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  • BIRTH 18/01/1936
  • DEATH 26/09/2008
  • Country Philippines
  • MOVIE 1
  • DIRECTOR 17
  • SCRIPT 3
  • PRODUCTION 21

Cirio H. Santiago

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.

Cirio H. Santiago

Movie

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self

Director (17)

Firecracker
Firecracker
Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire
Final Mission
Final Mission
Future Hunters
Future Hunters
Silk
Silk
Silk 2
Silk 2
Firehawk
Firehawk
Firehawk
Firehawk
Equalizer 2000
Equalizer 2000
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
TNT Jackson
TNT Jackson
Stryker
Stryker
Street Fighter 2050
Street Fighter 2050
Dune Warriors
Dune Warriors
Pipo
Pipo
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom

Script (3)

Firecracker
Firecracker
Pipo
Pipo
Silk
Silk

Production (21)

Firecracker
Firecracker
Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire
Women in Cages
Women in Cages
Kumander Agimat
Kumander Agimat
Bloodfist
Bloodfist
Bloodfist II
Bloodfist II
Silk
Silk
Silk 2
Silk 2
Firehawk
Firehawk
Firehawk
Firehawk
Equalizer 2000
Equalizer 2000
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House
Stryker
Stryker
The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths
Street Fighter 2050
Street Fighter 2050
Terminal Virus
Terminal Virus
Dune Warriors
Dune Warriors
Blackbelt
Blackbelt
TNT Jackson
TNT Jackson
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom