Rob Machado
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Robert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (born October 16, 1973, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas (San Diego County), California. Machado attended San Dieguito High School, and is known for his casual, "laid-back" style both in and out of the water taught. Though he rides a modern tri-fin shortboard, he is still considered a "soul-surfer" largely because of his soft-spoken, humble personality ...
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Filmography (44 movies)
Mountains of the Moon
2025
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St.Francis
2023
California Soul
2020
Fire On The Mountain
2019
Momentum Generation
2018
Chasing AdVANture
2017
Proximity
2017
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
2016
Fading West
2013
Compassing
2013
Slow Dance
2013
Castles In The Sky
2010
The Drifter
2009
Drive Thru Australia
2009
Bustin' Down the Door
2008
Water Man
2008
Riding Waves
2008
Down the Barrel
2007
Surf's Up
2007
Stranger Than Fiction
2007
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
2007
A Brokedown Melody
2004
Global
2004
Campaign
2003
Step Into Liquid
2003
The September Sessions
2002
Drive Thru Japan
2002
Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames
2002
Shelter
2001
Hit & Run
2000
Thicker Than Water
2000
Loose Change
1999
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
1999
Raw Irons
1998
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
1998
The Show
1997
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
1996
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
1996
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
1995
Focus
1994
The Kill 2
1994
Momentum II
1993
Momentum
1992
The Kill
1992