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Cirio H. Santiago

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Nascita
18 gennaio 1936 · Manila, Philippines
Morte
26 settembre 2008

Biografia

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.

Noto per

Locandina di The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
Film · 1972 · ★ 5,6
Locandina di Sesso in gabbia
Sesso in gabbia
Film · 1971 · ★ 5,6
Locandina di Rivelazioni di un'evasa da un carcere femminile
Rivelazioni di un'evasa da un carcere femminile
Film · 1971 · ★ 5,1
Locandina di Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Film · 2010 · ★ 6,6
Locandina di Bloodfist
Bloodfist
Film · 1989 · ★ 4,8
Locandina di TNT Jackson - La furia di Harlem
TNT Jackson - La furia di Harlem
Film · 1974 · ★ 4,8
Locandina di Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths
Film · 1979 · ★ 3,7
Locandina di Pugni d'acciaio 2
Pugni d'acciaio 2
Film · 1990 · ★ 4,8
Locandina di The Muthers
The Muthers
Film · 1976 · ★ 4,7
Locandina di Vampire Hookers
Vampire Hookers
Film · 1978 · ★ 3,6
Locandina di Stryker
Stryker
Film · 1983 · ★ 4,4
Locandina di Wheels of Fire
Wheels of Fire
Film · 1985 · ★ 4,2

Filmografia