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Dirección

Cirio H. Santiago

Profesión
Dirección
Nacimiento
18 de enero de 1936 · Manila, Philippines
Fallecimiento
26 de septiembre de 2008

Biografía

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.

Conocido por

Póster de The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
Película · 1972 · ★ 5,6
Póster de Cárcel de mujeres
Cárcel de mujeres
Película · 1971 · ★ 5,6
Póster de Women in Cages
Women in Cages
Película · 1971 · ★ 5,1
Póster de Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Película · 2010 · ★ 6,6
Póster de Bloodfist (El golpe definitivo)
Bloodfist (El golpe definitivo)
Película · 1989 · ★ 4,8
Póster de TNT Jackson
TNT Jackson
Película · 1974 · ★ 4,8
Póster de Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths
Película · 1979 · ★ 3,7
Póster de Bloodfist 2
Bloodfist 2
Película · 1990 · ★ 4,8
Póster de The Muthers
The Muthers
Película · 1976 · ★ 4,7
Póster de Vampire Hookers
Vampire Hookers
Película · 1978 · ★ 3,6
Póster de Stryker
Stryker
Película · 1983 · ★ 4,4
Póster de Ruedas de Fuego
Ruedas de Fuego
Película · 1985 · ★ 4,2

Filmografía