- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 30, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Manila, Philippines
- Died
- June 2, 1996
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.
Filmography
movieBomba Bernal
2025 · Self
movieBrocka x Bernal
2024 · Self (archival footage)
movieHimala Ngayon
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieWating
1994 · Director
tvNoli Me Tangere
1993 · Kapitan Valentin
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
movieIshmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
1993
movieMahal Kita, Walang Iba
1992 · Director, Screenplay
movieTo Live Another Day
1989 · Director
movieSmouldering Tears
1988 · Director
movieEnvy
1987 · Director
movieWorking Girls 2
1987 · Director
movieThe Graduates
1986 · Director
movieWrenched From Heaven
1985 · Director
movieGamitin Mo Ako
1985 · Director
movieShake, Rattle & Roll
1984 · Director
movieFridge
1984 · Director
movieWorking Girls
1984 · Director
movieVisions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Self
movieBroken Marriage
1983 · Director
movieMiracle
1982 · Director
movieI Can't Forget You
1982 · Director
movieAn Affair
1982 · Director, Story
movieIto Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
1982 · Story, Director, Screenplay
movieGalawgaw
1982 · Director, Screenplay
moviePabling
1981 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieBilibid Boys
1981 · Director
movieManila by Night
1980 · Writer, Director
movieVein Wound
1980 · Director
movieGirlfriend
1980 · Story, Director, Screenplay
movieGood Morning, Sunshine
1980 · Director
moviePleasure
1979 · Director, Story
movieSalawahan
1979 · Director
movieAnnie Batungbakal
1979
Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?
movieBakit May Pag-ibig Pa?
1979 · Director
movieMenor de Edad
1979 · Director
movieBoy Kodyak
1979 · Director
movieYou Are Mine
1978 · Director, Story
movieWill I Always Be a Woman?
1978 · Director
Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin
movieIsang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin
1978 · Director
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
movieWalang Katapusang Tag-araw
1977 · Screenplay, Director
movieDalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
1977 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieTisoy!
1977 · Director
movieAnna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa
1976 · Director
movieA Speck in the Water
1976 · Director
movieWild Flower
1976 · Director
Scotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget
movieScotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget
1976 · Director
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
movieLumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
1975 · Screenplay, Director
Sleeping Dragon
movieSleeping Dragon
1975 · Director
movieMister Mo, Lover Boy Ko
1975 · Director
movieBad Example: I Have Seven Wives
1974 · Screenplay, Director
movieSi Popeye, Atbp
1973 · Director
movieZoom, Zoom, Superman!
1973 · Director
movieNow and Forever
1973 · Director
movieTill Death Do Us Part
1972 · Director
movieEl Vibora
1972 · Director
movieInspiration
1972 · Director
movieStorm Surge!
1971 · Director
movieAt the Top
1971 · Director, Writer
Ah, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako!
movieAh, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako!
1970 · Story