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Ricardo A. Lee (Ricky Lee) is a renowned writer from the Philippines, especially in the field of film and television. He has written more than 150 film scripts and has received numerous awards. He is also known as a writer of short stories, novels, plays, and journalism.

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Ricky Lee

Ricardo A. Lee (Ricky Lee) is a renowned writer from the Philippines, especially in the field of film and television. He has written more than 150 film scripts and has received numerous awards. He is also known as a writer of short stories, novels, plays, and journalism.

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RICKY LEE

Ricardo A. Lee (Ricky Lee) is a writer from the Philippines. More


known as one of the best scriptwriters
country in the field of film and television, although he is also known for
his artistic contribution in the field of short stories, novels,
drama and broadcasting.

He has written over 150 scripts adapted into films since then.
in 1973. He has already won more than 50 trophies from various
film organization; including a Special Urian Award.
Many of his films have been screened at Cannes, Toronto, Berlin
and other international film festivals. This includes Himala,
Moral, Brutal, Relationship, Carnal, Flower of Manila, Crawl You in
Lusak, Jaguar, Salome, The Flor Contemplacion Story, Dolzura Cortes, Muru-
Ami, Bagong Buwan, Rizal, Nasaan Ka Man, Madrasta, Anak at Dubai.

As a fiction writer, novelist, and journalist, Lee has also achieved


with numerous recognitions in fiction writing from the Filipino Free Press,
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature at National Awards
Follower of Balagtas. In 2000, he was also recognized as one of the 100 Artists.
awarded by the Cultural Center of the Philippines with Centennial Honors for
the Arts award.

Lee published the first book of scripts in the Philippines, the


Brutal/Salome. He also released a writing manual in 1988.
in the script, the Trip to Quiapo, which became a bestseller and a requirement
text on communication courses in the country. His other
the publications are as follows: Tatang and the Miracles of Ours
Time, an anthology of his essays, articles, and the script
Himala, which won the CNN Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of All Time
in 2009); Moral (script), and; Pitik-Bulag in the Month of February (play).
His two books also won the Philippine National Book Award.
script: Brutal/Salome (1981) featuring Jun Lana and Peter Ong Lim,
Screenplay of 'Jose Rizal' (1999). In 2009, he also published a special
in the editions of the books Si Tatang... and Trip to Quiapo.

In November 2008, he released his first novel For You


B (or how love devastated 4 out of 5 of us) that is warm
accepted by the readers. His second novel, Si Amapola
Chapter 65 was also successfully launched in November 2011.
Since 1982, Lee has also been providing free scriptwriting workshops.
at her home for aspiring writers. Hundreds
scriptwriters have gone through his workshop and are now creating
their mark in the television and film industry. In 2000, along with
with his workshoppers, Lee founded and led the Writers
Studio (now Philippine Writers Studio Foundation) as a medium of
unity and cooperation of writers.

Currently, Lee is working at ABS-CBN as a Creative Manager and


busy with writing his third novel.

He was born on March 19, 1948 in Daet, Camarines Norte.

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