Lila Downs
Acting • Born 1968-09-09
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
51 credits
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
Movie • 2007
Herself - Performer
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Movie • 2022
Self
Santuarios del Infinito
Movie • 2023
Narrator (voice)
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Movie • 2015
Herself
Made in Mexico
Movie • 2012
Self
Deseo
Movie • 2013
Lila Downs
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Movie • 2005
Frida Kahlo (voice)
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Movie • 2021
Self
River of Fundament
Movie • 2014
Ranchera Singer
River of Fundament
Movie • 2014
Priest / REN Manager
Frida
Movie • 2002
Tango Singer
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Movie • 2023
Self
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Movie • 2007
Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Movie • 2022
Lila Downs
Tengo un Sueño 2022
Movie • 2022
Self
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Movie • 2012
Lila Downs
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Movie • 2012
Lila Downs
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Movie • 2010
Self
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
Movie • 2009
Lila Downs
Hasta el último trago... Corazón
Movie • 2005
Lila Downs
En mi país
Movie • 2004
Self
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Movie • 2008
Mamá
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Movie • 2015
Lila Downs
Fados
Movie • 2007
Self
Corazón Oaxaqueño
Movie • 2000
Lila Downs
Así sembramos nuestra agua
Movie • 2019
Narrador
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Movie • 2014
Self
The Song of Fried Chile
Movie • 2019
Lila Downs
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Movie • 2017
Lila Downs
Matria
Movie • 2014
Herself
Fuego
Movie • 2003
Woman
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Movie • 2014
Herself
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Movie • 2020
Herself
Xico's Journey
Movie • 2020
Nana Petra (voice)
Canto a La Memoria
Movie • 2020
Lila Downs
Crossing the Desert
Movie • 2012
Cantante
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Movie • 2021
Self - Performer
Mariachi Gringo
Movie • 2012
Sophia
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
Movie • 2007
Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV • 2008
Self
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
TV • 2023
Self
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
TV • 1997
Self
Músicos de Latinoamérica
TV • 2011
Self
Léemelo
TV • 2022
Self
Latin Grammy Awards
TV • 2000
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Emmys Segment
La Más Draga
TV • 2018
Lila Downs
La hora musa
TV • 2018
Self
Las Lunas del Auditorio
TV • 2002
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
La Mezcladora
TV • 2013