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Cirio H. Santiago

Cirio H. Santiago

Director, Producer, Writer

Born January 18, 1936 in Manila, Philippines

Died September 26, 2008

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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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2 wins and 4 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

Machete Maidens Unleashed! Poster

Machete Maidens Unleashed! Documentary2010Self

30th Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines 2004 Awards Night TV Special2004Self

Director

101

Type

Year

Water Wars Poster

Water Wars Feature Film2014

Bloodfist 2050 Poster

Bloodfist 2050 TV Movie2005

Operation Balikatan Poster

Operation Balikatan Feature Film2003

Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time Poster

Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time Video2000

Anak ng bulkan Poster

Anak ng bulkan Feature Film1997

Nagmumurang kamatis Feature Film1997

Rexur TV Movie1995

Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom Poster

Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom Feature Film1994

One Man Army Poster

One Man Army Feature Film1994

Stranglehold Poster

Stranglehold Feature Film1994

Ultimatum Poster

Ultimatum Feature Film1994

Angelfist Poster

Angelfist Feature Film1993

Firehawk Poster

Firehawk Video1993

Kill Zone Poster

Kill Zone Feature Film1993

Live by the Fist Poster

Live by the Fist Feature Film1993

Beyond the Call of Duty Poster

Beyond the Call of Duty Feature Film1992

Raiders of the Sun Poster

Raiders of the Sun Feature Film1992

Battle Gear Poster

Battle Gear Feature Film1991

Dune Warriors Poster

Dune Warriors Feature Film1991

Last Stand at Lang Mei Poster

Last Stand at Lang Mei Feature Film1989

Nam Angels Poster

Nam Angels Video1989

Silk 2 Feature Film1989

Behind Enemy Lines Poster

Behind Enemy Lines Feature Film1988

Fast Gun Poster

Fast Gun Feature Film1988

Future Hunters Poster

Future Hunters Feature Film1988

The Expendables Poster

The Expendables Feature Film1988

The Sisterhood Poster

The Sisterhood Feature Film1988

Demon of Paradise Poster

Demon of Paradise Feature Film1987

Equalizer 2000 Poster

Equalizer 2000 Feature Film1987

Eye of the Eagle Poster

Eye of the Eagle Feature Film1987

Silk Feature Film1986

The Devastator Poster

The Devastator Feature Film1986

Naked Vengeance Poster

Naked Vengeance Feature Film1985

Wheels of Fire Poster

Wheels of Fire Feature Film1985

Final Mission Poster

Final Mission Feature Film1984

Caged Fury Poster

Caged Fury Feature Film1983

Stryker Feature Film1983

Firecracker Poster

Firecracker Feature Film1981

Ang galing-galing mo, Mrs. Jones Poster

Ang galing-galing mo, Mrs. Jones Feature Film1980

Gabi ng lagim ngayon Feature Film1980

Modelong tanso Feature Film1979

Doble kara Poster

Doble kara Feature Film1978

Fighting Mad Poster

Fighting Mad Feature Film1978

Hell Hole Poster

Hell Hole Feature Film1978

Vampire Hookers Poster

Vampire Hookers Feature Film1978

Call Me Direnz! Feature Film1976

Ebony, Ivory & Jade Poster

Ebony, Ivory & Jade Feature Film1976

The Muthers Poster

The Muthers Feature Film1976

Cover Girl Models Poster

Cover Girl Models Feature Film1975

Carnival Song Feature Film1974

El negro Feature Film1974

Fe, Esperanza, Caridad Poster

Fe, Esperanza, Caridad Feature Film1974

Happy Days Are Here Again Poster

Happy Days Are Here Again Documentary1974

TNT Jackson Poster

TNT Jackson Feature Film1974

Fly Me Feature Film1973

Impossible Dream Poster

Impossible Dream Feature Film1973

Savage! Feature Film1973

Once Upon a Time Feature Film1971

Panagupa Feature Film1969

Alamid Feature Film1967

Ang limbas at ang lawin Feature Film1967

Bravados Feature Film1967

Marko aintado Feature Film1967

Operation Impossible Poster

Operation Impossible Feature Film1967

Kardong Kaliwa Feature Film1966

Pistolero Feature Film1966

Room 69 Feature Film1966

Tiagong Lundag Feature Film1966

Wanted: Johnny L Poster

Wanted: Johnny L Feature Film1966

7 Mukha ni Dr. Ivan Feature Film1965

Darna at ang Babaing Tuod Feature Film1965

Hanapin si Leo Baron Feature Film1965

Kaaway Bilang Uno Poster

Kaaway Bilang Uno Feature Film1965

Bakas ng dragon Feature Film1964

Ging Feature Film1964

Lagalag Feature Film1964

Saan Mang Sulok ng Daigdig Poster

Saan Mang Sulok ng Daigdig Feature Film1964

Scorpio Feature Film1964

Los palikeros Feature Film1963

Magnong Mandurukot Feature Film1963

Sa pagitan ng dalawang mata Poster

Sa pagitan ng dalawang mata Feature Film1963

Leon Marahas Feature Film1962

Masikip ang Daigdig Poster

Masikip ang Daigdig Feature Film1962

Walang Susuko Feature Film1962

Konsiyerto ng kamatayan Poster

Konsiyerto ng kamatayan Feature Film1961

Mga yapak na walang bakas Poster

Mga yapak na walang bakas Feature Film1961

Nagbabagang lupa Feature Film1961

Pagsapit ng Hatinggabi Poster

Pagsapit ng Hatinggabi Feature Film1960

Pautang ng Langit Feature Film1960

Sa Ibabaw ng aking Bangkay Feature Film1960

Sandakot na Alabok Feature Film1960

Hawaiian Boy Feature Film1959

Ultimatum Feature Film1959

Laban sa lahat Poster

Laban sa lahat Feature Film1958

Pepeng Kaliwete Poster

Pepeng Kaliwete Feature Film1958

Pusang itim Poster

Pusang itim Feature Film1958

Water Lily Feature Film1958

Bicol Express Poster

Bicol Express Feature Film1957

Pusakal Feature Film1957

Apat na Kasaysayang Ginto Feature Film1956

Paltik Feature Film1955

Producer

87

Type

Year

The Hunt for Eagle One Poster

The Hunt for Eagle One Video2006

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point Poster

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point Video2006

Bloodfist 2050 Poster

Bloodfist 2050 TV Movie2005

Captain Barbell Poster

Captain Barbell Feature Film2003

Operation Balikatan Poster

Operation Balikatan Feature Film2003

Harold Robbins' Body Parts Poster

Harold Robbins' Body Parts Feature Film2001

Ama namin Poster

Ama namin Feature Film1998

Anak ng bulkan Poster

Anak ng bulkan Feature Film1997

Damong ligaw Poster

Damong ligaw Feature Film1997

Kadre Feature Film1997

To Saudi with Love Feature Film1997

Aringkingking: Ang Bodyguard Kong Sexy Poster

Aringkingking: Ang Bodyguard Kong Sexy Feature Film1996

Robo Warriors Poster

Robo Warriors Feature Film1996

Terminal Virus Poster

Terminal Virus TV Movie1995

Angel of Destruction Poster

Angel of Destruction Feature Film1994

Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom Poster

Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom Feature Film1994

One Man Army Poster

One Man Army Feature Film1994

Stranglehold Poster

Stranglehold Feature Film1994

Angelfist Poster

Angelfist Feature Film1993

Firehawk Poster

Firehawk Video1993

Kill Zone Poster

Kill Zone Feature Film1993

Live by the Fist Poster

Live by the Fist Feature Film1993

Beyond the Call of Duty Poster

Beyond the Call of Duty Feature Film1992

Blackbelt Poster

Blackbelt Feature Film1992

Raiders of the Sun Poster

Raiders of the Sun Feature Film1992

Dune Warriors Poster

Dune Warriors Feature Film1991

Bloodfist II Poster

Bloodfist II Feature Film1990

Terror in Paradise Poster

Terror in Paradise Feature Film1990

Blackbelt II Poster

Blackbelt II Feature Film1989

Bloodfist Poster

Bloodfist Feature Film1989

Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy Poster

Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy Feature Film1989

Silk 2 Feature Film1989

Fast Gun Poster

Fast Gun Feature Film1988

Spyder Feature Film1988

Demon of Paradise Poster

Demon of Paradise Feature Film1987

Equalizer 2000 Poster

Equalizer 2000 Feature Film1987

Eye of the Eagle Poster

Eye of the Eagle Feature Film1987

Silk Feature Film1986

The Devastator Poster

The Devastator Feature Film1986

Naked Vengeance Poster

Naked Vengeance Feature Film1985

Wheels of Fire Poster

Wheels of Fire Feature Film1985

Final Mission Poster

Final Mission Feature Film1984

Stryker Feature Film1983

PX Feature Film1982

Firecracker Poster

Firecracker Feature Film1981

Modelong tanso Feature Film1979

Up from the Depths Poster

Up from the Depths Feature Film1979

Hell Hole Poster

Hell Hole Feature Film1978

Tinimbang ka, bakit husto? Poster

Tinimbang ka, bakit husto? Feature Film1977

Call Me Direnz! Feature Film1976

Ebony, Ivory & Jade Poster

Ebony, Ivory & Jade Feature Film1976

Once a Moth Poster

Once a Moth Feature Film1976

The Muthers Poster

The Muthers Feature Film1976

Cover Girl Models Poster

Cover Girl Models Feature Film1975

Hustler Squad Poster

Hustler Squad Feature Film1975

Lollipops and Roses at Burong Talangka Poster

Lollipops and Roses at Burong Talangka Feature Film1975

Bamboo Gods and Iron Men Poster

Bamboo Gods and Iron Men Feature Film1974

TNT Jackson Poster

TNT Jackson Feature Film1974

Fly Me Feature Film1973

Savage! Feature Film1973

The Big Bird Cage Poster

The Big Bird Cage Feature Film1972

The Hot Box Poster

The Hot Box Feature Film1972

Ang uliran Feature Film1971

Lollipops, Roses and Talangka Poster

Lollipops, Roses and Talangka Feature Film1971

The Big Doll House Poster

The Big Doll House Feature Film1971

Women in Cages Poster

Women in Cages Feature Film1971

El pinoy matador Poster

El pinoy matador Feature Film1970

The Arizona Kid Poster

The Arizona Kid Feature Film1970

Marko aintado Feature Film1967

7 gabi sa Hong Kong Poster

7 gabi sa Hong Kong Feature Film1966

7 Mukha ni Dr. Ivan Feature Film1965

Captain Barbell kontra Captain Bakal Poster

Captain Barbell kontra Captain Bakal Feature Film1965

Hanapin si Leo Baron Feature Film1965

Hong Kong 999 Feature Film1965

The Blood Drinkers Poster

The Blood Drinkers Feature Film1964

The Big Show Feature Film1963

Pepeng Kaliwete Poster

Pepeng Kaliwete Feature Film1958

The Day of the Trumpet Poster

The Day of the Trumpet Feature Film1958

The Kidnappers Poster

The Kidnappers Feature Film1958

Water Lily Feature Film1958

Prinsipe Alejandre at Don Luis Feature Film1957

Tokyo 1960 Poster

Tokyo 1960 Feature Film1957

Minera Feature Film1955

Palahamak Feature Film1955

Pandanggo ni Neneng Feature Film1955

Pangako ng puso Feature Film1955

Solitaryo Feature Film1953

Writer

22

Operation Balikatan Poster

Operation Balikatan Feature Film2003

Home Alone da Riber Poster

Home Alone da Riber Feature Film2002

Anak ng bulkan Poster

Anak ng bulkan Feature Film1997

Ultimatum Poster

Ultimatum Feature Film1994

Silk Feature Film1986

Stryker Feature Film1983

Firecracker Poster

Firecracker Feature Film1981

Fighting Mad Poster

Fighting Mad Feature Film1978

Hell Hole Poster

Hell Hole Feature Film1978

Call Me Direnz! Feature Film1976

The Muthers Poster

The Muthers Feature Film1976

Impossible Dream Poster

Impossible Dream Feature Film1973

Pipo Feature Film1970

Bravados Feature Film1967

Kardong Kaliwa Feature Film1966

Dalawang Lahi, Isang Dugo Feature Film1965

Hong Kong 999 Feature Film1965

Anak ng bulkan Poster

Anak ng bulkan Feature Film1959

Ang matapang lamang Feature Film1959

Pusang itim Poster

Pusang itim Feature Film1958

Guerrero Feature Film1955

10th Batallion Sa 38th Parallel, Korea Poster

10th Batallion Sa 38th Parallel, Korea Feature Film1951

Thanks

3

Bad Romance Poster

Bad Romance Feature Film2013

Enemy Action Poster

Enemy Action Feature Film1999

Fortunes of War Poster

Fortunes of War Feature Film1994

Production Manager

2

Anak ng bulkan Poster

Anak ng bulkan Feature Film1959

Agilang itim Poster

Agilang itim Feature Film1953

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