Damián began his career in 1971, appearing in the Mexican telenovela El amor tiene cara de mujer.
[1] The same year he returned to movies in Mexico in the film Amar te duele, playing the father of “Renata”, the main character.
[1] His first role as TV director was for the Mexican telenovela La Pobre Señorita Limantour in 1983, which was followed by others throughout the 1980s.
He produced seven more telenovelas for Televisa during the 1990s, including El abuelo y yo, this while continuing to direct.
The main young lead cast members of the series formed a band, RBD, which Damián represented and produced for.