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.

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Filmografia

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Pusang Itim

Stryker

Demon of Paradise

Rivelazioni di un'evasa da un carcere femminile

The Big Bird Cage

The Devastator

Cover Girl Models

The Hot Box

Equalizer 2000

Death Force - il samurai nero

Happy Days Are Here Again

Eroi del futuro

Naked Vengeance

Fly Me

Up from the Depths

Kill Zone

Operation Balikatan

Doble Kara

Sesso in gabbia

Ama Namin

Ebony, Ivory & Jade

Firecracker

TNT Jackson - La furia di Harlem

The Muthers

Final Mission

Angel Fist - Vendetta marziale

Nam Angels

Caged Fury

Wheels of Fire

Silk

The Sisterhood

Street Fighter 2050

Eye of the Eagle

Savage!

Vampire Hookers

Raiders of the Sun

Wanted: Johnny L

7 Gabi sa Hong Kong

Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom

Corpi senza valore

Beyond the Call of Duty

Field of Fire

Stranglehold

I guerrieri delle dune

Live by the Fist

Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

Water Wars

Firehawk

Fast Gun

Last Stand at Lang Mei

Hell Hole

Quattro donne disposte a tutto

Bamboo Gods and Iron Men

Darna At Ang Babaing Tuod

Anak ng Bulkan

Bicol Express

Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo

Anak Ng Bulkan

Giustizia a mani nude

The Arizona Kid

Laban sa Lahat

Pepeng Kaliwete

Killer Instinct

Silk 2

Gabi ng Lagim Ngayon

Masikip ang Daigdig

Fe, Esperanza, Caridad

Impossible Dream

The Blood Drinkers

Cavalry Command

Damong Ligaw

Ifugao

Tinimbang Ka, Bakit Husto?

Blackbelt