Ishmael Bernal

Director

Born: September 30, 1938
Died: June 2, 1996 (age 57)
From: Manila, Philippines

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…

Filmography (57)

Bomba Bernal (2025)
Self
Brocka x Bernal (2024)
Self (archival footage)
Himala Ngayon (2012)
Self (archive footage)
Wating (1994)
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Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare (1993)
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba (1992)
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To Live Another Day (1989)
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Smouldering Tears (1988)
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Envy (1987)
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Working Girls 2 (1987)
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The Graduates (1986)
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Wrenched From Heaven (1985)
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Gamitin Mo Ako (1985)
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Shake, Rattle & Roll (1984)
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Fridge (1984)
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Working Girls (1984)
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Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)
Self
Broken Marriage (1983)
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Miracle (1982)
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I Can't Forget You (1982)
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An Affair (1982)
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Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak? (1982)
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Galawgaw (1982)
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Pabling (1981)
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Bilibid Boys (1981)
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Manila by Night (1980)
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Vein Wound (1980)
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Girlfriend (1980)
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Good Morning, Sunshine (1980)
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Pleasure (1979)
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