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Lino Brocka
The best known of all Filipino filmmakers, Lino Brocka has made some 50 movies in a career spanning 20 years. He has used his standing as a successful commercial director as a platform from which to make the more personal and political films which are closest to his heart. Brocka's career can be divided into three phases, with the director establishing a foothold in the industry 1970-72, struggling for independence 1974-76 and co-existing with the commercial system (1977 to the present).