Ishmael Bernal
Birth date
September 30, 1938
Death date
June 2, 1996
Place of birth
Manila, Philippines
Profession
Directing
Age
57 years
Biography
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.
Also known as
اسماعیل برنال
