Lila Downs
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.
Cast
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
Herself - Performer
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Self
Santuarios del Infinito
Narrator (voice)
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Herself
Made in Mexico
Self
Deseo
Lila Downs
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (voice)
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
River of Fundament
Ranchera Singer, Priest / REN Manager
Frida
Tango Singer
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Self
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Lila Downs
Tengo un Sueño 2022
Self
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Lila Downs
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Self
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
Lila Downs
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
Lila Downs
En mi país
Self
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Mamá
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Lila Downs
Fados
Self
Corazón Oaxaqueño
Lila Downs
Así sembramos nuestra agua
Narrador
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Self
The Song of Fried Chile
Lila Downs
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Lila Downs
Matria
Herself
Fuego
Woman
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Herself
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Herself
Xico's Journey
Nana Petra (voice)
Canto a La Memoria
Lila Downs
Crossing the Desert
Cantante
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Self - Performer
Mariachi Gringo
Sophia
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
Self
