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