He and his two brothers were largely raised by their working-class grandparents, Ángel Battaglia and María de La Parra, whom Leiva considers his adoptive parents.

In Castañares he became friends with Claudio Zotelo, with whom he would go on to form cumbia group Juveniles Panda.

[2][3] Leiva became politically active through music, as he and his bandmates raised money for various social causes alongside other local artists such as Los Nocheros and Chaqueño Palavecino.

[5] Ahead of the 2019 local elections, Leiva announced his intention to run for mayor of Salta as part of the Frente de Todos coalition.

[6] He went on to lose the general election against Salta Nos Une candidate Bettina Romero, who won 52.6% of the vote against the Leiva's 27%.