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10 Facts About Julie Rubio

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Julie Colleen Rubio was born on August 9,1969 and is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The youngest of seven siblings and half-siblings, Julie Rubio was born in Burbank, CA, and grew up in the Los Angeles area.

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Julie Rubio lived intermittently in California, Hawaii, London and New York.

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In 2003, Julie Rubio directed, produced, and starred in an exercise video, Yoga Can Balance Your Life.

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Julie Rubio produced her best-known film, East Side Sushi, in 2014.

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Since East Side Sushi, Julie Rubio has produced, written and directed several other short films.

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Julie Rubio continues to explore themes of cultural sensitivity, gender inequality, and human connection in her upcoming project, a feature-length film called One.

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In 2022, Julie Rubio became the Vice President of Women In Film SF Bay Area and in 2023 became the President of Women In Film SF Bay Area.

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Julie Rubio is currently in post-production for her upcoming documentary feature, The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka and the Art of Survival, which explores the life of Polish Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka.

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Julie Rubio moved to Orinda, CA in the early 2000s, where she continued the career in independent film which she had begun in New York.