Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal

Directing
Born
September 30, 1938 in Manila, Philippines
Died
June 2, 1996
Age
Died at age 57

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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