Lino Brocka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lino Brocka

Filipino film director

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1939

Place of Birth: Pilar, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 22-May-1991

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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 Filipino filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema.
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 and was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy.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).
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."