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