Reynaldo Leal

Reynaldo Leal was born and raised in Edinburg, Texas, the son of two Mexican immigrants. As US Marine Corps infantryman, he took part in Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah and saw some of the heaviest fighting of the Iraq War. After his service, Reynaldo went on to work in journalism and then public relations. He writes feature-length screenplays (Popcorn Prophets, Defensas) and has edited scripts for pilot TV series.