Coritha
Socorro Avelino, commonly known professionally by the mononym Coritha, was a Filipino folk singer. She is best known for the 1979 song "Oras Na", and other songs such as "Sierra Madre" and "Lolo Jose".
Career
Coritha popularized the songs "Oras Na " and "Sierra Madre " in the 1970s. She also performed "Awit Kay Leandro", "Gising na, O Kuya Ko" and "Lolo Jose ". Peaking in the 1960s and 1970s, she is noted for her folk-country songs which devises native Philippine instruments."Lolo Jose" was an own composition which was an entry at the Metro Pop Songwriting Contest. She is also a recipient of two Cecil awards for Best Folk-Pop Song and Best Folk-Pop Vocal Performance.
Coritha retired in 2000. She also composed the song "Mabuhay Ang Kalayaan", which was used as the theme song of the 2002 film Lapu-Lapu and was nominated as Best Theme Song in the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival.
The song "Oras Na" was used a protest anthem in the 2001 EDSA Revolution which deposed president Joseph Estrada. Coritha personally took part in the protests. The song composed in 1978 and released a year later was made during the Martial law era under president and dictator, Ferdinand Marcos. The song, particularly the line Ang takot ay nasa isip lamang was also referenced by Corazon Aquino in a rally against Marcos in 1986. It was also used as a theme for the 2018 film BuyBust.