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