Ishmael Bernal

Known for Directing

Ishmael Bernal's portrait

Details

Birthday: September 30, 1938

Deathday: June 02, 1996

Place of birth: Manila, Philippines

Biography

Ishmael Bernal (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996) 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.

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