Born and raised in Mexico, Damiana holds an MFA in Film Directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory.
She was selected by HBO and the HFPA for the Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today program and participated in Cine Qua Non Script Revision Lab with the support of The Academy and the Tribeca Film Institute.
Her film LUX NOCTIS won the Oscar®-qualifying Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the Florida Film Festival and was considered for the 95th Academy Awards Best Live Action Short Film category. Her visual poem AURUM premiered on Pantaya and Dish Latino.
She has also directed commercials for brands such as Walmart, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola.