Ishmael Bernal

    Ishmael Bernal

    September 30, 1938 (86 years old) in Manila, Philippines

    Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for melodramas with feminist and moral themes, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as Pagdating sa Dulo (1971), Nunal sa Tubig (1976), Manila by Night (1980), Himala (1982), and Working Girls (1984). Bernal was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.

    Known For

    Noli Me TangereNoli Me Tangere
    Himala NgayonHimala Ngayon
    Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony RaynsVisions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
    Annie BatungbakalAnnie Batungbakal
    Brocka x BernalBrocka x Bernal

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