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Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal

Directing

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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.

Known for

An Affair
Miracle
Manila by Night
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Boy Kodyak
The Graduates

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