Ricky Lee

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Ricky Lee

Born March 19, 1948 · Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines (age 78)

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 festival…

Known For

Sex GamesSex Games · 2023
Sex Games
★ 4.82023
MovieDrama
A rich couple often spices up their sexual relationship by doing their so-called Sex Games. But when they meet a new set of "playmates"- a conservative couple, their game becomes more challenging.
Silip sa ApoySilip sa Apoy · 2022
Silip sa Apoy
★ 5.82022
MovieDramaThriller
Take a peek at the life of an unhappy housewife who finds passionate love from her neighbor and how their affair brings them closer to fire.
Call Me AlmaCall Me Alma · 2023
Call Me Alma
★ 4.42023
MovieDrama
Alma, Azi Acosta, is a high-end bar girl. She has decided that prostitution is her profession, her life, her means to achieve her dreams and her happiness. She caters to all men who can afford her price. But she favors two men: a rich lawyer and a bank executive whom she calls Tiger Joe and Kabayo respectively. Another regular customer is a student who has professed his undying love for her. Alma's routine life is disturbed when Sheila, Jaclyn Jose, an aging street prostitute, introduces herself to Alma as her mother who sold her to strangers after birth. This meeting will open the door to Alma's past that she has refused to confront. A long-lost ailing mother, the search for a father, and the truths of a painful past will test the values of these two women who have become victims of poverty and men. In the end, Alma and Sheila will make choices that will define them not only as individuals but as women.
Yesterday's PromiseYesterday's Promise · 1994
Yesterday's Promise
★ 6.01994
MovieDrama
Three strong-willed sisters face tough choices.
They Are MineThey Are Mine · 2023
They Are Mine
★ 4.32023
MovieDrama
Six people living under one roof face problems that could tear them apart. Amidst this turmoil, the women of the household remain steadfast to keep the family together.
Celestina: Burlesk DancerCelestina: Burlesk Dancer · 2024
Celestina: Burlesk Dancer
★ 3.02024
MovieDramaRomance
Set in the Philippines during the 1940's, Celestina is a story about a woman, a burlesk dancer, who struggles to provide for her family while her husband is a gambling and womanizing drunkard. Despite the hardships, Celestina perseveres and finds strength in her love for her son.
A Special MemoryA Special Memory · 2026
A Special Memory
2026
MovieRomanceDrama
The illness challenges the couple's love in a way they never anticipated, shifting the narrative from a sweet romance to an emotional journey.
DyesebelDyesebel · 1990
Dyesebel
★ 8.01990
MovieRomanceFantasy
After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, the mermaid Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend.

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Call Me AlmaCall Me Alma · 2023
Call Me Alma
★ 4.42023
MovieDrama
Alma, Azi Acosta, is a high-end bar girl. She has decided that prostitution is her profession, her life, her means to achieve her dreams and her happiness. She caters to all men who can afford her price. But she favors two men: a rich lawyer and a bank executive whom she calls Tiger Joe and Kabayo respectively. Another regular customer is a student who has professed his undying love for her. Alma's routine life is disturbed when Sheila, Jaclyn Jose, an aging street prostitute, introduces herself to Alma as her mother who sold her to strangers after birth. This meeting will open the door to Alma's past that she has refused to confront. A long-lost ailing mother, the search for a father, and the truths of a painful past will test the values of these two women who have become victims of poverty and men. In the end, Alma and Sheila will make choices that will define them not only as individuals but as women.

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Calvento Files: The MovieCalvento Files: The Movie · 1997
Calvento Files: The Movie
★ 7.01997
MovieDramaCrime
This movie has two episodes depicted from investigative crime show. Each episode speaks of grotesque deaths, betrayal, and the family members of the victims’ pursuit for justice. Episode 1 : Balintuwad It is the story of an epileptic fifteen-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and later on drowned to death by a group of unknown men. As the rape-slay case comes to close, investigation reveals that the suspects are schoolteachers, who are expected to enhance a good future for children. Episode 2: Inay, May Momo, A young mother and her daughter’s nightmare begin when the husband is man-slaughtered by the mother’s other lover. The widowed wife files criminal case to imprison to killer however instead of surrendering the murderer chases down the mother and her distraught daughter to make them drop the charges against him.

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