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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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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.
- January 18, 1936
- September 26, 2008
This is a name that is pronounced on the same breath as Filipino cinema. B-movie lovers from all over the world have loved and admired his work for decades, ...
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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 26, 2008 · 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.
Dec 26, 2011 · As I was wrestling with this decision, one name kept coming up again and again — Cirio Santiago. Cirio, as it was explained to me, was already doing what I proposed to do, and doing so with flair and success.
