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Cirio H. Santiago
Manila, Philippines
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 h…
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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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2014
Water Wars
Movie Director
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2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Movie Self
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2006
The Hunt for Eagle One
Movie Co-Producer
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2005
Bloodfist 2050
Movie Director
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2003
Captain Barbell
Movie Executive Producer
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2003
Operation Balikatan
Movie Director
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2002
Home Alone da Riber
Movie Writer
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2001
Harold Robbins' Body Parts
Movie Producer
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2000
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Movie Director
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1998
Ama Namin
Movie Executive Producer
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1997
Wild Grass
Movie Executive Producer
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1997
Vulcan
Movie Story
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1995
Terminal Virus
Movie Producer
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1994
Angel of Destruction
Movie Producer
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1994
Ultimatum
Movie Director
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1994
One Man Army
Movie Director
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1994
Stranglehold
Movie Director
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1994
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Movie Producer
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1993
Live by the Fist
Movie Director
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1993
Angelfist
Movie Director
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1993
Kill Zone
Movie Director
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1993
Terror in Paradise
Movie Producer
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1993
Firehawk
Movie Director
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1992
Raiders of the Sun
Movie Director
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1992
Blackbelt
Movie Producer
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1992
Beyond the Call of Duty
Movie Director
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1991
Dune Warriors
Movie Director
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1991
Field of Fire
Movie Director
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1990
Bloodfist II
Movie Line Producer
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1990
Silk 2
Movie Director
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1989
Last Stand at Lang Mei
Movie Director
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1989
Bloodfist
Movie Line Producer
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1989
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
Movie Executive Producer
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1989
Nam Angels
Movie Director
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1989
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
Movie Producer
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1988
Future Hunters
Movie Director
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1988
The Expendables
Movie Director
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1988
Killer Instinct
Movie Director
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1988
Equalizer 2000
Movie Director
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1988
The Sisterhood
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