Mayes C. Rubeo


Mayes Castillero Rubeo is a Mexican costume designer. She is known for her work on the films Apocalypto, Avatar, John Carter, World War Z, Warcraft, Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit, the lattermost of which earned her Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations.

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, and 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.
She got her start in Hollywood working as a costume designer In 2006, 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 for [Excellence in Fantasy Costume Design for Film|Costume Designers Guild Award] in the Excellence in Fantasy Film category.
Rubeo received Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations for best costume design for Jojo Rabbit. Because of this she was the first Latin American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.

Personal life

Mayes Rubeo was married to the Italian production designer Bruno Rubeo until he died in 2011. Their son is an art director.

Awards and nominations

;Major associations
Academy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2020Best Costume DesignJojo RabbitNomitated

BAFTA Awards
Emmy Awards
;Miscellaneous awards
AwardYearCategoryTitleResultRef.
Coronado Island Film Festival2021Artistry in Filmmaking Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards2003Excellence in Period/Fantasy TelevisionFidelNomitated
Costume Designers Guild Awards2010Excellence in Fantasy FilmAvatarNomitated
Costume Designers Guild Awards2018Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy FilmThor: RagnarokNomitated
Costume Designers Guild Awards2020Excellence in Period FilmJojo RabbitWon
Costume Designers Guild Awards2022Excellence in Period TelevisionWandaVision Nomitated
Costume Designers Guild Awards2023Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy FilmThor: Love and ThunderNomitated
Saturn Awards2021Best Costume DesignJojo RabbitNomitated
Saturn Awards2022Best Costume DesignThor: Love and ThunderNomitated
Saturn Awards2025Best Costume DesignDeadpool & WolverineNomitated