Ricky Lee

Ricky Lee

Known for
Writing
Born
March 19, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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The Diary of Mrs. Winters poster

The Diary of Mrs. Winters

Movie · Screenplay

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Bernal

Bernal

Movie · Writer

2026
A Special Memory poster

A Special Memory

Movie · Writer, Screenplay

2026
Amir poster

Amir

Movie · Writer

2024
One Night poster

One Night

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2024
Green Bones poster

Green Bones

Movie · Screenplay

2024
A Miracle poster

A Miracle

Movie · Screenplay

2024
Celestina: Burlesk Dancer poster

Celestina: Burlesk Dancer

Movie · Writer

2023
Call Me Alma poster

Call Me Alma

Movie · Writer

2023
They Are Mine poster

They Are Mine

Movie · Writer

2023
Sex Games poster

Sex Games

Movie · Writer

2022
A Tale of Filipino Violence poster

A Tale of Filipino Violence

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2022
Silip sa Apoy poster

Silip sa Apoy

Movie · Writer

2022
May-December-January poster

May-December-January

Movie · Writer

2021
My Husband, My Lover poster

My Husband, My Lover

Movie · Screenplay

2021
Nerisa poster

Nerisa

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2021
Bekis on the Run poster

Bekis on the Run

Movie · Writer

2020
Once Before poster

Once Before

Movie · Writer

2020
Rendezvous poster

Rendezvous

Movie · Writer

2019
Culion poster

Culion

Movie · Writer

2019
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Script Consultant

2019
Kaputol poster

Kaputol

Movie · Writer

2017
Bes and the Beshies poster

Bes and the Beshies

Movie · Screenplay

2016
Sekyu poster

Sekyu

Movie · Screenplay

2016
Iadya Mo Kami poster

Iadya Mo Kami

Movie · Screenplay

2016
Ringgo: The Dog Shooter

Ringgo: The Dog Shooter

Movie · Screenplay

2015
Buy Now, Die Later poster

Buy Now, Die Later

Movie · Creative Producer

2015
The Love Affair poster

The Love Affair

Movie · Script Consultant

2014
Hustisya poster

Hustisya

Movie · Screenplay

2014
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · Writer

2013
Lauriana poster

Lauriana

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2013
Lihis poster

Lihis

Movie · Screenplay

2013
Burgos poster

Burgos

Movie · Screenplay

2012
Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion poster

Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion

Movie · Screenplay

2012
Inheritance poster

Inheritance

Movie · Writer

2012
Palitan poster

Palitan

Movie · Script Consultant

2010
Sa'yo Lamang poster

Sa'yo Lamang

Movie · Story

2010
Mamarazzi poster

Mamarazzi

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2009
Bente poster

Bente

Movie · Writer

2009
Fuschia

Fuschia

Movie · Story, Screenplay

2009
Kamoteng Kahoy poster

Kamoteng Kahoy

Movie · Writer

2009
In My Life poster

In My Life

Movie · Script Consultant

2006
Don't Look Back poster

Don't Look Back

Movie · Screenplay

2006
Twilight Dancers poster

Twilight Dancers

Movie · Screenplay

2005
Wherever You Are poster

Wherever You Are

Movie · Screenplay

2005
Dubai poster

Dubai

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2004
Liberated 2 poster

Liberated 2

Movie · Writer

2004
I Will Survive poster

I Will Survive

Movie · Screenplay

2004
Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita poster

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2004
So... Happy Together poster

So... Happy Together

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2004
Sabel poster

Sabel

Movie · Screenplay, Story

2004
Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan poster

Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan

Movie · Script Consultant

2003
Then and Now poster

Then and Now

Movie · Story

2003
If Only Love Has Chosen Me poster

If Only Love Has Chosen Me

Movie · Script Consultant

2002
If You Are But a Dream poster

If You Are But a Dream

Movie · Screenplay

2002
The '70s poster

The '70s

Movie · Script Consultant

2002
May Pag-ibig Pa Kaya? poster

May Pag-ibig Pa Kaya?

Movie · Writer

2001
Huwag Kang Kikibo... poster

Huwag Kang Kikibo...

Movie · Screenplay

2001
Tatarin poster

Tatarin

Movie · Screenplay

2001
New Moon poster

New Moon

Movie · Writer

2001
Hostage poster

Hostage

Movie · Story

2001
Ooops, Teka Lang... Diskarte Ko 'To! poster

Ooops, Teka Lang... Diskarte Ko 'To!

Movie · Story

2001
Mila poster

Mila

Movie · Screenplay

2001
Luv Text poster

Luv Text

Movie · Writer

2000
Lagarista poster

Lagarista

Movie · Screenplay

2000
Anak poster

Anak

Movie · Screenplay

2000
Deathrow poster

Deathrow

Movie · Story, Screenplay

2000
Minsan, Minahal Kita poster

Minsan, Minahal Kita

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1999
Bulaklak ng Maynila poster

Bulaklak ng Maynila

Movie · Screenplay

1999
Malikot na Mundo poster

Malikot na Mundo

Movie · Screenplay

1999
Reef Hunters poster

Reef Hunters

Movie · Screenplay

1999
Burlesk King poster

Burlesk King

Movie · Screenplay

1999
'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede poster

'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1999
Hey Babe! poster

Hey Babe!

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1999
Sidhi poster

Sidhi

Movie · Screenplay

1998
Mapusok poster

Mapusok

Movie · Screenplay

1998
José Rizal poster

José Rizal

Movie · Screenplay

1998
Good Midnight poster

Good Midnight

Movie · Story

1998
Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang? poster

Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang?

Movie · Screenplay

1998
Soft Hearts poster

Soft Hearts

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1998
Curacha: The Restless Woman poster

Curacha: The Restless Woman

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1998
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay poster

Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay

Movie · Story Consultant

1998
Miguel/Michelle poster

Miguel/Michelle

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1997
Calvento Files: The Movie poster

Calvento Files: The Movie

Movie · Screenplay

1997
Lahar: Paraisong Abo poster

Lahar: Paraisong Abo

Movie · Writer

1997
Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin? poster

Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?

Movie · Story

1997
Wala Ka Nang Puwang Sa Mundo poster

Wala Ka Nang Puwang Sa Mundo

Movie · Screenplay

1997
Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II poster

Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II

Movie · Screenplay

1997
Goodbye America poster

Goodbye America

Movie · Story

1997
Sanggano poster

Sanggano

Movie · Writer

1997
NBI: The Mariano Mison Story poster

NBI: The Mariano Mison Story

Movie · Screenplay

1996
The Stepmother poster

The Stepmother

Movie · Screenplay

1996
Madonna and Child poster

Madonna and Child

Movie · Screenplay

1996
Utol poster

Utol

Movie · Screenplay

1996
In My Own Hands poster

In My Own Hands

Movie · Screenplay

1996
Nights of Serafina poster

Nights of Serafina

Movie · Writer

1995
The Flor Contemplacion Story poster

The Flor Contemplacion Story

Movie · Screenplay

1995
Redeem Her Honor poster

Redeem Her Honor

Movie · Screenplay

1995
Kill Barbara With Panic poster

Kill Barbara With Panic

Movie · Screenplay

1995
Asero poster

Asero

Movie · Screenplay

1995
Mangarap Ka poster

Mangarap Ka

Movie · Screenplay

1995
Muling Umawit ang Puso poster

Muling Umawit ang Puso

Movie · Writer

1995
Saan Ako Nagkamali poster

Saan Ako Nagkamali

Movie · Screenplay

1994
Midnight Dancers poster

Midnight Dancers

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1994
Yesterday's Promise poster

Yesterday's Promise

Movie · Screenplay

1994
Loretta poster

Loretta

Movie · Story

1994
Forever poster

Forever

Movie · Screenplay

1994
A Separated Woman poster

A Separated Woman

Movie · Screenplay

1994
The Elsa Castillo Story: The Truth poster

The Elsa Castillo Story: The Truth

Movie · Writer

1994
Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin poster

Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1993
Kahit May Mahal Ka Nang Iba poster

Kahit May Mahal Ka Nang Iba

Movie · Writer

1993
Because I Love You poster

Because I Love You

Movie · Screenplay

1993
Memories of Old Manila poster

Memories of Old Manila

Movie · Screenplay

1993
Inay poster

Inay

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1993
Isang Linggong Pag-ibig poster

Isang Linggong Pag-ibig

Movie · Screenplay

1993
Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo poster

Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1993
Ayoko Na Sanang Magmahal

Ayoko Na Sanang Magmahal

Movie · Screenplay

1993
Kung Kailangan Mo Ako poster

Kung Kailangan Mo Ako

Movie · Screenplay

1993
Lumuhod Ka Sa Lupa poster

Lumuhod Ka Sa Lupa

Movie · Screenplay

1992
Takbo... Talon... Tili!!! poster

Takbo... Talon... Tili!!!

Movie · Screenplay

1992
How Are The Kids? poster

How Are The Kids?

Movie · Writer

1992
Apoy sa Puso poster

Apoy sa Puso

Movie · Screenplay

1992
Lucia

Lucia

Movie · Screenplay

1992
Alyas Stella Magtanggol poster

Alyas Stella Magtanggol

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1992
Kamay ni Cain poster

Kamay ni Cain

Movie · Screenplay

1992
My Heart Is Here poster

My Heart Is Here

Movie · Writer

1991
Pakasalan Mo Ako poster

Pakasalan Mo Ako

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1991
Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live poster

Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Secrets of Pura poster

Secrets of Pura

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo poster

Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo

Movie · Screenplay

1991
The Real Life of Pacita M. poster

The Real Life of Pacita M.

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1991
Ubos na ang Luha ko poster

Ubos na ang Luha ko

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Lazy Juan and Mr. Shooli in Mongolian Barbecue: The Movie poster

Lazy Juan and Mr. Shooli in Mongolian Barbecue: The Movie

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko poster

Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Anak ng Dagat poster

Anak ng Dagat

Movie · Screenplay

1991
Kapag Nag-abot ang Langit at Lupa poster

Kapag Nag-abot ang Langit at Lupa

Movie · Writer

1991
Maalaala Mo Kaya poster

Maalaala Mo Kaya

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1990
Hindi Laruan Ang Puso poster

Hindi Laruan Ang Puso

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Mundo Man ay Magunaw poster

Mundo Man ay Magunaw

Movie · Screenplay

1990
All Be Damned poster

All Be Damned

Movie · Writer

1990
Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?

Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1990
Dirty Affair poster

Dirty Affair

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Dyesebel poster

Dyesebel

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Hot Summer poster

Hot Summer

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1990
Nagsimula sa Puso poster

Nagsimula sa Puso

Movie · Writer

1990
Dino Dinero poster

Dino Dinero

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Beautiful Girl poster

Beautiful Girl

Movie · Writer

1989
Macho Dancer poster

Macho Dancer

Movie · Screenplay

1989
Sa Kuko ng Agila poster

Sa Kuko ng Agila

Movie · Screenplay

1989
Ang Bukas ay Akin! (Langit ang Uusig)

Ang Bukas ay Akin! (Langit ang Uusig)

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1988
Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

Movie · Screenplay

1988
Sandakot na Bala poster

Sandakot na Bala

Movie · Screenplay

1988
Vagabond Woman poster

Vagabond Woman

Movie · Writer

1987
Olongapo: The Great American Dream poster

Olongapo: The Great American Dream

Movie · Writer

1987
The Untold Story of Melanie Marquez

The Untold Story of Melanie Marquez

Movie · Writer

1986
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita poster

Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1986
Flesh Avenue

Flesh Avenue

Movie · Writer

1985
Daughters of Eve poster

Daughters of Eve

Movie · Writer

1985
White Slavery poster

White Slavery

Movie · Screenplay

1985
Bomba Arienda

Bomba Arienda

Movie · Writer

1985
Private Show poster

Private Show

Movie · Screenplay

1984
Sinner or Saint poster

Sinner or Saint

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1984
Bukas... May Pangarap poster

Bukas... May Pangarap

Movie · Screenplay

1984
Baby Tsina poster

Baby Tsina

Movie · Screenplay

1983
Of the Flesh poster

Of the Flesh

Movie · Screenplay

1983
Gabi Kung Sumikat Ang Araw

Gabi Kung Sumikat Ang Araw

Movie · Screenplay

1982
Cain and Abel poster

Cain and Abel

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1982
Moral poster

Moral

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1982
An Affair poster

An Affair

Movie · Story

1982
PX poster

PX

Movie · Screenstory, Screenplay

1982
Haplos poster

Haplos

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1982
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak? poster

Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1982
Himala poster

Himala

Movie · Writer

1981
Salome poster

Salome

Movie · Screenplay

1981
Playgirl poster

Playgirl

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1980
Miss X

Miss X

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1980
Manila by Night poster

Manila by Night

Movie · Writer

1980
Brutal poster

Brutal

Movie · Writer

1979
Jaguar poster

Jaguar

Movie · Screenplay