Alejandra Rubiera Urbina, professionally known as Ale Rubiera, is an award-winning Mexican cinematographer and still photographer based in New York City.

 

Her work has been screened at film festivals around the world, including the Atlanta Shortsfest, Portland Comedy Film Festival, Jaipur International Film Festival, Vancouver Independent Film Festival, Prague Independent Film Festival, Katra Film Series, Oaxaca FilmFest, Official Latino Film and Arts Festival, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, Los Angeles Comedy Festival, LA Femme International Film Festival, Lady Filmmakers Festival, NewFilmmakers NY, and the New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA), among others.

 

She is a member of Apertura, the Mexican community of female cinematographers.

 

In 2024, she was selected by the American Society of Cinematographers for the ASC Vision Mentorship Program 2024–2025.

 

In 2023, she was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its Gold Rising Program in the Production Track for Cinematography.

 

She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from the New York Film Academy in 2021, after completing the MFA Program at its Los Angeles Campus in 2019 and the One-Year Conservatory Program in Cinematography at the New York City Campus in 2018.

 

In 2016, she earned a One-Year Certified Course in Photography at the Academy of Visual Arts of Mexico (AAVI).

 

Since 2015, she has worked as a freelance still photographer for NBCUniversal, contributing to shows produced by Telemundo International.

 

She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences with a major in Film from Anahuac University North Campus in Mexico City in 2010. Since then, she has collaborated with production companies in Mexico and the United States.

 

She currently works as a cinematographer and still photographer across New York City, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.