Rafael Leyva

Named one of the ASC's Rising Stars of Cinematography, Rafael Leyva is a Los Angeles based Director Of Photography from Ponce, Puerto Rico. This island native started his journey as an aspiring film maker in New York City when he was 19 years old. It was there that he fell in love with Cinematography and since then, Rafael has lensed for clients such as DISNEY Pictures, SONY Pictures, NETFLIX, FOX, NBC, Hallmark, and many more. Mr. Leyva specializes in narrative(Feature Films) and 35mm Film Capture.

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  Ghost Elephants

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  The Oath

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  Earthtastrophe

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  5-Headed Shark Attack

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  Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion

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  Home by Spring

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  Toxic Shark

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  Last Rampage

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  Sinister Squad

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  Dream House Nightmare

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• 2026Ghost ElephantsDirector of Photography
• 2025ReelingDirector of Photography
• 2024V for VictorDirector of Photography
• 2022Ultra Violet & Black ScorpionDirector of Photography
• 2021SHEDirector of Photography
• 2021Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021Cinematography
• 2018Home by SpringDirector of Photography
• 2018The OathDirector of Photography
• 2018Eruption: LADirector of Photography
• 2017Last RampageDirector of Photography
• 2017Sinister MinisterDirector of Photography
• 2017Toxic SharkDirector of Photography
• 20175-Headed Shark AttackDirector of Photography
• 2017Dream House NightmareDirector of Photography
• 2016Nightmare WeddingDirector of Photography
• 2016Sinister SquadDirector of Photography
• 2016Drone WarsDirector of Photography
• 2016The Other WifeDirector of Photography
• 2016EarthtastropheDirector of Photography
• 2015DementedDirector of Photography
• —The Foster RanchDirector of Photography
• —My TypeDirector of Photography