Manuel de Leon Award for Exemplary Achievements Southeast Asian Film Festival (AFF) Awards ![]() Spielberg did, however, offer the film's leading man, Brad Johnson, a considerable role in his romantic drama Always (1989). To Santiago's astonishment, Spielberg merely inquired whether Nam Angels (1989) had really only cost 400,000 USD. ![]() restaurant "The Milky Way" expecting Spielberg wanting to collaborate with him on a project. Īccording to David Renske in his book, Santiago met Steven Spielberg in his mum's L.A. Santiago movies and based some of the characters in Kill Bill on Santiago's Death Force (1978). He owns an extensive collection of Cirio H. Quentin Tarantino counts Santiago among his influences. His third son Cyril died just a few months earlier. He left behind his wife Annabelle and his children Christopher, Cathy, Claudine, and Cirio Jr. Death Ĭirio Santiago died September 26, 2008, in Makati City, Metro Manila from lung cancer. At the time of his death he was also chairman of the Laguna Lake Development Authority. directors notably Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante, Curtis Hanson and Carl Franklin, some of whom made their first experiences at the helm on a Cirio Santiago set.įrom 1986 to 2001, Santiago held the role of Chairman of the Film Development Foundation of the Philippines. Over time, Santiago has had the opportunity to work with numerous U.S. Jim Wynorski stepped in to finish the project. Santiago was forced to leave the set after only three days of shooting and was admitted to the hospital where he died soon after. In the late 1990s, with the decline of the video store era, his output dwindled. His later career was dominated by war films such as Eye of the Eagle (1987) with Robert Patrick, Firehawk (1993), martial arts action such as Bloodfist (1989, producer), and post-apocalyptic thrillers such as Dune Warriors (1991) with David Carradine, made directly for video, of which his output sometimes peaked at four releases a year. These films include the First Blood rip-off Final Mission (1984) or the rape-revenge drama Naked Vengeance (1985) that both enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release. A particularly fruitful period was his 3 picture collaboration with West Indian film distributor Anthony Maharaj, during which Santiago often had larger budgets at his disposal resulting in significantly better production values. By the 1980s, Santiago was almost working exclusively on international productions of various genres. production companies followed soon after including Blaxploitation classics such as TNT Jackson (1975), The Muthers (1976) and Death Force (1978). Many more productions for Corman and other U.S. Santiago even became the godfather of Corman's children. The strong business relationship between Corman and Santiago grew into a close friendship over the years. His first credit as a director for Corman was Savage! (1973) for which he was paid 3,000 USD. For Corman's New World Pictures, Santiago initially served as production supervisor on hits like Big Doll House (1971) with Pam Grier. ![]() His breakthrough came with his collaboration with B-movie king Roger Corman, who was endorsed to him by the U.S. However, it would be several years before he was able to establish himself in international productions. With the war drama Cavalry Command (1958), which was shot in English, he made a first timid attempt. Very early on, Santiago recognized the potential of producing films for the international market, cast with international actors. His first directorial work was the film Paltik (1955) which went on to be nominated for Best Picture at the 1956 FAMAS Awards. Working intensively with de Léon and acclaimed director Eddie Romero on many projects motivated him to finally take over director's chores. Īfter starting out as a movie trailer editor and later as a producer of dozens of local films in Tagalog for his father's studio in the 1950s and 1960s, he went on writing scripts for such notable films as National Artist Gerardo de Leóns award-winning Ifugao (1954). He majored in Economics and Marketing at the Ateneo de Manila University. Ciriaco Santiago, the founder of Manila's Premiere Productions, and his wife Adela Hermoso. Santiago was born on January 18, 1936, in Manila, Philippines to Dr. He used the screen names Cirio Santiago, Cirio H. Film Academy of the Philippines Manuel de Leon Award (posthumous) Ĭirio Hermoso Santiago (Janu– September 26, 2008) was a prolific Filipino film producer, director and writer.The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines Award (Film Industry, 1960).
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