Ricky Lee

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Ricky Lee

Writing 78 March 19, 1948

Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines

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 scre…

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Maalaala Mo Kaya

Maalaala Mo Kaya

6.9 1991 TV Show
Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

10.0 2025 TV Show
Silip sa Apoy

Silip sa Apoy

5.8 2022 Movie
Sex Games

Sex Games

4.8 2023 Movie
Daughters of Eve

Daughters of Eve

5.0 1985 Movie
Himala

Himala

8.0 1982 Movie
They Are Mine

They Are Mine

4.3 2023 Movie
Macho Dancer

Macho Dancer

6.8 1989 Movie
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak

Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak

4.3 2010 TV Show
Call Me Alma

Call Me Alma

4.4 2023 Movie
Luv Text

Luv Text

5.5 2001 Movie
Nerisa

Nerisa

5.5 2021 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Amir

    Movie Writer

  2. 2026
    A Special Memory

    Movie Writer

  3. 2025
    Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

    TV show Development Manager

  4. 2024
    Green Bones

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 2024
    A Miracle

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 2024
    Celestina: Burlesk Dancer

    Movie Writer

  7. 2024
    What You Did

    Movie Creative Consultant

  8. 2024
    One Night

    Movie Story

  9. 2023
    They Are Mine

    Movie Writer

  10. 2023
    Third World Romance

    Movie Thanks

  11. 2023
    Call Me Alma

    Movie Writer

  12. 2023
    Sex Games

    Movie Writer

  13. 2022
    May-December-January

    Movie Writer

  14. 2022
    A Tale of Filipino Violence

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 2022
    Silip sa Apoy

    Movie Writer

  16. 2021
    The Revolution Knows No Gender

    Movie Creative Consultant

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  1. 2021
    My Husband, My Lover

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 2021
    Bekis on the Run

    Movie Writer

  3. 2021
    Nerisa

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 2020
    Rendezvous

    Movie Writer

  5. 2020
    Trip to Quiapo

    TV show Creator

  6. 2020
    Once Before

    Movie Writer

  7. 2019
    Culion

    Movie Writer

  8. 2019
    The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut)

    Movie Himself

  9. 2019
    Kaputol

    Movie Writer

  10. 2019
    Metamorphosis

    Movie Script Consultant

  11. 2018
    Ode to Nothing

    Movie Thanks

  12. 2017
    Bes and the Beshies

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 2016
    Ringgo: The Dog Shooter

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 2016
    Iadya Mo Kami

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 2016
    Sekyu

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 2015
    Buy Now, Die Later

    Movie Creative Producer

  17. 2015
    The Love Affair

    Movie Script Consultant

  18. 2014
    The Trial

    Movie Writer

  19. 2014
    Hustisya

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 2013
    Lihis

    Movie Screenplay

  21. 2013
    Lauriana

    Movie Story

  22. 2013
    Burgos

    Movie Screenplay

  23. 2012
    Inheritance

    Movie Writer

  24. 2012
    Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion

    Movie Screenplay