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

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Her work has been screened at film festivals around the world, including the Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, Shorts México, Jaipur International Film Festival, Prague Independent Film Festival, NewFilmmakers NY, Atlanta Shortsfest, Portland Comedy Film Festival, Los Angeles Comedy Festival, LA Femme International Film Festival, Katra Film Series, and Vancouver Independent Film Festival, among others.

 

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

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

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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.

 

In 2021, she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Cinematography at the New York Film Academy. In 2019, she moved to the Los Angeles campus to continue her studies and complete the MFA, after having, in 2018, completed the One-Year Conservatory Program in Cinematography at the New York City campus.

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In 2017, she was certified in photography at the Academia de Artes Visuales de México (AAVI).

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From 2015 to 2018, she worked as a freelance still photographer for NBCUniversal, collaborating on Telemundo International productions.

 

In 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences with a major in Film, from Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte. Since then, she has collaborated with production companies in Mexico and the United States.

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