Ricky Lee

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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 (age 76) Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupations	Screenwriter journalist novelist playwright
Years active	1973–present
Awards	Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Ricardo Arreola Lee (born March 19, 1948) is a Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright. He was awarded the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022.^[1]

Starting in 1973, he has written more than 180 film screenplays. In addition to the Order of National Artists, the Philippines' highest recognition for individuals who have made significant contributions to the classical arts, his work has earned him over 70 trophies from various award-giving bodies. This includes three lifetime achievement awards from the Cinemanila International Film Festival, the Gawad Urian, and the PMPC. He was also the recipient of the 2015 UP Gawad Plaridel and one of the Gawad CCP awardees for that year. In 2018, he received the Gawad Dangal ni Balagtas, the Apolinario Mabini Achievement Award, a Special Citation at ABS-CBN's Walk-On-Water Awards, and was one of the recipients of the CAMERA OBSCURA awards from the Film Development Council of the Philippines.^[2]

As a screenwriter, he has collaborated with many of the Philippines' most notable film directors, including Lino Brocka, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ishmael Bernal. Many of his films have been screened in international film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, and Berlin, among others.