Mexican
Mexico City resident.
Has been diving for over 48 years
Founder of “Rango Extendido” & diving instructor since 1981.
Instructor and instructor trainer for PADI, IANTD, TDI, NSS/CDS, EFR, DAN & PADI SWIM.
Over 25,000 dives, including ice, cave, wreck, shark and deep dives. In 2006, he was the first exploration diver to locate a shipwreck off the coast of Veracruz, which transported 1910 cars. Deepest dive at 650 ft, longest at 9 hrs. Sports divers, advanced rescue, first aid, cave diving, rebreather diver (CCR), deep diver with mixes, trimix, ice diver, dry suit diver, DPV, so on.
Expedition leader in Mexico and all over the world. Has scuba dived in Africa, Indonesia, Galápagos, Costa Rica, Antarctica, Artic circle, Great lakes, Bahamas, Cuba, Australia, New Zeland, Island, Tahiti, Micronesia, Fiji, and much more.
Levels:
- Trimix IT ( Instructor Trainer)
- Cave IT ( Instructor Trainer)
- Master Free Diver IT ( Instructor Trainer)
- Tek OW Sidemount IT ( Instructor Trainer)
- CCR Trimix Instructor
- Tek CCR Cave Instructor
- DAN DFA PRO Instructor
- PADI SWIMM IT ( Instructor Trainer)
- EFR Instructor
Luis receives the Diver of the Year (Global) award at the ADEX 2026 Blue Legacy Awards in Singapore. In 2026 he was named Diver of the Year (Global) at the ADEX Blue Legacy Awards.
Author of various articles for Mexican and international diving magazines. Filmmaker and award-winning camera crew for Mexican and International documentaries. Some of his documentaries aren:
Cuevas de Quintana Roo, for PBS.
Aquífero de Chiapas, for CBS.
Nuestros Mares, for Chanel 11.
«2012» Cuevas profundas de Yucatan. Independent production.
