Lino Brocka

Directing

07-04-1939

07-04-1939

He/Him

Catalino "Lino" Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country. Brocka was openly gay and often incorporated LGBT themes into his films.

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Movies (Production)

How Are The Kids?

Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko

Lampang Kerubin

Biktima ng Ligaw na Sandali

Spark in the Dark

Above Everything Else

Father, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

When Forever Ends

When Will Sin Be Washed Away?

God Is Still Asleep

Three Faces of Love

I Carry the World

Napakasakit, Kuya Eddie

What Is the Color of God's Face?

This Is My Country

Your Body Is Mine

Strangers in Paradise

Palipat-lipat, Papalit-palit

Caught in the Act

Dalaga si Misis, Binata si Mister

Hello, Young Lovers

Your Daughter's Mother

Mother, Sister, Daughter

Wake Up, Maruja

My Father, My Mother

Hush Now, Little Boy

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Manila in the Claws of Light

Three, Two, One

Weighed But Found Wanting

Cherry Blossoms

Even the Angels Cried

The Arizona Kid

Wanted: Perfect Mother

TV Shows (Production)

Maalaala Mo Kaya

Movies (Acting)

Self (archival footage)

Brocka x Bernal

Lino: His Art and Life

Signed: Lino Brocka

Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Five and the Skin

Wedding Sponsor (uncredited)

Manila... A Filipino Film