Lino Brocka
Screenwriter, Film director
1939 – 1991
Who was Lino Brocka?
Catalino Ortiz Brocka is a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant Filipino filmmakers in Philippine cinema history. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines, dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country.
Brocka was openly gay and he often incorporated LGBT themes into his films. He has directed landmark films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang, Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag, Insiang, Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim, and Orapronobis. In 1997, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts."
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1939
Pilar, Sorsogon - Also known as
- Catalino Ortiz Brocka
- Lino O. Brocka
- Lino Brocka Ortiz
- Parents
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- University of the Philippines
- Lived in
- Sorsogon
- Died
- May 21, 1991
Quezon City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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