Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1968-09-09 (Age: 58)
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.
Filmography (39)
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
2023Santuarios del Infinito
2023
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
2022
Tengo un Sueño 2022
2022
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021
Xico's Journey
2020
Canto a La Memoria
2020
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
2020
The Song of Fried Chile
2019
Así sembramos nuestra agua
2019
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
2017
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
2015
