About
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...
Known for
The Big Doll HouseMovie • 1971
Vampire HookersMovie • 1978
Women in CagesMovie • 1971
The Big Bird CageMovie • 1972
Up from the DepthsMovie • 1979
TNT JacksonMovie • 1974
The Hunt for Eagle OneMovie • 2006
BloodfistMovie • 1989
BlackbeltMovie • 1992
Dune WarriorsMovie • 1991
Equalizer 2000Movie • 1988
Bloodfist IIMovie • 1990
Naked VengeanceMovie • 1985
SilkMovie • 1986
Future HuntersMovie • 1988
Demon of ParadiseMovie • 1987
The SisterhoodMovie • 1988
StrykerMovie • 1983
Wheels of FireMovie • 1985
FirecrackerMovie • 1981
The MuthersMovie • 1976