Person
Ishmael Bernal
Directing · 1938–1996 · 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.
Known for
Noli Me Tangere
Kapitan Valentin
Boy Kodyak
Director
Manila by Night
Director
An Affair
Story
Miracle
Director
A Speck in the Water
Director
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
Director
Working Girls
Director
Sleeping Dragon
Director
Envy
Director
Filmography
- 2025Bomba BernalSelf
- 2024Brocka x BernalSelf (archival footage)
- 2012Himala NgayonSelf (archive footage)
- 1994WatingDirector
- 1993Noli Me TangereKapitan Valentin
- 1993Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
- 1992Mahal Kita, Walang IbaDirector
- 1989To Live Another DayDirector
- 1988Smouldering TearsDirector
- 1987EnvyDirector
- 1987Working Girls 2Director
- 1986The GraduatesDirector
- 1985Wrenched From HeavenDirector
- 1985Gamitin Mo AkoDirector
- 1984Shake, Rattle & RollDirector
- 1984FridgeDirector
- 1984Working GirlsDirector
- 1983Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony RaynsSelf
- 1983Broken MarriageDirector
- 1982MiracleDirector
- 1982I Can't Forget YouDirector
- 1982An AffairStory
- 1982Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?Screenplay
- 1982GalawgawDirector
- 1981PablingDirector
- 1981Bilibid BoysDirector
- 1980Manila by NightDirector
- 1980Vein WoundDirector
- 1980GirlfriendDirector
- 1980Good Morning, SunshineDirector
- 1979PleasureDirector
- 1979SalawahanDirector
- 1979Annie Batungbakal
- 1979Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?Director
- 1979Menor de EdadDirector
- 1979Boy KodyakDirector
- 1978You Are MineDirector
- 1978Will I Always Be a Woman?Director
- 1978Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa AkinDirector
- 1977Walang Katapusang Tag-arawDirector
- 1977Dalawang Pugad... Isang IbonStory
- 1977Tisoy!Director
- 1976Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa AsawaDirector
- 1976A Speck in the WaterDirector
- 1976Wild FlowerDirector
- 1976Scotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to ForgetDirector
- 1975Lumapit, Lumayo ang UmagaDirector
- 1975Sleeping DragonDirector
- 1975Mister Mo, Lover Boy KoDirector
- 1974Bad Example: I Have Seven WivesScreenplay
- 1973Si Popeye, AtbpDirector
- 1973Zoom, Zoom, Superman!Director
- 1973Now and ForeverDirector
- 1972Till Death Do Us PartDirector
- 1972El ViboraDirector
- 1972InspirationDirector
- 1971Storm Surge!Director
- 1971At the TopDirector
- 1970Ah, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako!Story
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