Ishmael Bernal

Directing·Sep 30, 1938·Manila, Philippines

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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.

Film	Credit
Bomba Bernal2025 · Self	Self
Brocka x Bernal2024 · Self (archival footage)	Self (archival footage)
Himala Ngayon2012 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Wating1994 · Director	Director
IIshmael Bernal - Truth and Dare1993 · Actor	Actor
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba1992 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
To Live Another Day1989 · Director	Director
Smouldering Tears1988 · Director	Director
Envy1987 · Director	Director
Working Girls 21987 · Director	Director
The Graduates1986 · Director	Director
Wrenched From Heaven1985 · Director	Director
Gamitin Mo Ako1985 · Director	Director
Shake, Rattle & Roll1984 · Director	Director
Fridge1984 · Director	Director
Working Girls1984 · Director	Director
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns1983 · Self	Self
Broken Marriage1983 · Director	Director
Miracle1982 · Director	Director
I Can't Forget You1982 · Director	Director
An Affair1982 · Director	Director
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Galawgaw1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Pabling1981 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bilibid Boys1981 · Director	Director
Manila by Night1980 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Vein Wound1980 · Director	Director
Girlfriend1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Good Morning, Sunshine1980 · Director	Director
Pleasure1979 · Director	Director
Salawahan1979 · Director	Director
Annie Batungbakal1979 · Actor	Actor
BBakit May Pag-ibig Pa?1979 · Director	Director
Menor de Edad1979 · Director	Director
Boy Kodyak1979 · Director	Director
You Are Mine1978 · Director	Director
Will I Always Be a Woman?1978 · Director	Director
IIsang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin1978 · Director	Director
WWalang Katapusang Tag-araw1977 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Tisoy!1977 · Director	Director
Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa1976 · Director	Director
A Speck in the Water1976 · Director	Director
Wild Flower1976 · Director	Director
SScotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget1976 · Director	Director
LLumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga1975 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
SSleeping Dragon1975 · Director	Director
Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko1975 · Director	Director