Lila Downs
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 9, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Oaxaca, Mexico
Biography
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez, best known as Lila Downs (born September 9, 1968), is an American–Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporates indigenous Mexican influences and has recorded songs in many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Mayan, Nahuatl and Purépecha. Born and raised in Oaxaca, she primarily studied at the Institute of Arts by Oaxaca and briefly attended University of Minnesota, before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She soon began performing in the traditional music scene of Oaxaca City.
Known For
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Filmography
Santuarios del Infinito
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Movie · as Self
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Movie · as Self
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Movie · as Lila Downs
Tengo un Sueño 2022
Movie · as Self
Léemelo
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Movie · as Self
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Movie · as Self - Performer
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Movie · as Herself
Xico's Journey
Movie · as Nana Petra (voice)
Canto a La Memoria
Movie · as Lila Downs
Así sembramos nuestra agua
Movie · as Narrador
The Song of Fried Chile
Movie · as Lila Downs
La Más Draga
TV · as Lila Downs · 1 ep
La hora musa
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Movie · as Lila Downs
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Movie · as Herself
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Movie · as Lila Downs
River of Fundament
Movie · as Ranchera Singer, Priest / REN Manager
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Movie · as Self
Matria
Movie · as Herself
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Movie · as Herself
Deseo
Movie · as Lila Downs
La Mezcladora
TV · 2 eps
Made in Mexico
Movie · as Self
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Movie · as Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Movie · as Lila Downs
Crossing the Desert
Movie · as Cantante
Mariachi Gringo
Movie · as Sophia
Músicos de Latinoamérica
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Movie · as Self
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
Movie · as Lila Downs
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Movie · as Mamá
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
Movie · as Herself - Performer
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Movie · as Lila Downs
Fados
Movie · as Self
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
Movie · as Self
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Movie · as Frida Kahlo (voice)
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
Movie · as Lila Downs
En mi país
Movie · as Self
Fuego
Movie · as Woman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Emmys Segment · 1 ep
Frida
Movie · as Tango Singer
Las Lunas del Auditorio
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Corazón Oaxaqueño
Movie · as Lila Downs
Latin Grammy Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep