Ishmael Bernal
Screenwriter, Film director
1938 – 1996
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Who was Ishmael Bernal?
Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film, stage and television director. He was also an actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, two of his films City After Dark and Himala, are often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time. He was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1938
Manila - Also known as
- Ishmael Bernal Ledesma
- Parents
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- University of the Philippines
- Lived in
- Manila
- Died
- Jun 2, 1996
Manila
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on July 23, 2013
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