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Ishmael Bernal
Born
30 September 1938
Died
2 June 1996
Place
Manila, Philippines
Directing

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.

As director

Wating

Wating

1994 · Director
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba

Mahal Kita, Walang Iba

1992 · Director
To Live Another Day

To Live Another Day

1989 · Director
Smouldering Tears

Smouldering Tears

1988 · Director
Envy

Envy

1987 · Director
Working Girls 2

Working Girls 2

1987 · Director
The Graduates

The Graduates

1986 · Director
Wrenched From Heaven

Wrenched From Heaven

1985 · Director
Gamitin Mo Ako

Gamitin Mo Ako

1985 · Director
Working Girls

Working Girls

1984 · Director
Shake, Rattle & Roll

Shake, Rattle & Roll

1984 · Director
Fridge

Fridge

1984 · Director
Broken Marriage

Broken Marriage

1983 · Director
I Can't Forget You

I Can't Forget You

1982 · Director
Miracle

Miracle

1982 · Director
An Affair

An Affair

1982 · Director
Galawgaw

Galawgaw

1982 · Director
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?

Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?

1982 · Director
Bilibid Boys

Bilibid Boys

1981 · Director
Pabling

Pabling

1981 · Director
Vein Wound

Vein Wound

1980 · Director
Manila by Night

Manila by Night

1980 · Director
Girlfriend

Girlfriend

1980 · Director
Good Morning, Sunshine

Good Morning, Sunshine

1980 · Director
Boy Kodyak

Boy Kodyak

1979 · Director
Menor de Edad

Menor de Edad

1979 · Director
Pleasure

Pleasure

1979 · Director
Salawahan

Salawahan

1979 · Director

Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?

1979 · Director
You Are Mine

You Are Mine

1978 · Director

As actor

Bomba Bernal

Bomba Bernal

2025 · Self
Brocka x Bernal

Brocka x Bernal

2024 · Self (archival footage)
Himala Ngayon

Himala Ngayon

2012 · Self (archive footage)

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

1983 · Self
Annie Batungbakal

Annie Batungbakal

1979