Ricky Lee
- Writing
- March 19, 1948 · Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Biography
Ricardo "Ricky" Arreola Lee (b. March 19, 1948) is a profilic Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright. Starting in 1973, he has written more than 180 film screenplays and collaborated with many of the Philippines' most notable filmmakers, including Lino Brocka, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ishmael Bernal. Many of his films he written have been screened in international film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, and Berlin, among others. In 2022, Lee was conferred as National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts.
Known for
Filmography
- Amir · Writer
- A Special Memory · Writer, Screenplay
- Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre · Development Manager
- Green Bones · Screenplay
- A Miracle · Screenplay, Executive producer
- Celestina: Burlesk Dancer · Writer
- What You Did · Creative Consultant
- One Night · Story, Screenplay
- They Are Mine · Writer
- Third World Romance · Thanks
- Call Me Alma · Writer
- Sex Games · Writer
- May-December-January · Writer
- A Tale of Filipino Violence · Screenplay, Story
- Silip sa Apoy · Writer
- The Revolution Knows No Gender · Creative Consultant
- My Husband, My Lover · Screenplay
- Bekis on the Run · Writer
- Nerisa · Screenplay, Story
- Rendezvous · Writer
- Trip to Quiapo · Creator
- Once Before · Writer
- Culion · Writer
- The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) · Self
- Kaputol · Writer
- Metamorphosis · Script Consultant
- Ode to Nothing · Thanks
- Bes and the Beshies · Screenplay
- Ringgo: The Dog Shooter · Screenplay
- Iadya Mo Kami · Screenplay
- Sekyu · Screenplay
- Buy Now, Die Later · Creative Producer
- The Love Affair · Script Consultant
- The Trial · Writer
- Hustisya · Screenplay
- Lihis · Screenplay
- Lauriana · Screenplay, Story
- Burgos · Screenplay
- Inheritance · Writer
- Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion · Screenplay
- Himala Ngayon · Self
- Palitan · Script Consultant
- Baybayin · Script
- Sa'yo Lamang · Story
- Mamarazzi · Story, Screenplay
- Magkaribal · Creator
- Miss You Like Crazy · Creative Consultant
- Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak · Creator
- In My Life · Script Consultant
- Bente · Writer
- Kamoteng Kahoy · Writer
- Fuschia · Story, Screenplay
- Don't Look Back · Screenplay
- Twilight Dancers · Screenplay
- In da Red Corner · Producer
- Dubai · Story, Screenplay
- The Son of Brocka
- Wherever You Are · Screenplay
- Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita · Screenplay, Story
- So... Happy Together · Screenplay, Story
- Liberated 2 · Writer
- Sabel · Screenplay, Story
- I Will Survive · Screenplay
- Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan · Script Consultant
- If Only Love Has Chosen Me · Script Consultant
- Then and Now · Story
- The '70s · Script Consultant
- If You Are But a Dream · Screenplay
- May Pag-ibig Pa Kaya? · Writer
- Tatarin · Screenplay
- New Moon · Writer
- Huwag Kang Kikibo... · Screenplay
- Mila · Screenplay
- Luv Text · Writer
- Ooops, Teka Lang... Diskarte Ko 'To! · Story
- Hostage · Story
- Deathrow · Screenplay, Story
- Lagarista · Screenplay
- Anak · Screenplay
- Minsan, Minahal Kita · Story, Screenplay