Cirio H. Santiago
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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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Fly Me (1973)
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Stranglehold (1994)
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Angelfist (1993)
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Vampire Hookers (1978)
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Cover Girl Models (1975)
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Vulcan (1997)
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Final Mission (1984)
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The Expendables (1988)
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Eye of the Eagle (1987)
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Wanted: Johnny L (1966)
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Wheels of Fire (1985)
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Beyond the Call of Duty (1992)
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Masikip ang Daigdig (1962)
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Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time (2000)
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Last Stand at Lang Mei (1989)
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TNT Jackson (1974)
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Dune Warriors (1991)
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Stryker (1983)
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Firecracker (1981)
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Raiders of the Sun (1992)
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Silk 2 (1990)
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One Man Army (1994)
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Naked Vengeance (1985)
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Live by the Fist (1993)
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The Sisterhood (1988)
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Equalizer 2000 (1988)
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Ultimatum (1994)
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Happy Days Are Here Again (1974)
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Silk (1986)
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Bloodfist 2050 (2005)
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Gabi ng Lagim Ngayon (1980)
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Death Force (1978)
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Demon of Paradise (1987)
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Ebony, Ivory & Jade (1976)
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Caged Fury (1983)
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Footsteps without a Trace (1961)
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Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom (1994)
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Impossible Dream (1973)
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Future Hunters (1988)
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Killer Instinct (1988)
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Kill Zone (1993)
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Nam Angels (1989)
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Field of Fire (1991)
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Darna At Ang Babaing Tuod (1964)
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Pepeng Kaliwete (1958)
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The Devastator (1986)
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Operation Balikatan (2003)
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Water Wars (2014)
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Pagsapit ng Hatinggabi (1960)
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The Muthers (1976)
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Right Between The Eyes (1963)
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Firehawk (1993)
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A Time for Dying (1970)
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Hell Hole (1978)
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Fast Gun (1988)
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Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1974)
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Doble Kara (1978)
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Bicol Express (1957)
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Konsiyerto ng Kamatayan (1961)
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Pusang Itim (1958)
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Savage! (1973)
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Laban sa Lahat (1958)
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