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Cirio Hermoso Santiago (January 18, 1936 – September 26, 2008) was a Filipino film producer, director and writer. He used the screen names Cirio Santiago, Cirio H. Santiago, Leonardo Hermoso, and Leonard Hermes.
Cirio H. Santiago. Director: Water Lily. 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.
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- Manila, Philippines
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- Makati City, Philippines
Cirio H. Santiago. Director: Water Lily. 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.
- January 18, 1936
- September 26, 2008
Sep 26, 2008 · 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.
Oct 1, 2019 · You may not know the name Cirio H. Santiago, but if you grew up in the United States in the 1980s or ‘90s, chances are his films made some kind of impression on your developing sensibilities. You didn’t have to be a sheltered, Midwestern pastor’s kid starved for mainstream popular culture...
Jan 22, 2023 · Cirio Santiago's five Blaxploitation pictures (all filmed in his native Philippines) are credited with injecting the genre with new life by taking familiar crime-centered narratives out ofAmerica’s inner-cities and placing them in the scenic Philippine jungles.
Sep 27, 2008 · Director and producer Cirio Santiago (third from left), one of Philippine movies' true masters succumbed to lung cancer at age 72. He is pictured here with (from left) Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino, National Artist and film director Eddie Romero and Cinemanila founder Director Tikoy Aguiluz.
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