Lila Downs
Born
9 September 1968 (57)
Place of Birth
Oaxaca, Mexico
Also known as
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez
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...
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.
Filmography (38)
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
2023
Santuarios del Infinito
2023
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
2022
Tengo un Sueño 2022
2022
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021
Xico's Journey
2020
Canto a La Memoria
2020
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
2020
The Song of Fried Chile
2019
Así sembramos nuestra agua
2019
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
2017
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
2015
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
2015
Matria
2014
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
2014
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2014
River of Fundament
2014
Deseo
2013
Mariachi Gringo
2012
Made in Mexico
2012
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
2012
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
2012
Crossing the Desert
2012
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
2010
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
2009
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
2008
Fados
2007
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
2007
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
2007
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
2007
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
2005
En mi país
2004
Fuego
2003
Frida
2002
Corazón Oaxaqueño
2000