Ishmael Bernal

Also Known As: اسماعیل برنال

Biography: 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.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines

Birthday: September 30, 1938

Deathday: June 02, 1996

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

6.96%

Known For:

Annie Batungbakal
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
Himala Ngayon
Brocka x Bernal
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns