Mayes C. Rubeo

Mayes Castillero Rubeo (born 1962) is a Mexican costume designer. She is known for her work on the films Apocalypto, 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.

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 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.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1996 The Arrival David Twohy 1997 Men with Guns John Sayles 1999 Inferno John G. Avildsen 2002 Sunshine State John Sayles 2003 Casa de los babys 2006 Apocalypto Mel Gibson 2009 Dragonball Evolution James Wong Avatar James Cameron with Deborah Lynn Scott 2012 John Carter Andrew Stanton 2013 World War Z Marc Forster 2016 Warcraft Duncan Jones The Great Wall Zhang Yimou 2017 Thor: Ragnarok Taika Waititi 2019 Jojo Rabbit 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder 2023 Blue Beetle Ángel Manuel Soto 2024 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wes Ball Deadpool & Wolverine Shawn Levy with Graham Churchyard Taika Waititi Post-production

Television YearTitleNotes 2001 Warden of Red Rock Television film 2002 Fidel 2004 The Librarian: Quest for the Spear 2021 WandaVision 9 episodes 2022 Werewolf by Night Television special

Awards and nominations Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2020 Best Costume Design Jojo Rabbit

BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards 2020 Best Costume Design Jojo Rabbit

Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes WandaVision

Miscellaneous awards + Award Year Category Title Result Ref. Coronado Island Film Festival 2021 Artistry in Filmmaking Award Costume Designers Guild Awards 2003 Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television Fidel 2010 Excellence in Fantasy Film Avatar 2018 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Thor: Ragnarok 2020 Excellence in Period Film Jojo Rabbit 2022 Excellence in Period Television WandaVision 2023 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Thor: Love and Thunder Empire Awards 2018 Best Costume Design Thor: Ragnarok Saturn Awards 2021 Best Costume Design Jojo Rabbit 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder 2025 Deadpool & Wolverine