Lino Brocka
Filipino film director (1949–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. His body of work and life pledged to uphold anti-authoritarian politics that opposed the Marcos dictatorship at the time and continues to do so.[1]
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Lino Brocka | |
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Born | Catalino Ortiz Brocka (1939-04-03)April 3, 1939 |
Died | May 22, 1991(1991-05-22) (aged 52) Quezon City, Philippines |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1970–1991 |
Relatives | Q. Allan Brocka (nephew) |
Awards | Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement.[1][2][better source needed] He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy.[3]
He directed landmark films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis (1989). His body of work consisted of popular and political melodramas.[4] After his death in a car accident in 1991, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts." In 2018, Brocka was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.[5]