Directing

Pablo Santiago

Born — Died

1931-01-01 — 1998-08-16

Place of birth

Philippines

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

Pablo Santiago was a renowned Filipino film director and producer, celebrated for his significant contributions to Philippine cinema, particularly in the action genre. He began his career in the film industry in the 1950s, making his directorial debut with Lo Waist Gang in 1958, a film that played a pivotal role in establishing Fernando Poe Jr. as a leading action star. Over his extensive career, Santiago directed numerous acclaimed films, including Nag-uumpugang Bato (1961), Nueva Vizcaya (1973), and Bontoc (1977).

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

South Seas poster
8.0

Two shipwrecked men on South Sea island help natives battle vicious modern pirates bent on rape and mayhem.

South Seas

1974

South Seas poster
8.0

Two shipwrecked men on South Sea island help natives battle vicious modern pirates bent on rape and mayhem.

South Seas

1974

One Day, Isang Araw poster
9.0

The story follows a neighborhood hero who champions the helpless children in a predominantly adult world.

One Day, Isang Araw

1988

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier poster
5.5

Lt. Victor N. Corpus, a graduate of and subsequently instructor at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA, the Philippine equivalent of West Point), who in 1970 defected to the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. When he defected, he led a group of NPA guerrillas in raiding the PMA armory and bringing out high-powered firearms that considerably boosted the guerrilla group's armed strength.

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier

1987

Batang Quiapo poster
10.0

In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".

Batang Quiapo

1986

Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan poster
9.0

Jeepney driver, Nanding, gets into an accident with the rich and spoiled balikbayan Cathy, the sole heiress of the vast land on which his small community rests. But despite their differences, Nanding and Cathy become intimately attracted to one another. Seeing this as an obstacle to his ambition to claim Cathy's inheritance, Don Pacundo immediately orders for Cathy's abduction-hoping to force her to hand over her heritage.

Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan

1996

Bato sa Buhangin poster
7.0

A taxi driver is hired as a bodyguard for an heiress.

Bato sa Buhangin

1976

Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo

1981

Eagle of Manila poster
10.0

Mauro Reyes is an ex-policeman tag as a sharpshooter to the lawbreaker that managed to cope up with the death of his family and became a rescuer ... In the verge of adversity that has happened to his family, he became so depressed, self-centered and hopeless in lif, until a heinous felony re-awakened his identity. Due to the different rape slays and murders that had arise in their place, he tried to unveil the hidden mystery of the cases... discovering in the end the involvement of the law enforcer in the transgression. Will he be able to resolve everything even if he's an ex-policeman?

Eagle of Manila

1988

Hindi Ka Na Sisikatan Ng Araw: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop Part III poster
9.0

Judge Valderama is once again on the loose. Will Lieutenant Guerrero finally meet his match?

Hindi Ka Na Sisikatan Ng Araw: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop Part III

1990

Daniel Bartolo ng Sapang Bato poster
7.0

FPJ plays a man who take matters to his own hands and settles the score when he is pushed to his limits.

Daniel Bartolo ng Sapang Bato

1982

Ang Kampana sa Santa Quiteria poster
7.0

A story about a sergeant held captive by fugitives searching for a treasure hidden in a remote village.

Ang Kampana sa Santa Quiteria

1971

Los Lacuacheros poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Los Lacuacheros

1957

Lo'Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lo'Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro

1958

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster
9.0

Ride along with Nanding, an honest and brave taxi driver whose simple life takes an unexpected turn. Forced to fight for justice and protect his family and friends, he embarks on a journey filled with action and drama.

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

1990

Cry of Justice poster
7.0

An auto mechanic who believes in honest hard work is the illegitimate son of a rich man. He proves to be better than his father's legitimate children.

Cry of Justice

1984

Buy One, Take One poster
7.0

Salve and Sion is a sister living with their grandparents. Trying to make ends meet, they take in any job even if it's not high paying. Ben is a long-time friend/ admirer of Sion. He supports her in her every endeavor. When Ben's cousin, Carding arrives to Ben's place, he meets Salve and is easily smitten by her charm, when he rescues her from trouble. One day both sisters come face-to-face with criminals, they try to run away from them and report to authorities.

Buy One, Take One

1988

Dandansoy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dandansoy

1965

Apat na Patak ng Dugo ni Adan poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Apat na Patak ng Dugo ni Adan

1971

Bandido Sa Sapang Bato poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bandido Sa Sapang Bato

1981

No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander poster
NR

The sequel to Manedyer si Kumander sees Susan Roces and Fernando Poe Jr reprising their roles as Benita and Gener. This is the final screen collaboration of the Filipino filmdom's royal couple.

No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander

1987

Batya't Palu-Palo poster
7.0

A story about a rich heiress, Estella, who disguises as a lowly washerwoman in order to find out for herself the true meaning of love that she found in Berting.

Batya't Palu-Palo

1974

Kapag Buhay Ang Inutang poster
2.7

Mario seeks justice and hunts those who endanger his loved ones in an action-packed adventure filled with twists.

Kapag Buhay Ang Inutang

1983

Perlas ng Silangan poster
8.0

Set at the backdrop of the colonization of pre-Hispanic Philippine, this historical epic revovles around the story of Ramir, a half-caste warrior falls in love with Princess Mahalina. Ramir has to reckon with another brave native, Kiram.

Perlas ng Silangan

1969

Ninja Kids poster
6.0

Lady Lotus, an evil sorceress, attempts to retrieve an ancient katana possessing great power from Naguchi, a martial arts master. Meanwhile, a group of friends are planning a camping trip to follow an all-girl class who are in turn on their own camping trip with their strict teacher. After several mishaps the friends are left stranded in the mountains. While navigating their way back, they stumble across a hidden cavern, where an old ninja master lives. The boys are selected to become ninjas and retrieve the katana that Lady Lotus is searching for.

Ninja Kids

1986

Lo' Waist Gang Joins the Army poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lo' Waist Gang Joins the Army

1960

Dito sa Pitong Gatang poster
8.0

Pitong Gatang is a barangay in Tondo where Berting Cayabyab is the barangay chairman. He holds a dark secret that no one knows about. Mariposa is an adjacent barangay where Lamberta Enriquez or Lambing, for short, is the new barangay chairwoman. She is strict, tough and idealistic. All these began to change when she met the leader of Barangay Pitong Gatang.

Dito sa Pitong Gatang

1992

Night of Terror poster
5.8

Stories tell of a beautiful woman who mysteriously walks out of a cemetery at night, boards a carretela for parts unknown. An old witch who tormented by the unjust death of her son wreaks havoc on those responsible for the tragedy. A dead man, rising from the grave, mingles with the living, turns an innocent young girl into a deadly vampire. A young housewife who becomes the object of the ire of a vengeful witch, undergoing an ugly transformation to the horror of her husband and her child.

Night of Terror

1960

Night of Terror poster
5.8

Stories tell of a beautiful woman who mysteriously walks out of a cemetery at night, boards a carretela for parts unknown. An old witch who tormented by the unjust death of her son wreaks havoc on those responsible for the tragedy. A dead man, rising from the grave, mingles with the living, turns an innocent young girl into a deadly vampire. A young housewife who becomes the object of the ire of a vengeful witch, undergoing an ugly transformation to the horror of her husband and her child.

Night of Terror

1960

Jaime Labrador: Sakristan Mayor poster
7.0

Director: Pablo Santiago Writers: Pablo Santiago (story), Humilde ‘Meek’ Roxas (screenplay) (as Humilde Roxas) Stars: Raymart Santiago, Janet Arnaiz, Jaime Garchitorena

Jaime Labrador: Sakristan Mayor

1992

Let's Hang On! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Let's Hang On!

1967

Digmaan Ng Mga Angkan poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Digmaan Ng Mga Angkan

1971

Alyas Pusa: Ang Taong May 13 Buhay poster
NR

Alyas Pusa: Ang Taong May 13 Buhay is a 1988 Filipino action film directed by Pablo Santiago and starring Ramon Revilla, Alona Alegre, Angela Perez, Paquito Diaz, and Fred Moro. It employs Revilla's usual formula of having his character own a protective amulet in battle.

Alyas Pusa: Ang Taong May 13 Buhay

1988

No artwork available
9.0

The film tells a story of large rural families suffering from economic insecurity in a remote part of the town of Magdalena, Laguna, where major life events are punctuated by the tollling of the church bells, and the coastal community of Dalahican, Quezon. Both places are homes of large families dealing with the reality of poverty.

The Bells of San Jose

1974

Ako'y Paru-paro, Bulaklak Naman Ako poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ako'y Paru-paro, Bulaklak Naman Ako

1973

Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite poster
8.0

Two men leading similar lives; one from Tondo, the other from Cavite. Both loved and respected by their family and neighbors. They will also risk their lives to defend their town's honor even if it means putting their lives at stake. However, when their paths cross and a misunderstanding errupts, their friendship is put to the test as punches are thrown and bullets fly.

Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite

1986

Pepeng Kaliwete poster
NR

Pepeng Kaliwete is a left-handed marksman shaped by a difficult past. The son of a poor sugarcane farmer, he experienced significant hardship early in life, leading him to leave his hometown and develop exceptional survival and shooting skills, fueled by a strong sense of justice. Years later, Pepe returns to his hometown seeking a peaceful life as a sugarcane farmer. However, the problems he once escaped persist. His reputation for courage and integrity leads to an unexpected turn when he is chosen as the chief of police. Now, armed with his unique abilities and principles, Pepe finds himself in a position to potentially impact his community and confront the ongoing issues in the land.

Pepeng Kaliwete

1982

Nag-uumpugang Bato poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nag-uumpugang Bato

1961

Nag-uumpugang Bato poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nag-uumpugang Bato

1961

Nardong Kutsero poster
NR

A story about a driver of a kalesa or calesa; two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage who falls in love with a fish vendor.

Nardong Kutsero

1969