Ishmael Bernal

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

Manila, Philippines

Born

9/30/1938

Age

86

Credit(s)

5

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 th ...Show More