Lila Downs
Date of birth: 1968-09-09
Place of birth: Oaxaca, Mexico
Known for: Acting
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 of Minnesota, before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She soon began performing in the traditional music scene of Oaxaca City.
Movie Credits
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
2007-04-15
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
2022-10-20
Santuarios del Infinito
2023-04-19
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
2015-03-11
Chavela Vargas and Federico García Lorca are the main characters of this story. Poetry and music are
Made in Mexico
2012-09-21
From Diego Luna and Alejandro Fernandez, to Carla Morrison and Chavela Vargas, Duncan Bridgeman weav
Deseo
2013-09-13
Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and erotic
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005-03-22
Never before has the extraordinary life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021-10-14
Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and t
River of Fundament
2014-02-12
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of No
River of Fundament
2014-02-12
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of No
Frida
2002-08-29
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
2023-11-10
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
2007-11-30
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
2022-12-08
Tengo un Sueño 2022
2022-11-24
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
2012-08-18
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
2012-06-17
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
2005-03-13
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
2010-04-13
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
2009-06-30
En mi país
2004-12-05
The illusion and joy of Christmas arrives from the four cardinal points of Latin America. The film r
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
2008-08-19
Marco is a boy who dreams of flying. But in the world he lives in, his feet feel glued to the earth.
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
2015-10-20
Fados
2007-12-31
A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.
Corazón Oaxaqueño
2000-01-01
Así sembramos nuestra agua
2019-04-11
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2014-09-09
Includes the concert film, a “making of the concert” 30 minute documentary film shot in Puerto Valla
The Song of Fried Chile
2019-10-24
Chile is one of the most important ingredients in Mexican culture. It is a fundamental piece of Mexi
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
2017-11-03
Matria
2014-11-02
My grandfather fought alongside Pancho Villa, became Master Mason, was an elected official who repre
Fuego
2003-01-01
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
2014-09-20
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
2020-09-15
Xico's Journey
2020-11-12
The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protec
Canto a La Memoria
2020-11-01
Crossing the Desert
2012-05-18
Victor, a successful and well-respected businessman, is obsessed by the legend that an indigenous wo
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021-05-09
Mariachi Gringo
2012-10-03
A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MAR
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
2007-06-05