Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit

Bilangin 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, hardworking, 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 lovehate affair that spans generations, from their high school days in the province, to their twilight years in the big city.

Noli Nora Aunor, is an intelligent girl but a poor farmers 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 Nolis 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 Nolis daughter, Maggie, grows up to be a beautiful but rebellious young lady with her a mothers looks but with exact opposite character. She falls in love with Jun, who turns out to be Anselmos son. Things soon become complicated.

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