Biography

David Damian Figueroa is a former entertainment publicist representing legendary recording artists and actors. He is best known for his work in connecting entertainers to nonprofits and social justice and human rights campaigns. He has decades-long experience in developing and implementing strategic communications plans that maximize news coverage and increase visibility through television, film, celebrity and influencer engagement, social media, and print media. He has launched nationwide social justice campaigns on policy issues related to education, farm-worker rights and empowerment, voting rights, immigration, public resource equity, equity, and employment.

David Damian has cultivated meaningful partnerships with Latino and other diverse populations, community leaders, nonprofits, and corporations. He has a wealth of experience working with various segments of people. He has utilized these resources to increase membership development, community engagement, member value events with the Latino community and other diverse parts of the population, community leaders, nonprofits, coalitions, and like-minded corporations.

David Damian's passion for social justice is derived from his experience as a child farm-worker in the agricultural fields of southern Arizona. He is a producer of the documentary film, The Harvest/La Cosecha, which profiles the legalization of child labor in the USA. He is the executive producer of the critically acclaimed documentary Food Chains. He is Co-Director of Shura, an upcoming 2023 documentary that profiles an elderly woman's powerful commitment and mission in providing aid to migrants crossing the border and helping to save lives in the harsh and ruthless elements of the Arizona desert.

David Damian is a social justice leader and has honed his skills with high-profile nonprofit organizations like AARP, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and Farmworker Justice. He has developed strategic partnerships in helping to bring high visibility to each organization through grassroots outreach, branding, and marketing.

In 2010, UCLA established "The David Damian Figueroa Papers" and cited Figueroa as influential in shaping Latina and Latino popular arts through his film, television, music production, and publicity work. The Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive of UCLA maintains the David Damian Figueroa Papers. These materials document his career as a performer and entertainment publicist, as well as his civil rights and public policy work with MALDEF, the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA), and the AARP. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, ephemera, books, serials, and audio and visual materials. It is a resource for researchers interested in Chicano popular culture and Chicano participation in civic service and civil rights organizing.
- IMDb mini biography by: Karina Castillo