Cirio H. Santiago
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 18, 1936
- Died
- September 26, 2008 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Manila, Philippines
Biography
Producer/director Cirio H. Santiago is the son of Dr. Ciriaco Santiago, who founded Premiere Productions in Manila in 1946. He has two siblings. After starting out as a producer he started directing english-language movies in the early 70s. Santiago became one of the pioneers of the "Blaxploitation" genre by being one of the first to cast black actors and especially actresses as strong action heroes. Movies like TNT Jackson (1974) became instant cult classics. In the 80s, Santiago became known for his numerous low-budget Vietnam war movies such as Firehawk (1993) which gave him a reputation as the "master of the Vietnam war genre". A long running production partnership with Roger Corman assured proper distribution of his movies in the USA. Many of today's hottest filmmakers such as Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante or Carl Franklin got their first directing jobs with Santiago. In 1995 he was named president of the Philippines Film Development Funds by President Ramos. The organization strives to uplift the quality of Filipino filmmaking to new, higher standards and to encourage production of foreign movies on location in the Philippines. Premiere Productions, headed by Cirio H. Santiago, still remains one of the biggest studios in the Philippines and went public in 1997.
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Filmography
Water Wars
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Bloodfist 2050
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Operation Balikatan
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Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
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Vulcan
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Stranglehold
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Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
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One Man Army
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Ultimatum
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Kill Zone
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Angelfist
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Live by the Fist
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Firehawk
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Raiders of the Sun
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Beyond the Call of Duty
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Dune Warriors
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Field of Fire
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Silk 2
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Nam Angels
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Last Stand at Lang Mei
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Equalizer 2000
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Future Hunters
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The Sisterhood
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The Expendables
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Fast Gun
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Killer Instinct
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Demon of Paradise
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Eye of the Eagle
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The Devastator
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Silk
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Naked Vengeance
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Wheels of Fire
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Final Mission
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Stryker
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Caged Fury
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Firecracker
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Gabi ng Lagim Ngayon
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Death Force
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Doble Kara
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Vampire Hookers
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Hell Hole
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Ebony, Ivory & Jade
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The Muthers
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Cover Girl Models
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Happy Days Are Here Again
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TNT Jackson
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Fe, Esperanza, Caridad
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Fly Me
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Savage!
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Impossible Dream
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A Time for Dying
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Wanted: Johnny L
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Darna At Ang Babaing Tuod
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Right Between The Eyes
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Masikip ang Daigdig
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Konsiyerto ng Kamatayan
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Footsteps without a Trace
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Pagsapit ng Hatinggabi
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Pusang Itim
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Laban sa Lahat
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Pepeng Kaliwete
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Bicol Express
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