Ishmael Bernal
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1938-09-30 · Manila, Philippines
- Died
- 1996-06-02
Known for
- Himala (1982) — Director
- Manila by Night (1980) — Director
- Shake, Rattle & Roll (1984) — Director
- Working Girls (1984) — Director
- An Affair (1982) — Director
- You Are Mine (1978) — Director
- Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983) — Self
- Broken Marriage (1983) — Director
- Salawahan (1979) — Director
- Gamitin Mo Ako (1985) — Director
- Menor de Edad (1979) — Director
- A Speck in the Water (1976) — Director
- Pleasure (1979) — Director
- Bilibid Boys (1981) — Director
- Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon (1977) — Director
- Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga (1975) — Director