Ricardo Castro Béeche (11 April 1894 – 9 October 1967) was a Costa Rican lawyer, politician and writer.

In 1915 he began his career in national politics as Consul General of Costa Rica in New York.

In 1924, he served both as an alternate deputy in Congress and as a personal secretary to President Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno during the same period.

He was named Secretary of State in the Office of Foreign Relations and Annexed Affairs (Justice, Grace, Worship and Charity) in 1927.

Briefly switching to journalism, he was Director and General Manager of the Diario de Costa Rica between 1928 and 1934.