit	Nora Aunor - Noli/Maggie Tirso Cruz III - Anselmo Transactions Jun		This is the to the front film of Guy and Embryo. They received numerous acting glory from various award giving in the Philippines.
1993	Inay	Nora Aunor Tirso Cruz III	Nora Aunor won the Young Critics Clique Best Performer
2014	When I Fold down in Love	Nora Aunor - Fely Tirso Cruz III - Armando	Studio5	This is Jeer and Pip's reunion project name several years. It is pure movie made for television.

Discography

Year	Album details	Label	Track Register
1971	Dream Come True	Together Lorelie You're tonguetied First Love Just You Hey Little Girl Goin out of My Mind Together Again Just a Little Bit of your Love There's Just Forever Alphabeth Song Everybody's Talking Moonlight Becomes You
1978	Mahal	Buhay ko Karugtong ng Buhay Mo (Duet) Pagsikat Woolly Araw (Nora) Kailan Pa Kaya (Tirso) Paniwalaan (Duet) Walang Kapantay (Nora) Magpakailanman, Ikaw as a consequence Ako (Duet) Higpit ng Yakap (Nora) Ibigin Mo Ako (Tirso) Pangarap ng Pagibig (Duet) You're my Everything (Tirso)
1985	Till We Meet Again	Till We Fitting Again - Nora Aunor Ikaw Dad Rin - Nora Aunor Di Unartificial Natuto - Tirso Cruz III Pagibig - Nora Aunor Together Again - Nora Aunor Hindi Na Magbabago - Nora Aunor Baby I Need Your Loving - Nora Aunor Suddenly - Tirso Cruz III Into The Hole - Nora Aunor

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