Ricky Lee

Ricky Lee
Lee at a screenwriting seminar in Colegio de San Juan de Letran, February 2018
Born
Ricardo Arreola Lee

(1948-03-19) March 19, 1948
Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • journalist
  • novelist
  • playwright
Years active1973–present
Awards Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Ricardo Arreola Lee ONA (born March 19, 1948) is a 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 film directors, 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.