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Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema.
Nov 15, 2016 · Lino Brocka was a radical filmmaker whose socially conscious films explored the plight of the marginalized and ignored sectors of Filipino society. Maria Soriano explores his trailblazing life and career, and looks at his films, which are unfortunately unattainable outside of The Philippines.
Apr 15, 2021 · Lino Brocka, the maestro of Philippine cinema, championed justice and freedom. By Justin Umali | Apr 15, 2021. ILLUSTRATION: WARREN ESPEJO. There is little doubt that Lino Brocka is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Filipino director of his age, or any age.
Lino Brocka was born on 7 April 1939 in Pilar, Sorsogon, Luzon, Philippines. He was a director and writer, known for Dirty Affair (1990), Bayan Ko (1984) and Dipped in Gold (1970). He died on 22 May 1991 in Quezon City, Philippines.
Lino Brocka, is one of the greatest film & stage directors the country has produced. He stayed in the thick of protests that culminated in the ouster of Marcos.
Mar 7, 2010 · Lino Brocka is possibly the best known and arguably most loved filmmaker the Philippines has ever known. He is, as filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz noted, “the ultimate icon of Philippine cinema.”
In electing LINO BROCKA to receive the 1985 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, the Board of Trustees recognizes his making cinema a vital social commentary, awakening public consciousness to disturbing realities of life among the Filipino poor.
Lino Brocka was born on April 7, 1939 in Pilar, Sorsogon, Luzon, Philippines. He was a director and writer, known for Dirty Affair (1990), Bayan Ko (1984) and Dipped in Gold (1970). He died on May 22, 1991 in Quezon City, Philippines.
By refurbishing and constantly reworking the melodramatic genre, Catalino “Lino” Ortiz Brocka articulated his people’s collective memory, bleeding through detailed images of daily experiences of characters that cling to the slightest rays of hope after a series of trials, persecutions, and sufferings.
Feb 5, 2014 · Lino Brocka’s “Manila in the Claws of Light,” at the Museum of Modern Art, is a 1975 movie about the limits to life in the Philippines under the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
