Actor
Lila Downs
September 9, 1968 · Oaxaca, Mexico
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.
Notable work
Often works with
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Paul Cohen
6 titles together
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros, Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México, Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
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Ángel Chacón
5 titles together
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros, Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México, Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
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Celso Duarte
5 titles together
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros, Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México, Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
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Paty Piñón
5 titles together
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros, Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México, Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Leonardo Soqui
4 titles together
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros, Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México, Canto a La Memoria
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Luis Huerta
4 titles together
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros, Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México, Canto a La Memoria
Full filmography · 23
Santuarios del Infinito
as Narrator (voice)
2023
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
as Lila Downs
2022
Xico's Journey
as Nana Petra (voice)
20206.6
Canto a La Memoria
as Lila Downs
2020
The Song of Fried Chile
as Lila Downs
2019
Así sembramos nuestra agua
as Narrador
2019
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
as Lila Downs
2017
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
as Lila Downs
2015
River of Fundament
as Ranchera Singer and as Priest / REN Manager
2014
Mariachi Gringo
as Sophia
2012
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
as Lila Downs
2012
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
as Lila Downs
2012