Lila Downs
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-09-09 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Oaxaca, Mexico
Lila Downs
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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
The Oscars
Mariachi Gringo
La Más Draga
Frida
Deseo
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Xico's Journey
Latin Grammy Awards
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Matria
River of Fundament
River of Fundament
Fuego
Tengo un Sueño 2022
En mi país
Crossing the Desert
Fados
Made in Mexico
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Canto a La Memoria
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
La hora musa
La Mezcladora
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
Léemelo
The Song of Fried Chile
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Así sembramos nuestra agua
Santuarios del Infinito
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Músicos de Latinoamérica
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Corazón Oaxaqueño
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
