Mayes C. Rubeo

Mayes Castillero Rubeo (born 1962) is a Mexican costume designer. She is known for her work on the films Apocalypto (2006), Avatar (2009), John Carter (2012), World War Z (2013), Warcraft (2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Jojo Rabbit (2019), the lattermost of which earned her Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations.

Mayes C. Rubeo
Mayes Rubeo interviewed by Dulce Osuna in 2017
Born
Mayes Castillero

1962 (age 58–59)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesMayes Rubeo
Mayes Castillero de Rubeo
EducationLATTC
UCLA Extension
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)Bruno Rubeo
(m. 19??; his death 2011)
Children1

Life and career

Rubeo was born Mayes Castillero in Mexico City, in 1962. She studied in Guadalajara Higschool José Guadalupe Zuno Hernández. She moved from Mexico City to Los Angeles in the 1980s, where she attended Los Angeles Trade Tech. After graduating, she moved to Italy to work with Italian Costume Designer Enrico Sabbatini. To this day, Rubeo maintains a workshop in Italy.[1]

She got her start in Hollywood working as a costume designer for John Sayles (Men With Guns, Sunshine State) but her big breakthrough came in 2006 when she was engaged as a costume designer for Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. Three years later she worked with James Cameron on Avatar, for which she was nominated for the Costume Designers Guild Award in the Excellence in Fantasy Film category.

Rubeo received Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations for best costume design in Jojo Rabbit.[2]

Personal life

Mayes Rubeo was married to the Italian production designer Bruno Rubeo until his death in 2011. Their son, Marco Rubeo, is an Art Director.[3]

Filmography

References
  1. "Mayes C. Rubeo, from Mexico to Hollywood", MexicoNewsNetwork, 21 January 2016, retrieved 17 July 2017
  2. Pedersen, Erik (28 January 2020). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Knives Out' & 'Maleficent 2' Take Film Prizes – Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "Production Designer Bruno Rubeo Dies at 65", The Hollywood Reporter, 14 November 2011, retrieved 17 July 2017
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