Diver and photographer since 1980 with more than 1,000 dives, recreational diver, technical, trimix, full cave CCR and Ice diver. He has participated in expeditions around South Africa, Mozambique, The Mediterranean Islands, Canary Islands, Maldives, Antarctica, Arctic, Iceland, Norway, Great Lakes, Cocos Island, Galapagos, Bahamas, Truk Lagoon, Hawaii, Cuba, Tonga, Fiji, Indonesia and countless trips along the coast, islands and submerged cave systems in Mexico.
Dedicated most of his life to the Film Industry, Eckehardt Von Damm ventured into the world of cinema for the first time as an exhibitor within the MONTES CIRCUIT (1983), starting as advertising manager, until occupying the position of General Director.In December 1989 he joined the distributor Artecinema as Director, being responsible for the launch of numerous hits at the box office, ending his cycle in 1992.
In 1995 he held the same position for another distributor: Videocine, in this same period he was in charge of distribution and as representative of Warner Brothers Mexico. In 2007 he founded CORAZON FILMS, a producer and distributor of Mexican and foreign films, occupying the position of General Director.
During his career, he has more than 100 films distributed in our country, both Mexican and foreign, some of them include: The Lord of the Rings, A Movie of Eggs, The Pianist, Matando Cabos, The Twilight Saga, Knowing, The Divergent Saga, The Illusionists 1 and 2, Here Among Us, The Impossible, The REC Saga, Last Trip to Las Vegas, Non Stop: Without Stops, The Little Prince, among many others.
In his role as a producer he has participated in important films such as: Nicotina, A Movie of Eggs, KM 31, Out of Heaven, El Tigre de Santa Julia, A Day without Mexicans, The First Night, REC 3 and While You Sleep, among others.
In 2016 CANACINE awarded him the award for outstanding career in the industry.
