Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
September 30, 1938
Died
June 2, 1996 (age 57)
Place of Birth
Manila, Philippines
Also Known As
اسماعیل برنال
Ishmael Bernal
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.
Known For
Filmography
2025FilmBomba Bernalas Self2024FilmBrocka x Bernalas Self (archival footage)2012FilmHimala Ngayonas Self (archive footage)1993TVNoli Me Tangereas Kapitan Valentin1993FilmIshmael Bernal - Truth and Dare1983FilmVisions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Raynsas Self1979FilmAnnie Batungbakal