Ricardo Lee
WritingRicardo Arreola Lee (b. March 19, 1948), also known as Ricky Lee, 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 — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Sex Games
Writer
Silip Sa Apoy
Writer
One Night
Screenplay
They Are Mine
Writer
Call Me Alma
Writer
Celestina: Burlesk Dancer
Writer
May-December-January
Writer
Nerisa
Screenplay
Daughters of Eve
Writer
A Special Memory
Writer
Of the Flesh
Screenplay
Memories of Old Manila
Screenplay
Green Bones
Screenplay
The Stepmother
Screenplay
My Husband, My Lover
Screenplay
Miracle
Writer
Moral
Screenplay
Hindi Laruan Ang Puso
Screenplay
NBI: The Mariano Mison Story
Screenplay
Mila
Screenplay
Manila by Night
Writer
Curacha: The Restless Woman
Screenplay
Midnight Dancers
Screenplay
How Are The Kids?
Writer
Culion
Writer
José Rizal
Screenplay
Calvento Files: The Movie
Screenplay
Nagsimula sa Puso
Writer
Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion
Screenplay
Mamarazzi
Screenplay
Mundo Man ay Magunaw
Screenplay
Liberated 2
Writer
Haplos
Screenplay
Inay
Screenplay
Pusong Mamon
Screenplay
The Child
Screenplay
Kill Barbara With Panic
Screenplay
Sabel
Screenplay
Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang?
Screenplay
Jaguar
Screenplay
Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita
Screenplay
Salome
Screenplay
Burgos
Screenplay
The Trial
Writer
Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II
Screenplay
Macho Dancer
Screenplay
So... Happy Together
Screenplay
In My Own Hands
Screenplay
Mapusok
Screenplay
Dubai
Screenplay
Sanggano
Writer
Twilight Dancers
Screenplay
Utol
Screenplay
Hot Summer
Screenplay
Mangarap Ka
Screenplay
Lauriana
Screenplay
Hey Babe!
Screenplay
Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo
Screenplay
Lihis
Screenplay
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita
Screenplay
Ubos na ang Luha ko
Screenplay
Don't Look Back
Screenplay
Burlesk King
Screenplay
Pakasalan Mo Ako
Screenplay
Dirty Affair
Screenplay
Because I Love: The Dolzura Cortez Story
Screenplay
Lucia
Screenplay
Cain and Abel
Screenplay
Olongapo: The Great American Dream
Writer
Separada
Screenplay
If You Are But a Dream
Screenplay
Baby Tsina
Screenplay
Kamoteng Kahoy
Writer
Brutal
Writer
The Flor Contemplacion Story
Screenplay
Madonna and Child
Screenplay
'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede
Screenplay
White Slavery
Screenplay
Bes and the Beshies
Screenplay
Playgirl
Screenplay
Once Before
Writer
Luv Text
Writer
A Miracle
Screenplay
Redeem Her Honor
Screenplay
Asero
Screenplay
Wherever You Are
Screenplay
My Heart Is Here
Screenplay
Hustisya
Screenplay
Flesh Avenue
Writer
The Film Biker
Screenplay
Deathrow
Screenplay
I Will Survive
Screenplay
Bente
Writer
Bukas... May Pangarap
Screenplay
Tatarin
Screenplay
Lahar: Paraisong Abo
Writer
Reef Hunters
Screenplay
Forever
Screenplay
Muling Umawit ang Puso
Writer
Bulaklak ng Maynila
Screenplay
Inheritance
Writer
New Moon
Writer
Stella Magtanggol
Screenplay
Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo
Screenplay
A Tale of Filipino Violence
Screenplay
Fuschia
Screenplay
Sekyu
Screenplay
Iadya Mo Kami
Screenplay
I Will Only Love You Once
Screenplay
Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko
Screenplay
Kung Kailangan Mo Ako
Screenplay
Ringgo: The Dog Shooter
Screenplay
The Elsa Castillo Story: The Truth
Writer
Dyesebel
Screenplay
Apoy sa Puso
Screenplay
Sandakot Na Bala
Screenplay
May Pag-ibig Pa Kaya?
Writer
Takbo... Talon... Tili!!!
Screenplay
Babaing Hampaslupa
Writer
Sa Kuko ng Agila
Screenplay
Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?
Screenplay
Rendezvous
Writer
Secrets of Pura
Screenplay
In da Red Corner
Producer
Isang Linggong Pag-ibig
Screenplay
Yesterday's Promise
Screenplay
Bomba Arienda
Writer
Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live
Screenplay
Wala Ka Nang Puwang Sa Mundo
Screenplay
Lazy Juan and Mr. Shooli in Mongolian Barbecue: The Movie
Screenplay
Kahit May Mahal Ka Nang Iba
Writer
Ayoko Na Sanang Magmahal
Screenplay
PX
Screenplay
Huwag Kang Kikibo...
Screenplay
Malikot na Mundo
Screenplay
The Untold Story of Melanie Marquez
Writer
Sinner or Saint
Screenplay
Kapag Nag-abot ang Langit at Lupa
Writer
All Be Damned
Writer
Gabi Kung Sumikat Ang Araw
Screenplay
The Diary of Mrs. Winters
Screenplay
Nights of Serafina
Writer
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
Screenplay
Kaputol
Writer
The Real Life of Pacita M.
Screenplay
Ang Bukas ay Akin! (Langit ang Uusig)
Screenplay
Anak ng Dagat
Screenplay
Birds of Prey
Screenplay
Kamay ni Cain
Screenplay
Dino Dinero
Screenplay
Lumuhod Ka Sa Lupa
Screenplay
Miss X
Screenplay