Ishmael Bernal

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

Annie Batungbakal

Himala Ngayon

Brocka x Bernal

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

Bomba Bernal

All Movies (6)

• Bomba Bernal2025 · as Self
• Brocka x Bernal2024 · as Self (archival footage)
• Himala Ngayon2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare1993
• Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns1983 · as Self
• Annie Batungbakal1979

All TV Shows (1)

• Noli Me Tangere1993 · as Kapitan Valentin