Ishmael Bernal
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.
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Acting Credits
52
Crew Credits
Acting
Movie
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self
1983
Movie
Annie Batungbakal
1979
Movie
Himala Ngayon
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
1993
Movie
Brocka x Bernal
as Self (archival footage)
2024
Movie
Bomba Bernal
as Self
2025
TV
Noli Me Tangere
as Kapitan Valentin
1993
Crew
Movie
Miracle
Director
1982
Movie
Manila by Night
Writer
1980
Movie
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Director
1984
Movie
Working Girls
Director
1984
Movie
An Affair
Director
1982
Movie
You Are Mine
Director
1978
Movie
Broken Marriage
Director
1983
Movie
Salawahan
Director
1979
Movie
Gamitin Mo Ako
Director
1985
Movie
Menor de Edad
Director
1979
Movie
A Speck in the Water
Director
1976
Movie
Pleasure
Director
1979