Lila Downs
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 9, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Credits
- 50
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
2023Movie
Self
Santuarios del Infinito
2023Movie
Narrator (voice)
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
2023TV
Self
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
2022Movie
Lila Downs
Tengo un Sueño 2022
2022Movie
Self
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
2022Movie
Self
Léemelo
2022TV
Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021Movie
Self
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021Movie
Self - Performer
Xico's Journey
2020Movie
Nana Petra (voice)
Canto a La Memoria
2020Movie
Lila Downs
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
2020Movie
Herself
The Song of Fried Chile
2019Movie
Lila Downs
Así sembramos nuestra agua
2019Movie
Narrador
La hora musa
2018TV
Self
La Más Draga
2018TV
Lila Downs
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
2017Movie
Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
2015Movie
Lila Downs
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
2015Movie
Herself
Matria
2014Movie
Herself
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
2014Movie
Herself
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2014Movie
Self
River of Fundament
2014Movie
Ranchera Singer, Priest / REN Manager
La Mezcladora
2013TV
Deseo
2013Movie
Lila Downs
Mariachi Gringo
2012Movie
Sophia
Made in Mexico
2012Movie
Self
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
2012Movie
Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
2012Movie
Lila Downs
Crossing the Desert
2012Movie
Cantante
Músicos de Latinoamérica
2011TV
Self
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
2010Movie
Self
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
2009Movie
Lila Downs
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
2008Movie
Mamá
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008TV
Self
Fados
2007Movie
Self
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
2007Movie
Lila Downs
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
2007Movie
Self
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
2007Movie
Herself - Performer
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005Movie
Frida Kahlo (voice)
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
2005Movie
Lila Downs
En mi país
2004Movie
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Emmys Segment
Fuego
2003Movie
Woman
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002TV
Self
Frida
2002Movie
Tango Singer
Latin Grammy Awards
2000TV
Self
Corazón Oaxaqueño
2000Movie
Lila Downs
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self