Lila Downs
b. 1968 (age 58)
Oaxaca, Mexico
Actress
Composer
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
Filmography
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★ 8.4
Mexico Made with Love
2024 Actress
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★ 8.7
Water for Life
2023 Actress
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Ven acá
2023 Actress
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★ 5.2
Xico's Journey
2020 Actress
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Carnaval Del Sol: Across the Americas
2020 Self
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Luckman Sessions
2020 Self
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Hollywood Forever Presents: 21st Annual Dia De Los Muertos Live
2020 Self
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El son del chile frito
2019 Self
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Por Ellas
2019 Self
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★ 6.9
Un mundo raro: Las canciones de José Alfredo Jiménez
2018 Self
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★ 6.6
La hora musa
2018 Self
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Lila Downs ft. Carla Morrison: Ser paloma
2018 Self
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Herederos con Lila Downs
2017 Self
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★ 7.5
El ruiseñor y la noche. Chavela Vargas canta a Lorca
2015 Self
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★ 7.9
Santana Corazon: Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2014 Actress
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Ven a Oaxaca, tienes que vivirlo
2014 Self
Composer
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Santana: De Corazón (HBO Latino Special)
2014 Self
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★ 4.5
Deseo
2013 Composer
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★ 6.9
Made In Mexico
2012 Self
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★ 6.3
Mariachi Gringo
2012 Actress
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Un día en la vida
2012 Self
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★ 5.4
Travesía del desierto
2011 Actress
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★ 8.5
Mercedes Sosa: Cantora, an Intimate Journey
2009 Self
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★ 7.8
Cirque du Soleil's Poetic Social Mission
2009 Self
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★ 6.6
Tales of the Maya Skies
2009 Actress
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★ 7.4
De como los niños pueden volar
2008 Actress
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★ 7.1
Fados
2007 Self
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★ 6.2
Tijuana Makes Me Happy
2007 Composer
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¡Pedro Infante vive!
2007 Self
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La hipocresía del deseo
2007 Composer
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Nuestras mejores canciones
2006 Self
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★ 8.0
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005 Actress
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★ 8.1
Hasta el último trago... corazón!
2005 Self
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Lila Downs en concierto
2005 Self
Actress
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★ 9.2
En mi país
2004 Self
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Las mañanitas a la virgen de Guadalupe
2004 Self
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Archivo abierto
2004 Self
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Sabor saber
2004 Self