Cirio H. Santiago
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-01-18 (72 years old)
Deathday
2008-09-26
Place of Birth
Manila, Philippines
Also known As
Leonard Hermes
Cirio Santiago
Cirio H. Santiago
Biography
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 run...
Acting
2010
as Self
Production
1958
as Story
1983
as Director
1983
as Producer
1987
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1987
as Screenplay
1987
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1971
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1972
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1986
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1986
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1975
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1972
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1988
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1978
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1974
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1986
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1985
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1973
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1979
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1993
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1993
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2003
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1978
as Director
1971
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1998
as Executive Producer
1976
as Director
1974
as Director
1974
as Producer
1981
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1981
as Story
1981
as Screenplay
1976
as Director
1976
as Writer
1984
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1989
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1993
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1983
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1985
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1986
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1988
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2005
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1987
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1973
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1978
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1992
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1966
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1966
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1994
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1986
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1988
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1991
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1992
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1991
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1993
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1994
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1994
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2000
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2014
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1988
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1993
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1989
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1993
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1978
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1989
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1976
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1974
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1993
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2003
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1964
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1959
as Idea
1988
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1957
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1976
as Executive Producer
1997
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1997
as Story
1994
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1975
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1970
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1958
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1958
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1976
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1958
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1958
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1990
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1986
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1986
as Associate Producer
1988
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1980
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1962
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1974
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1973
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1973
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1964
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1958
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1988
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1997
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1954
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1954
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1977
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1985
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1990
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1992
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1961
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1990
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1978
as Story
1993
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2002
as Writer
1992
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1960
as Director
1961
as Director
1981
as Executive Producer
2006
as Co-Producer
1978
as Screenplay
1978
as Executive Producer
2005
as Producer
1971
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1970
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1970
as Writer
1994
as Director
1997
as Producer
1989
as Executive Producer
1985
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1991
as Producer
1989
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1995
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1994
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2003
as Executive Producer
2001
as Producer
1963
as Director
1957
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1976
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