Sep 30, 1938 - Manila, Philippines
Ishmael Bernal 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.
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| Movie | 1979 | Annie Batungbakal | ||
| Movie | 1993 | Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare | ||
| Movie | 2012 | Himala Ngayon | ||
| Movie | 2024 | Brocka x Bernal | Self (archival footage) | |
| Movie | 1983 | Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns | Self | |
| TV Show | 1993 | Noli Me Tangere | Kapitan Valentin | 13 |
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| Movie | 1972 | Till Death Do Us Part | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Working Girls | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Hindi Kita Malimot | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Vein Wound | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Manila by Night | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Manila by Night | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | El Vibora | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1971 | Storm Surge! | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Miracle | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Inspiration | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Now and Forever | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Zoom, Zoom, Superman! | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Si Popeye, Atbp | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1976 | Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Sleeping Dragon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1976 | Scotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Girlfriend | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Girlfriend | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Good Morning, Sunshine | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Boy Kodyak | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Menor de Edad | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1985 | Hinugot sa Langit | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Relasyon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Relasyon | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1976 | A Speck in the Water | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Shake, Rattle & Roll | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Pleasure | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Pleasure | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | Salawahan | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1971 | At the Top | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1971 | At the Top | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Broken Marriage | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1978 | Ikaw ay Akin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Fridge | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1976 | Ligaw na Bulaklak | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Bilibid Boys | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Pahiram ng Isang Umaga | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1977 | Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1986 | The Graduates | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Nagbabagang Luha | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1978 | Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Pabling | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | Wating | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Mahal Kita, Walang Iba | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Walang Katapusang Tag-araw | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1977 | Walang Katapusang Tag-araw | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Tisoy! | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1978 | Lagi na Lamang Ba Akong Babae? | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1985 | Gamitin Mo Ako | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Galawgaw | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Galawgaw | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak? | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak? | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak? | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa? | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Mahal Kita, Walang Iba | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Working Girls 2 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Ah, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako! | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Pabling | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Girlfriend | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Pabling | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1978 | Ikaw ay Akin | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2025 | Bomba Bernal | Director | Directing |
