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.
Pusang Itim
(Story)
Demon of Paradise
(Screenplay)
Demon of Paradise
(Producer)
Demon of Paradise
(Director)
Stryker
(Director)
Stryker
(Producer)
Women in Cages
(Producer)
The Big Bird Cage
(Producer)
The Devastator
(Producer)
The Devastator
(Director)
Cover Girl Models
(Director)
The Hot Box
(Producer)
Equalizer 2000
(Director)
Death Force
(Director)
Happy Days Are Here Again
(Director)
Future Hunters
(Director)
Naked Vengeance
(Director)
Up from the Depths
(Producer)
Fly Me
(Director)
Kill Zone
(Director)
Kill Zone
(Producer)
Operation Balikatan
(Director)
Doble Kara
(Director)
The Big Doll House
(Producer)
Ama Namin
(Executive Producer)
Ebony, Ivory & Jade
(Director)
Firecracker
(Story)
TNT Jackson
(Producer)
Firecracker
(Director)
Firecracker
(Screenplay)
TNT Jackson
(Director)
The Muthers
(Writer)
The Muthers
(Director)
Final Mission
(Director)
Nam Angels
(Director)
Angelfist
(Director)
Caged Fury
(Director)
Wheels of Fire
(Director)
Silk
(Director)
The Sisterhood
(Director)
Bloodfist 2050
(Director)
Eye of the Eagle
(Director)
Savage!
(Director)
Vampire Hookers
(Director)
Raiders of the Sun
(Director)
Wanted: Johnny L
(Director)
7 Gabi sa Hong Kong
(Producer)
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
(Producer)
Silk
(Producer)
The Expendables
(Director)
Dune Warriors
(Director)
Live by the Fist
(Director)
Beyond the Call of Duty
(Director)
Stranglehold
(Director)
Field of Fire
(Director)
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
(Director)
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
(Director)
Firehawk
(Director)
Water Wars
(Director)
Fast Gun
(Director)
Last Stand at Lang Mei
(Director)
Angelfist
(Producer)
Hell Hole
(Director)
Bloodfist
(Producer)
Hustler Squad
(Producer)
Bamboo Gods and Iron Men
(Producer)
Operation Balikatan
(Producer)
Firehawk
(Producer)
Darna At Ang Babaing Tuod
(Director)
Anak ng Bulkan
(Idea)
Equalizer 2000
(Producer)
Bicol Express
(Director)
Once a Moth
(Executive Producer)
Vulcan
(Story)
Vulcan
(Director)
Cover Girl Models
(Producer)
One Man Army
(Director)
The Arizona Kid
(Producer)
Pusang Itim
(Director)
Laban sa Lahat
(Director)
The Muthers
(Producer)
Pepeng Kaliwete
(Producer)
Pepeng Kaliwete
(Director)
Silk 2
(Director)
Silk
(Story)
Killer Instinct
(Director)
Silk
(Associate Producer)
Gabi ng Lagim Ngayon
(Director)
Masikip ang Daigdig
(Director)
Fe, Esperanza, Caridad
(Director)
Impossible Dream
(Director)
Impossible Dream
(Story)
The Blood Drinkers
(Producer)
The Day of the Trumpet
(Producer)
The Sisterhood
(Producer)
Wild Grass
(Executive Producer)
Ifugao
(Screenplay)
Ifugao
(Story)
Tinimbang Ka, Bakit Husto?
(Producer)
Wheels of Fire
(Producer)
Silk 2
(Producer)
Blackbelt
(Producer)
Konsiyerto ng Kamatayan
(Director)
Bloodfist II
(Producer)
Death Force
(Story)
Live by the Fist
(Producer)
Home Alone da Riber
(Writer)
Terror In Paradise
(Producer)
Pagsapit ng Hatinggabi
(Director)
Footsteps without a Trace
(Director)
Firecracker
(Executive Producer)
The Hunt for Eagle One
(Co-Producer)
Hell Hole
(Screenplay)
Hell Hole
(Executive Producer)
Bloodfist 2050
(Producer)
Lollipops and Roses
(Producer)
A Time for Dying
(Director)
A Time for Dying
(Writer)
Ultimatum
(Director)
Vulcan
(Producer)
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
(Executive Producer)
Naked Vengeance
(Producer)
Dune Warriors
(Producer)
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
(Producer)
Terminal Virus
(Producer)
Angel of Destruction
(Producer)
Captain Barbell
(Executive Producer)
Harold Robbins' Body Parts
(Producer)
Right Between The Eyes
(Director)
Tokyo 1960
(Producer)