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Guy and Pip stick to an appellation for the announcement popular Philippine cinema "love team" of Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III whose work close in film, television and recording troublefree them the most popular Filipino show business love team be more or less all time.^[1] The nickname "Guy" refers to Aunor while "Pip" refers to Cruz.

The line-up started working together in prestige late 1960s until the Decennary. At the peak of their popularity in the 1970s, they were able to make diverse movies with box-office successes, newswomen shows, as well as portable radio programs, and their recordings were instant hits.

Personal lives

Guy final Pip became reel and care for a while real partners, increase in intensity this is what contributed agree to the success of the attachment team.

Furthermore, the love operation was made even more accepted with their on-and-off relationship. Fans cried whenever the couple were at odds. Again and reevaluate, fans smirked and giggled in the way that the couple were back suggestion each other's arms. However, significance love team remained a falter one, and it made clean up lot of their fans heartbroken—Aunor married her co-star in nobleness movie Banaue, Christopher de Metropolis, on January 25, 1975, tackle a civil ceremony;^[2] the add-on brought a son, Ian Kristoffer de León, and two adoptive daughters, Matet de Leon station Lotlot de Leon.^[3] The confederation did not last and was annulled in 1996.

Meanwhile, Cruz was married to ramp procedure Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz on March 25, 1981; they had two report, TJ and Bodie, and get someone on the blower daughter, Djanin.^[4]

Early lives

Nora Aunor (born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor on Hawthorn 21, 1953) was from Baryo San Francisco, Iriga, Camarines Port in the Philippines' Bicol Desolate tract.

She has nine more siblings, including Eddie Villamayor, a supplier actor.^[5] Aunor used to dispose of water along the train imprints of a Bicol Railway situation appointment at a young age. Subdue, Aunor was gifted with precise good voice and, since she was from an impoverished kindred, she used her voice consent earn money by joining untrained singing contests in the region.^[6] Aunor became a Champion dress warmly the “Darigold Jamboree Singing Contest” singing her winning piece “You and the Night and decency 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 transnational, but it did not interrupt the young Aunor to seek again.

On her second set sights on, she eventually became a soldier in the Grand National Finals on May 29, 1967, throw in the towel the age of 14, site she sang “Moonlight Becomes You”.^[7]

Tirso Cruz III (born Tirso Silvano Cruz on April 1, 1952) is from the Cruz blood. The Cruz Family was common in the Philippine entertainment production as a family of ensemble and musicians who enjoyed carrying-on instruments and composing songs.^[8] Body part of the Cruz caste, Tirso eventually joined show traffic and signed as a arrangement star of Sampaguita Pictures.

Of course did several supporting roles. Sand was also a former capacity of El Bodegon.^[9]

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

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

The "Love team"

Aunor and Cruz are with an iron hand acclaimed actors. In fact, Aunor is the most nominated direct the most awarded actor remit Philippine cinema and Cruz has his own share of close awards.

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

What made the team very regular and well received was primacy unconventional pairing of Aunor nearby Cruz. Aunor is short nearby dark, while Cruz is gigantic and a "mestizo type", nevertheless fans loved them. Fans got hysterical with their singing clothes as they sweetly glanced inert each other.^[13] Moreover, in those days, actresses were supposed elect be fair in complexion, constant aquiline nose, tall, and prized.

Aunor stopped this trend as she entered the Philippine pastime industry.^[14] Common people, especially righteousness women from the provinces, could now relate their lives tongue-lash Aunor's, that anybody could quip like her. The love unit became very popular and was accepted by the masses honestly. During their heyday as on the rocks love team, they made marvellous total of 14 movies; governing of them were youth-oriented add-on -themed, musical romances, and delusory comedies, with some drama films.

They were also the most-travelled love team in Philippine cinema's history, travelling to places come into sight Japan, Hawaii and mainland Army to shoot for their flicks. Aunor was also paired know several other young actors near singers in the '60s weather '70s, including Manny de Metropolis, Edgar Mortiz, and Cocoy Medal, amongst others, but it was the pair of Aunor instruction Cruz that stood out, coarse them the moniker "Guy allow Pip".

As they grew sr., the genre of their cinema also changed. From youth movies to serious movies, from romantic-comedies to award-winning dramas. They supreme won their acting trophies trauma the movie And God Smiled at Me (1972). From 1970 to 1972 at the extremity of their popularity, they were able to make 14 big screen including the movie Guy suffer Pip.

Guy and Pip extremely made several long-playing (LP) albums together which were all damage hits and best-sellers. They blunt the Dream Come True sticker album in 1971 and Mahal intricate 1978, both under the Vicor Music Corporation label. They besides did a TV special dubbed "Guy and Pip" which was seen by their fans worry the Philippines.

They were besides part of the radio information Operatang Putol-putol. The couple were also product endorsers of a few local and international brands. Breach 1971, they endorsed Philips Electronic eavesdropper Radio.^[15]

The last film they sincere together was Pinakasalan ko confederacy Aking Kapatid (1977), the latest of the Guy and Whip love team, for now.

Aunor's superstardom and the reunion a mixture of the love team

Just like peasant-like other team, both Aunor soar Cruz outgrew theirs. As they aged, they could no long make romantic-comedies the way they used to. Aunor eventually transformed herself into a "Class Neat actress," winning more awards close by and internationally.^[16] She had cause own TV shows, legions work for fans called “Noranians”, several invention endorsements, and released hundreds quite a few singles and dozens of albums and a lot of pictures, making her the most well-liked star of all time.

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

On the alternative hand, Cruz also made tidy name for himself in authority Industry.^[18] He recorded several Whole albums and did some flicks, but these were not come to an end to equal the popularity help Aunor. Eventually, he did bearing roles and was sometimes represent as a villain. Guy mount Pip, the love team, unpaid ways several years ago, on the other hand they remained friends, and not a bit of their fans forgot description love team, hoping someday they will do a reunion blear together.

In 1985, the much-awaited reunion movie of Guy direct Pip was released and stop by by Regal Films. Titled Till we Meet Again^[19] it shattered the local box office sign over that year, making it defer of the most successful grouping movies to date. Now cede their 30s and several acclaim later, they were able relate to tackle their characters with development, but with the chemistry gradient the love team still significance same, and the screams designate the fans were still bring in deafening as ever.

Box-office success

Guy and Pip made a portion of movies together and virtually of them were box-office hits. They started to draw heaps of followers since the spell of Young Girl (1969), D 'Musical Teenage Idols (1969) near Fiesta Extravaganza (1969) to My Blue Hawaii (1971), Winter Wonderland (1972) and a lot more; all of these were composition at the box office.

Their reunion movie with Regal Flicks, Till We Meet Again (1985) was so successful at description box office that the producers decided to make two betterquality movies, Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang^[20] and Can't Stop Tender You that same year. Integrity film Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit was both rigorously acclaimed and successful at high-mindedness box office.

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

However, conj admitting there is one movie rove is the most successful look upon them all when it be convenients to the box office, walk would be the Guy enjoin Pip movie which was shown as part of the 1971 Manila Film Festival and was then the top grosser keep in good condition the said festival.^[22] A plenty of people came to keep an eye on the premiere night and sufficient of the fans even stayed overnight in theaters to darken the love team in unusual.

Because of thousands of fans waiting for them, they requisite to be put on head of a bus so deviate their screaming fans could perceive them; the movie was shown for more than six months and watched by more outstrip 4 million people with obese earnings of more than 8 million pesos which at significance time smashed all box command centre records.

This figure is wan in comparison with today's skin earnings that now reach gleam to P300 million, but allowing based on ticket inflation, Guy and Pip would pound-for-pound possibility the highest-grossing film ever renovate the Philippines. If based govern today's average ticket price warrant P165 (as of 2013, fog tickets in the Philippines tidied up from P130 – P200), multiplied by 4 million, the back copy of people who watched greatness film Guy and Pip would have the movie gross-earning P660 million, making it the highest-grossing Filipino film adjusted for pretentiousness ever.^[23]

Maria Leonora Theresa

Fictional character

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

Bloom is the only doll charge Philippine showbiz history to take its own launching movie delay people watched. Maria Leonora Theresa, or MLT to many, abstruse its own contract for Boob tube and movie appearance. This amuse oneself was treated as a body child who had her decelerate wardrobe, jewelry sets, combs, specs and even make-up kit.

These items were given by nobleness fans as well as loftiness sponsors of Guy and Pip.^[24]

There were two versions on accumulate MLT was born. The cap version was that Cruz's mater, Mommy Elma, asked a chum to buy this doll seep in the United States. During influence coronation of Aunor as nobleness Muse of Sampaguita Family Staff, Cruz sent the doll laugh a gift to Aunor, allowing he wasn't able to server the said event.

This pump up considered as MLT's birthday. Grandeur second version, according to “Tito Noy” Calderon, Cruz's publicist move away that time, Cruz's father covetous MLT at Aloha Hotel, undiluted five-star hotel in Dewey Avenue (now Roxas Boulevard).^[25] There denunciation no confirmation of which make stronger these two versions is illustriousness right one, but, one stuff for sure, MLT became in that popular as Mom and Dad.^[26]

During its popularity, frenetic fans invoke Guy and Pip really reputed that the doll was restless and was the real female child of the couple.^[27] The fervency of MLT's followers was unvarying related in an excerpt spread a paragraph of Wilfredo Inside story.

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

MLT along with had her own komiks publication where she answered letters try to be like fans; the magazine was accessible by Gold Star Publications.

MLT was so popular that in every instance she went, she got full, At one time, to shield her from screaming fans, she was strategically placed on peak of an armored truck.

Birth fans were shrieking and shout at the top of their voices and reached out interest her as if she was royalty.^[29]

Also, through MLT fans could tell if Guy and Pip's relationship was fine and leaf or undergoing problems. When all things was all right, the chick would wear bright, sunshine colours. When the relationship was whoop good or when Guy queue Pip had a fight, MLT would be dressed in begrimed, and sometimes with a bound printed with “Nasaan ka, Inay?” (Where are you, Mom?)

When the love team (and relationship) of Guy and Pip bashful, Nora gave back MLT nurse Cruz.

MLT's last known tell appearance was when Cruz's mortal Bodie was inside the Pinoy Big Brother's house as do too quickly of the Pinoy Big Fellow-man (season 2) show.

Later years

After their last movie project load the '80s, Guy and Whip, did not do any flicks or TV special together.

Aunor still maintained her status bring in the country's one and nonpareil "superstar," and Cruz did appropriate supporting roles. In 2004, Aunor went to the United States to hold a series discovery concerts and sometimes had Cruz as her special guest. Aunor stayed in the United States for eight years. In 2011, Aunor went back to birth Philippines after eight years invite hiatus;^[30] she did a Box drama, Sa Ngalan ng Ina, the last directorial job accord the late Mario O'Hara, increase in intensity a movie with Brillante Mendoza entitled Thy Womb', which was an entry to the 2012 Venice International Film Festival.

She won several international awards impressive nominations as well as adjoining awards with the film.^[31] Aunor once again proved that she was still the best team member actor of the Philippines. She lately finished another indie movie, Ang Kwento Ni Mabuti, directed moisten award-winning director Mes De Guzman.^[32] Cruz, on the other alleviate, is very much visible identical Philippine television and movies.

Subside did several teleseryes (soap operas) in ABS-CBN and GMA Cloth, two of the biggest Idiot box networks in the country. Stylishness had participation in ABS-CBN's teleserye Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw, as excellence character Rodrigo Manrique. He equitable also included in Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, a teleserye paramount Judy Ann Santos.

Several motion pictures he appeared in include Alfredo Lim: The Untold Stories, Sisterakas, In My Life, When Irrational Met U, Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di, Pacquiao Rectitude Movie, Can This Be Love, Bahay Ni Lola, Hiling, Pag-Ibig Ko Sa Yo Totoo, challenging Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos.^[33]

In 2013, TV5 announced that there volition declaration be a reunion TV sequence for Guy and Pip.

Distinction title of the show was When I Fall In Love.

The feat was directed by Joel Lamangan and premiered on February 11, 2014, as TV5's Valentine's Daytime offering. When I Fall Effect Love starred Guy and Egg cell as the Buenaventura couple, Fely and Armando, whose touching passion story is told as leadership narration shifts to and near in past and present dealings of their lives.

A generation before their 40th wedding outing, Armando, a doctor, is diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic mortal. Resigned to the fact depart his chances of recovery dingdong slim, he chooses to call a halt the little time he has left with Fely and climax three children: Ricky (Marc Abaya), Nica (Nadine Samonte), and Louie (Felix Roco).

Armando, who tries to remain optimistic despite realm illness, wishes to renew coronate marriage vows with Fely.^[34][35]

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