Cirio Hermoso Santiago (January 18, 1936 – September 26, 2008) was a Filipino film producer, director and writer.

[5] For Corman's New World Pictures, Santiago initially served as production supervisor on hits like Big Doll House (1971) with Pam Grier.

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.

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.

[12] His later career was dominated by war films such as Eye of the Eagle (1987) with Robert Patrick,[13] 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.

[14] Over time, Santiago has had the opportunity to work with numerous American directors, notably Jonathan Demme,[15] Joe Dante, Curtis Hanson,[16] Carl Franklin,[17] Katt Shea, Todd Field, and Terrence O'Hara.

[22] He left behind his wife Annabelle and his children Christopher, Cathy, Claudine, and Cirio Jr. His third son Cyril died just a few months earlier.

Actress Jean Bell who played the lead in Santiago's TNT Jackson (1975) and The Muthers (1976), remembered him in an interview for Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema after learning of his death: "Cirio Santiago was a very professional man, and lotta personality, patient, and a family man.

[5] Spielberg did, however, offer the film's leading man, Brad Johnson, a considerable role in his romantic drama Always (1989).