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