Lino Brocka

Lino Brocka was a major Filipino filmmaker whose socially engaged cinema examined inequality, repression, and life among marginalized communities. His acclaimed films include *Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag*, *Insiang*, *Jaguar*, *Bona*, and *Ang Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim*. He also helped establish the Concerned Artists of the Philippines and was posthumously named a National Artist for Film in 1997.