Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as "Nunal sa Tubig" (1976), "City After Dark" (1980), "Relasyon" (1982), "Himala" (1982), and "Hinugot sa Langit" (1985). He died on June 2, 1996 in Quezon City, Philippines of a heart attack. Bernal was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001. (Source: Wikipedia) Edit Biography