RAUL JULIA LEVY

Raul Julia-Levy (born July 10, 1971, Mexico City) is a Mexican film and television actor, and is the son of actor Raúl Juliá. Not only is Julia-Levy involved in the entertainment industry, he also remains interested in Mexico's politics.

Biography

Julia-Levy was born into one of the most powerful families in Mexico. He is the grandson of the clothing tycoon Abraham Levy, who died when Julia-Levy was 16. In 1989 Latin America's premier national money investing publication, El Financiero, established that Latin America was being ruled by eight families. The list consisted of Carlos Slim Helú (Mexico), Jerónimo Arango (Mexico), Ricardo Salinas Pliego and family (Mexico), Jorge Paulo Lemann (Brazil), Joseph and Moise Safra (Brazil), Gustavo Cisneros and family (Venezuela), Lorenzo Mendoza and family (Venezuela), and Abraham Levy and family (Mexico). Abraham Levy had only one daughter, Margaret Levy, who at a young age became the sole matriarch of the prominent family who comes from 'old money'. The living descendants of Abraham Levy are his daughter Margaret Levy and her children: Raul Julia-Levy (1971), Elizabeth Levy (1974), Mexican attorney and politicianJose Martin Levy (1977), Betty Levy (1978), Mexican veterinarian Richard Levy (1979), Mexican architect Carlos Levy (1980). The Levy family's presence continues to be influential throughout Latin America. Along with his brother Jose Levy, Julia-Levy established a foundation to provide scholarships to select indigenous groups throughout Mexico. The National Foundation for the Education of the Indigenous will work through the United Nations beginning in January 2007.

According to a CNN report on November 5, 2002, Raul Julia-Levy, whose legal name is Raul Julia, Jr., was responsible for organizing an elite group of individuals to attend the inauguration of Mexican President Vicente Fox. The list includes: Hollywood film producer David Permut, Cuban President Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II, Polish politician and leader Lech Walesa and other northern hemisphere and Latin American dignitaries.

According to Reforma, Mexico's leading newspaper, Raul Julia-Levy participated in an event on Sunday, December 3, 2000 where newly elected Mexican President Vicente Fox met with prominent leaders such as President of Poland Lech Walesa, President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Mexican Congresswoman Ofelia Medina, Bill Gates, Banamex President Roberto Hernández Ramírez, Alfredo Harp Helú, Mexican Congresswoman Viola Trigo, Hollywood producer David Permut and Oaxaca Governor Jose Murat to address how to provide shelter and educational opportunities to indigenous pewople from the state of Oaxaca.

The El Mundo al Dia newpaper reported on Thursday, August 2, 2001, Julia-Levy was invited by President Vicente Fox and Congresswoman Viola Trigo to participate in Yucatan's newly elected governor Patricio Patron Laviada's inauguration. Attending the inauguration as Julia-Levy's guests were actor Forest Whitaker, Damon Whitaker, Bokeem Woodbine who is known as Fathead Newman in the movie Ray, Canadian actor Leila Johnson, senator Viola Triggo, Mexican businessman Pablo Sauma who owns the largest fleet of oil ships leased to Pemex, and Nicaraguan's former president Daniel Ortega.

In November 2006, Mexican president-elect Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa via Secretary of Agriculture Ricardo Sheffield Padilla invited Raul Julia-Levy, Sean Penn, Jean Claude Van Damme and Hollywood heavy-weight producer Jonathan Sanger to attend his presidential inauguration. On December 1, 2006, Julia-Levy and Sanger attended the inauguration and that evening attended the State Department festivities where they met with future business partners. "TV Azteca" and "Periódico a.m." reported that Julia-Levy will get involved in various business endeavors during 2007; he will work closely with Ing. Luis Rodriguez Dorantes in reviving the airlines Aerolíneas Internacionales. Additionally, Julia-Levy will work with his family to restore the San Felipe Villas Resort that includes 228 villas located by the Sea of Cortez.

Raul Julia-Levy met his father Raúl Juliá for the first time on the set of the movie Romero, an American production filmed in Cuernavaca.

Julia-Levy has appeared in the Mexican TV series El Vuelo del águila and Canción de amor, and in the 2001 US film Double Take.

Island orcas in captivity: Free them or not?
Not for a million bucks, say aquariums, contending it would be irresponsible
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The answer is no. No to a million dollars, no to pressure from celebrities and no to the romantics who believe a fairy-tale ending is possible.
That's what Miami Seaquarium and SeaWorld San Diego are telling groups pressing for release of the only two surviving captured killer whales from waters in B.C. and Washington state -- despite support from actors such as Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford.
Each whale has its own group of supporters. The campaign to free Lolita, which is at Miami Seaquarium, is led by actor-producer Raul Julia-Levy and the Washington-based Orca Network. And the bid to free Corky, in San Diego, is led by Paul Spong of OrcaLab on Hanson Island, about 20 kilometres east of Port McNeill.

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"It's really painful to see that beautiful animal contained in that stinky little tank," said Julia-Levy, who plans to lobby the U.S. Senate and use movie-industry contacts to get television exposure on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other programs.
The tale starts almost four decades ago.
Lolita, a member of the southern residents -- now classified as endangered in Canada and the U.S. -- was captured near Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970 as a three-year-old. About 85 whales were driven into the cove, with boats, explosives and aircraft.
Four baby whales and a female drowned. Seven young whales were captured and sold to aquariums.
Corky, a member of the threatened northern residents, was captured in Pender Harbour in December 1969, along with five other orcas.
From 1967 to 1975, more than 60 whales were captured in B.C. and Washington waters. As many as 13 died during the captures; most of the others died in captivity.
As Lolita and Corky approach old age, groups are trying to bring them back to home waters. Orca Network, for instance, has a net pen ready for Lolita in a San Juan Island bay, where her family, L Pod, hangs out in summer. "We would do it in the most conservative and professional way," said Howard Garrett of Orca Network, who has worked for Lolita's freedom since 1995.
Garrett hopes an offer of $1 million might sway Anheuser-Busch, owner of the Seaquarium. "We have a billionaire lined up," said Julia-Levy.
Spong would like to see Corky in an ocean net pen on northern Vancouver Island where she "can hear the natural sounds of the ocean again." "If they looked at Corky as an employee who has put in years of incredible service, they could give her the equivalent of a gold watch," he said.
"I think it would be long-term care in the ocean, but, my sense is, if she did come back to an ocean halfway house where she could hear the sounds of her relatives, it would be a transforming experience." But the aquariums say there is no chance either whale will be released.
There is no scientific evidence that Lolita could survive in the ocean, said Andrew Hertz, Miami Seaquarium general manager.
"It would be irresponsible for us to treat her life as an experiment and jeopardize her health and safety." Hertz said that Lolita will remain at the aquarium, "surrounded by people who love and protect her." Fred Jacobs, SeaWorld spokesman, said it will not consider the proposal. "We would consider it an act of cruelty" he said.
"She has spent virtually her entire life being cared for by humans and has none of the fear and natural suspicion she would need to survive in the wild. She's never had to hunt for food." jlavoie@tc.canwest.com

Island orcas in captivity: Free them or not?
Not for a million bucks, say aquariums, contending it would be irresponsible
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The answer is no. No to a million dollars, no to pressure from celebrities and no to the romantics who believe a fairy-tale ending is possible.
That's what Miami Seaquarium and SeaWorld San Diego are telling groups pressing for release of the only two surviving captured killer whales from waters in B.C. and Washington state -- despite support from actors such as Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford.
Each whale has its own group of supporters. The campaign to free Lolita, which is at Miami Seaquarium, is led by actor-producer Raul Julia-Levy and the Washington-based Orca Network. And the bid to free Corky, in San Diego, is led by Paul Spong of OrcaLab on Hanson Island, about 20 kilometres east of Port McNeill.

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Lolita the orca leaps out of the water tank at Miami's Seaquarium. The aging killer whale, who was a member of the endangered southern residents, was captured near Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970, when she was three years old.
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"It's really painful to see that beautiful animal contained in that stinky little tank," said Julia-Levy, who plans to lobby the U.S. Senate and use movie-industry contacts to get television exposure on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other programs.
The tale starts almost four decades ago.
Lolita, a member of the southern residents -- now classified as endangered in Canada and the U.S. -- was captured near Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970 as a three-year-old. About 85 whales were driven into the cove, with boats, explosives and aircraft.
Four baby whales and a female drowned. Seven young whales were captured and sold to aquariums.
Corky, a member of the threatened northern residents, was captured in Pender Harbour in December 1969, along with five other orcas.
From 1967 to 1975, more than 60 whales were captured in B.C. and Washington waters. As many as 13 died during the captures; most of the others died in captivity.
As Lolita and Corky approach old age, groups are trying to bring them back to home waters. Orca Network, for instance, has a net pen ready for Lolita in a San Juan Island bay, where her family, L Pod, hangs out in summer. "We would do it in the most conservative and professional way," said Howard Garrett of Orca Network, who has worked for Lolita's freedom since 1995.
Garrett hopes an offer of $1 million might sway Anheuser-Busch, owner of the Seaquarium. "We have a billionaire lined up," said Julia-Levy.
Spong would like to see Corky in an ocean net pen on northern Vancouver Island where she "can hear the natural sounds of the ocean again." "If they looked at Corky as an employee who has put in years of incredible service, they could give her the equivalent of a gold watch," he said.
"I think it would be long-term care in the ocean, but, my sense is, if she did come back to an ocean halfway house where she could hear the sounds of her relatives, it would be a transforming experience." But the aquariums say there is no chance either whale will be released.
There is no scientific evidence that Lolita could survive in the ocean, said Andrew Hertz, Miami Seaquarium general manager.
"It would be irresponsible for us to treat her life as an experiment and jeopardize her health and safety." Hertz said that Lolita will remain at the aquarium, "surrounded by people who love and protect her." Fred Jacobs, SeaWorld spokesman, said it will not consider the proposal. "We would consider it an act of cruelty" he said.
"She has spent virtually her entire life being cared for by humans and has none of the fear and natural suspicion she would need to survive in the wild. She's never had to hunt for food." jlavoie@tc.canwest.com


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Island orcas in captivity: Free them or not?
Not for a million bucks, say aquariums, contending it would be irresponsible
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The answer is no. No to a million dollars, no to pressure from celebrities and no to the romantics who believe a fairy-tale ending is possible.
That's what Miami Seaquarium and SeaWorld San Diego are telling groups pressing for release of the only two surviving captured killer whales from waters in B.C. and Washington state -- despite support from actors such as Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford.
Each whale has its own group of supporters. The campaign to free Lolita, which is at Miami Seaquarium, is led by actor-producer Raul Julia-Levy and the Washington-based Orca Network. And the bid to free Corky, in San Diego, is led by Paul Spong of OrcaLab on Hanson Island, about 20 kilometres east of Port McNeill.

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Lolita the orca leaps out of the water tank at Miami's Seaquarium. The aging killer whale, who was a member of the endangered southern residents, was captured near Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970, when she was three years old.
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"It's really painful to see that beautiful animal contained in that stinky little tank," said Julia-Levy, who plans to lobby the U.S. Senate and use movie-industry contacts to get television exposure on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other programs.
The tale starts almost four decades ago.
Lolita, a member of the southern residents -- now classified as endangered in Canada and the U.S. -- was captured near Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970 as a three-year-old. About 85 whales were driven into the cove, with boats, explosives and aircraft.
Four baby whales and a female drowned. Seven young whales were captured and sold to aquariums.
Corky, a member of the threatened northern residents, was captured in Pender Harbour in December 1969, along with five other orcas.
From 1967 to 1975, more than 60 whales were captured in B.C. and Washington waters. As many as 13 died during the captures; most of the others died in captivity.
As Lolita and Corky approach old age, groups are trying to bring them back to home waters. Orca Network, for instance, has a net pen ready for Lolita in a San Juan Island bay, where her family, L Pod, hangs out in summer. "We would do it in the most conservative and professional way," said Howard Garrett of Orca Network, who has worked for Lolita's freedom since 1995.
Garrett hopes an offer of $1 million might sway Anheuser-Busch, owner of the Seaquarium. "We have a billionaire lined up," said Julia-Levy.
Spong would like to see Corky in an ocean net pen on northern Vancouver Island where she "can hear the natural sounds of the ocean again." "If they looked at Corky as an employee who has put in years of incredible service, they could give her the equivalent of a gold watch," he said.
"I think it would be long-term care in the ocean, but, my sense is, if she did come back to an ocean halfway house where she could hear the sounds of her relatives, it would be a transforming experience." But the aquariums say there is no chance either whale will be released.
There is no scientific evidence that Lolita could survive in the ocean, said Andrew Hertz, Miami Seaquarium general manager.
"It would be irresponsible for us to treat her life as an experiment and jeopardize her health and safety." Hertz said that Lolita will remain at the aquarium, "surrounded by people who love and protect her." Fred Jacobs, SeaWorld spokesman, said it will not consider the proposal. "We would consider it an act of cruelty" he said.
"She has spent virtually her entire life being cared for by humans and has none of the fear and natural suspicion she would need to survive in the wild. She's never had to hunt for food." jlavoie@tc.canwest.com



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For more than a decade, Howard Garrett has worked tirelessly out of his home on Whidbey Island, Wash., to return an orca whale named Lolita to her native waters. In 1995--inspired by the campaign to release Keiko, the "Free Willy" whale--he teamed with local politicians, offering the Florida aquarium where Lolita works a million dollars to reunite her with the pod of whales she grew up with, off the coast of Washington state. In 1997, he spent two years in Miami--unpaid--working to garner public attention for Lolita's cause; after nearly four decades in captivity, she's served her time, Garrett believes. Every year since then, his organization, the nonprofit advocacy group Orca Network, has held a beachside commemoration of the day Lolita was plucked from her family in the icy waters of Puget Sound.

But 12 years is a long time for anyone to stay committed--even in the Pacific Northwest, where the orca is treated as an icon. "There have been times I've wanted to give up," Garrett says. "Everyone keeps telling us it's hopeless, and even when there's a surge of enthusiasm, eventually it dwindles."

In late November, however, Garrett got a call that, in spite of his usual doubts, stirred the fight inside him. Raul Julia-Levy, the Hollywood producer and son of actor Raul Julia, wanted to sign on to help free Lolita, and with him, promised to bring every last Hollywood contact he could persuade. He immediately put Garrett on the phone with the wife of Jean Claude Van Damme, and within days, had a list that included Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford and even 50 Cent. Now Levy says he's got a benefit concert in the works that will include R&B singer Truth Hurts, Snoop Dogg and 50 (who did not return NEWSWEEK requests for comment, though Levy says "the man loves animals like you have no idea"). Nearly a dozen local politicians have signed on, as well. "We have some of the most powerful Hollywood producers behind this campaign, and I have spoken with some of the most prominent scientists in this field," Levy says. "This beautiful animal does not deserve to die in a stinky little tank, and we are not going to take less than a full victory."


The problem, of course, is that not everyone feels the way Levy and his Hollywood buddies do. The debate over Lolita has at times divided the Puget Sound community, and many scientists have been hesitant to endorse Garrett's cause. The Miami Seaquarium, where Lolita has lived for the past 37 years, has long been unwilling to consider the idea of releasing her and is calling the latest campaign a "publicity grab" by uninformed activists. The park's general manager, Andrew Hertz (the son of the park's owner, Arthur Hertz), contends that Lolita is healthy and happy--performing two shows a day--and quips that "you can't make a 7,000 pound animal do what she doesn't want to do."

Hertz says Lolita receives daily checkups, and that--despite criticism of her living conditions in the past--she receives the "best care of any orca in the world." He points to a 2004 inspection report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that says Lolita "appears to be healthy and well-adjusted to her environment" despite a pool that "appears small." (The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service states that the primary enclosure for a killer whale must have a minimum horizontal dimension of no less than 48 feet in either direction. Lolita's tank is about 35 feet on either side of its sizable middle island--which means it meets the specifications when the total space is tallied.) "Lolita is home," says Hertz. "This is where she lives, where she's with people who care for her and love her, and wouldn't ever do anything to hurt her."

That may be the case, but the story of her capture is an easy tear-jerker. On Aug. 8, 1970, at the age of about three, Lolita (then called Tokitae) and her extended family of more than 100 orcas--her pod--were gathered in Puget Sound when capture boats and aircraft began hurling explosives into the water to herd them into a small cove. The orcas had been through this before, and split into two groups: the females and their young stayed underwater and tried to escape to the north, while the rest acted as decoys and headed east. At first the distraction worked--until the first group had to come up for air. While the rest of her family watched, Lolita and six other babies were lifted onto rubber mats on flatbed trucks; they were sold to marine parks and aquariums across the country.




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U.S. aquariums refuse to release aging B.C. whales
Judith Lavoie, Canwest News Service
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2008
VICTORIA, B.C. -- The answer is no.
No to a million dollars, no to pressure from celebrities and no to the romantics who believe a fairy-tale ending is possible.
Answers from Miami Seaquarium and SeaWorld San Diego to groups pressing for release of the only two surviving captured killer whales from waters in B.C. and Washington state are unequivocal, despite a high-profile campaign that lists supporters such as actors Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford.

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The campaign to free Lolita, which is at Miami Seaquarium, is led by actor and producer Raul Julia-Levy and the Washington-based Orca Network, while the campaign to free Corky, in San Diego, is led by Paul Spong of OrcaLab on Hanson Island, near Port McNeill, B.C., at the north end of Vancouver Island.
"It's really painful to see that beautiful animal contained in that stinky little tank," said Julia-Levy, who promises to lobby the U.S. Senate and use movie-industry contacts to get exposure on TV programs such as Oprah.
The tale started almost four decades ago.
Lolita, a member of the southern residents - now classified as endangered in Canada and the U.S. - was captured near Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970, as a three-year-old. About 85 whales were driven into the cove, with boats, explosives and aircraft.
Four baby whales and a female drowned, and seven young whales were captured and sold to aquariums.
Between 1967 and 1975, more than 60 whales were captured in B.C. and Washington waters, including 40-year-old Corky, a member of the threatened northern residents. Between 11 and 13 died during the captures and most of the others died in captivity.
As the two surviving whales approach old age, groups are making a last-ditch attempt to bring them back to their home waters.
Orca Network has a net pen for Lolita in the area - near the southern end of Vancouver Island - where her family hangs out in summer.
"We would do it in the most conservative and professional way," said Howard Garrett of Orca Network, who has worked for Lolita's freedom since 1995.
Garrett hopes an offer of $1 million might sway Anheuser-Busch, owner of the Seaquarium. "We have a billionaire lined up," said Julia-Levy.
Spong wants to see an ocean net pen on northern Vancouver Island and is begging for Corky's retirement.
"If they looked at Corky as an employee who has put in years of incredible service, they could give her the equivalent of a gold watch. Make her a generous offer and let her hear the natural sounds of the ocean again," he said.
"I think it would be long-term care in the ocean, but, my sense is, if she did come back to an ocean halfway house where she could hear the sounds of her relatives, it would be a transforming experience."
But the aquariums say there is no chance either whale will be released.
There is no scientific evidence that Lolita could survive in the ocean, said Andrew Hertz, Miami Seaquarium general manager.
"It would be irresponsible for us to treat her life as an experiment and jeopardize her health and safety," he said.
"Lolita will remain at Miami Seaquarium, surrounded by people who love and protect her."
Fred Jacobs, SeaWorld spokesman, said the aquarium will not consider the proposal.
"We would consider it an act of cruelty," he said.
"She has spent virtually her entire life being cared for by humans and has none of the fear and natural suspicion she would need to survive in the wild. She's never had to hunt for food."


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Raul Julia-Levy (born July 10, 1971, Mexico City) is a Mexican film and television actor, and is the son of actor Raúl Juliá. Not only is Julia-Levy involved in the entertainment industry, he also remains interested in Mexico's politics.

Biography

Julia-Levy was born into one of the most powerful families in Mexico. He is the grandson of the clothing tycoon Abraham Levy, who died when Julia-Levy was 16. In 1989 Latin America's premier national money investing publication, El Financiero, established that Latin America was being ruled by eight families. The list consisted of Carlos Slim Helú (Mexico), Jerónimo Arango (Mexico), Ricardo Salinas Pliego and family (Mexico), Jorge Paulo Lemann (Brazil), Joseph and Moise Safra (Brazil), Gustavo Cisneros and family (Venezuela), Lorenzo Mendoza and family (Venezuela), and Abraham Levy and family (Mexico). Abraham Levy had only one daughter, Margaret Levy, who at a young age became the sole matriarch of the prominent family who comes from 'old money'. The living descendants of Abraham Levy are his daughter Margaret Levy and her children: Raul Julia-Levy (1971), Elizabeth Levy (1974), Mexican attorney and politicianJose Martin Levy (1977), Betty Levy (1978), Mexican veterinarian Richard Levy (1979), Mexican architect Carlos Levy (1980). The Levy family's presence continues to be influential throughout Latin America. Along with his brother Jose Levy, Julia-Levy established a foundation to provide scholarships to select indigenous groups throughout Mexico. The National Foundation for the Education of the Indigenous will work through the United Nations beginning in January 2007.

According to a CNN report on November 5, 2002, Raul Julia-Levy, whose legal name is Raul Julia, Jr., was responsible for organizing an elite group of individuals to attend the inauguration of Mexican President Vicente Fox. The list includes: Hollywood film producer David Permut, Cuban President Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II, Polish politician and leader Lech Walesa and other northern hemisphere and Latin American dignitaries.

According to Reforma, Mexico's leading newspaper, Raul Julia-Levy participated in an event on Sunday, December 3, 2000 where newly elected Mexican President Vicente Fox met with prominent leaders such as President of Poland Lech Walesa, President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Mexican Congresswoman Ofelia Medina, Bill Gates, Banamex President Roberto Hernández Ramírez, Alfredo Harp Helú, Mexican Congresswoman Viola Trigo, Hollywood producer David Permut and Oaxaca Governor Jose Murat to address how to provide shelter and educational opportunities to indigenous pewople from the state of Oaxaca.

The El Mundo al Dia newpaper reported on Thursday, August 2, 2001, Julia-Levy was invited by President Vicente Fox and Congresswoman Viola Trigo to participate in Yucatan's newly elected governor Patricio Patron Laviada's inauguration. Attending the inauguration as Julia-Levy's guests were actor Forest Whitaker, Damon Whitaker, Bokeem Woodbine who is known as Fathead Newman in the movie Ray, Canadian actor Leila Johnson, senator Viola Triggo, Mexican businessman Pablo Sauma who owns the largest fleet of oil ships leased to Pemex, and Nicaraguan's former president Daniel Ortega.

In November 2006, Mexican president-elect Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa via Secretary of Agriculture Ricardo Sheffield Padilla invited Raul Julia-Levy, Sean Penn, Jean Claude Van Damme and Hollywood heavy-weight producer Jonathan Sanger to attend his presidential inauguration. On December 1, 2006, Julia-Levy and Sanger attended the inauguration and that evening attended the State Department festivities where they met with future business partners. "TV Azteca" and "Periódico a.m." reported that Julia-Levy will get involved in various business endeavors during 2007; he will work closely with Ing. Luis Rodriguez Dorantes in reviving the airlines Aerolíneas Internacionales. Additionally, Julia-Levy will work with his family to restore the San Felipe Villas Resort that includes 228 villas located by the Sea of Cortez.

Raul Julia-Levy met his father Raúl Juliá for the first time on the set of the movie Romero, an American production filmed in Cuernavaca.

Julia-Levy has appeared in the Mexican TV series El Vuelo del águila and Canción de amor, and in the 2001 US film Double Take.