Ishmael Bernal
Ishmael Bernal 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
DirectingBirthday
September 30, 1938Deathday
June 2, 1996Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
56Place of birth
Manila, Philippines![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ffacEqfqoy8tVLUfmctM7ER2nUl.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s8oq6uwSlGTBUzsExm0ypJwmYfk.jpg)
Nagbabagang Luha
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/drWAMmeAKvVq7950dm4aoj1ynmx.jpg)
Working Girls
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tZESpSxgx29DW3cf6AMEFe6SaRy.jpg)
Manila by Night
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xt5h3B558woTTROgR4rYNHXx3bq.jpg)
Himala
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9ecp2jXDtN1mVmoZ65D34y40R9P.jpg)
Nunal sa Tubig
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aYN6jkAnI0hRimHaBA463vJRujd.jpg)
The Affair
Story, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oJpj6jDZWyyVU9XXowzqsmHdNhn.jpg)
Hinugot sa Langit
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5v0sUI1Jfd8K6p73RmJBbGd46wg.jpg)
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o7rVc9QWF6JUP8DfaeNL5K8Gq9Y.jpg)
Streetsmart
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8LxIlJPMhCRdE9qyUGNSxAUZz6r.jpg)
On Borrowed Time
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b26iHw3jRDlunFbgk2LyZwU7MTc.jpg)
Pleasure
Story, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5F322iPPnFGTM844PuzZOs12z7S.jpg)
At the Top
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oWDcYvJln4fpcGQVXPXf33m7MfT.jpg)
Broken Marriage
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8raLWeis3GysnDt2cC9la3CbsR.jpg)
Ikaw ay Akin
Director, Story![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rM0S8Hw8U0NiD2p05HJqPx8WnOH.jpg)
Salawahan
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8Wrddlohy9BoMxC2lq8vWQfWdPN.jpg)
Bilibid Boys
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yZAN6amO7HhzzfTLEMgmUdM12hq.jpg)
The Graduates
Director