Personal Info
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez
Lila Downs
Acting
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 t…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
as Self
Santuarios del Infinito
as Narrator (voice)
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
as Self
Tengo un Sueño 2022
as Self
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
as Lila Downs
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
as Self - Performer
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
Xico's Journey
as Nana Petra (voice)
Canto a La Memoria
as Lila Downs
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
as Herself
TV Shows
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
as Self · 1 ep.
Léemelo
as Self · 1 ep.
La Más Draga
as Lila Downs · 1 ep.
La hora musa
as Self · 1 ep.
La Mezcladora
2 ep.
Músicos de Latinoamérica
as Self · 1 ep.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self · 1 ep.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Emmys Segment · 1 ep.
Las Lunas del Auditorio
as Self · 4 ep.
Latin Grammy Awards
as Self · 3 ep.