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Bernardo C. Bernardo (January 28, 1945 – March 8, 2018) was a Filipino veteran stage actor, comedian, and film director.[1] He was known for his role as a supporting actor for the blockbuster film Invisible, which is also known as Imbisibol in the Philippines. Bernardo was awarded the Gawad Urian Award for his Best Supporting Actor role for the film, Invisible at the 39th Gawad Urian Awards in 2016 and was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 FAP Awards in the Philippines.[2][3] Bernardo Bernardo died on March 8, 2018, following a tumor in his pancreas.[4][5]

Bernardo C. Bernardo
Bernardo in 2016
Born	(1945-01-28)January 28, 1945 Santa Ana, Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Died	March 8, 2018(2018-03-08) (aged 73) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor, theatre actor, comedian
Known for	Imbisibol Manila by Night
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Relatives	Susan Vecina Santos (niece)
Awards	Gawad Urian Award for Best Actor (1981), Gaward Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor (2016)

Biography

Bernardo C. Bernardo was born on 28 January 1945 in Santa Ana, Manila. He achieved the Degree of Bachelor of Literature in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas. Bernardo also received the theatre training at the University of California and graduated with a Master of Arts Degree at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art under a British council grant.[6] He also taught Theater Arts at Meridian International College, also known as MINT College.

Career

He rose to prominence as a respectable theatre actor and gained fame as a supporting actor in the Philippines when he transitioned to film industry in the mid-1970s. He went onto win the Gaward Urian Award for Best Actor at the 5th Gawad Urian Awards in 1981 for his role as "Manay Sharon in Ishmael Bernal" for the film, Manila By Night which is also commonly known as City After Dark.[7][8]

He also acted in few Filipino comedy series including the role of the antagonist (as Steve Carpio) in the comedy series, Home Along Da Riles.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film actor

Title	Role	Year
Carnival Song		1974
Lorelei	Julius	1975
Kapitan Kulas	Gen. Malvar	1975
Forever Emmanuelle	Artemio	1976
Sinta! Ang Bituing Bagong Gising	Matanglawin	1976
Manila by Night	Manay Sharon	1980
Pabling		1981
Dalmacio Armas		1983
Mga Paru-Parong Buking	Gerry	1985
Abandonado		1985
Kontra Bandido		1986
Tuklaw		1986
Fatal Vacation	Rebel Leader	1990
Home Along Da Riles: The Movie	Steve Carpio	1993
Isang Bala Ka Lang Part II		1993
Father en Son	Derek Capatas	1995
Magkasangga 2000	Ador	1995
Bitag		1996
Home Along Da Riles: The Movie Part 2	Steve Carpio	1997
Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong Kitong	Diday	1998
Honey My Love So Sweet	Adonis	1999
Isprikitik: Walastik Kung Pumitik	Assistant Manager	1999
Tar-San	Professor T-Bak	1999
Sanggano't Sanggago	Emcee	2001
Chateau de Roses	Maria	2005
Ingrata	Hermie	2006
Pisay	Quizmaster	2007
Brown Soup Thing	Uncle Bernardo	2008
Ronda		2014
Imbisibol		2015
Chain Mail		2015
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis	Lalake/Tikbalang	2016
Whistleblower		2016
Singing in Graveyards	Lilit	2016
Purgatoryo	Violet/morgue runner	2016
The Portrait (last movie)	Don Alvaro	2017
The Significant Other (posthomus movie)	Mr. Artache	2018

TV Actor

Title	Role	Year
Maalaala Mo Kaya	Migo (Some Good Things)	1991
Home Along Da Riles	Steve Carpio	1993-2002
Maalaala Mo Kaya	Aling Mameng	2001
Fil Lab Presents		2015

Writer

Title	Year
Happy Days Are Here Again	1974
Ingrata	2006

Director

Title	Year	Role
Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika	2011-2015

Production Designer

Title	Year
Sinta! Ang Bituing Bagiong Silang	1976

Death

Bernardo Bernardo had been undergoing treatment since January 2018 after developing a potentially life-threatening tumor in his pancreas, which was later diagnosed as pancreatic cancer.[9] He died on March 8, 2018.[10][11][12] Actors, directors in the Philippines and other countries paid tribute.[13][14] Several critics pointed out that the death of Bernardo is a loss to the film industry as he had contributed to the film industry immensely during his lifetime.[15][16]

References

External links

• Bernardo Bernardo at IMDb

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