Actor

Ishmael Bernal

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.3

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Movies: 49Series: 1Crew credits: 44

TMDB ID: 142969

IMDb ID: nm0076075

Known for: Directing

Born: September 30, 1938

Died: June 2, 1996

Age: 57

Place of birth: Manila, Philippines

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1971 - 2025

Years active: 55

Average TMDB rating: 8

Wikidata: Q3547025

Also known as

اسماعیل برنال

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Director (44)

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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.