Lila Downs
Acting · 57 years old
Oaxaca, Mexico
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
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
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En mi país
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Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
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Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
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Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
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The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
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Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
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El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Herself
Canto a La Memoria
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The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
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Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
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Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
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Frida
Tango Singer
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Mamá
Las Lunas del Auditorio
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Hasta el último trago... Corazón
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Fados
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The Song of Fried Chile
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Matria
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Fuego
Woman