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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]
Lino Brocka was a Filipino director and writer known for his social realism and political commentary. He won 19 awards and was a jury member at Cannes Film Festival in 1986.
13 Ogo 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Lino Brocka, a radical filmmaker who explored the plight of the marginalized and ignored sectors of Filipino society. Discover his socially conscious films, his awards, his struggles under the Marcos dictatorship, and his legacy.
Learn about the life and works of Lino Brocka, one of the greatest film and stage directors the Philippines has produced. He was a social realist, a critic of the Marcos dictatorship, and a Ramon Magsaysay Awardee.
15 Apr 2021 · A Young Man Who Struggled in Poverty. But Brocka as we know him now wasn’t born overnight. Before he became Lino Brocka, the activist-filmmaker, he was Catalino Ortiz Brocka, a young man who struggled in poverty like millions of his fellow Filipinos. Brocka was born in Pilar, Sorsogon on April 3, 1939, to very interesting times.
Master filmmaker LINO BROCKA, heralded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema, is renowned for his gritty films that realistically portray the plight of the common man.
7 Mac 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.”
