Lila Downs
Acting
- Born:
- 1968-09-09
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Santuarios del Infinito
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Tengo un Sueño 2022
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Léemelo
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Xico's Journey
Canto a La Memoria
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
The Song of Fried Chile
Así sembramos nuestra agua
La hora musa
La Más Draga
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Matria
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
River of Fundament
La Mezcladora
Deseo
Mariachi Gringo
Made in Mexico
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Crossing the Desert
Músicos de Latinoamérica
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Fados
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
En mi país
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Fuego
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Frida
Latin Grammy Awards
Corazón Oaxaqueño
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
The Oscars