Actor

Ricardo Lee

Writing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 163Series: 5Crew credits: 164

TMDB ID: 277012

IMDb ID: nm0498080

Known for: Writing

Born: March 19, 1948

Age: 77

Place of birth: Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1979 - 2025

Years active: 47

Average TMDB rating: 6.24

Wikidata: Q7332121

Also known as

Ricky Lee • Ricardo 'Ricky' Lee

Other jobs

Screenplay (89)Writer (33)Story (22)Script Consultant (6)Creative Consultant (3)Creator (3)Script (2)Creative Producer (1)

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Biography

Ricardo 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.