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Lila Downs
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 tappi…
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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.
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2023
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Movie Self
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2023
A Thousand Pines
Movie Music
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2023
Santuarios del Infinito
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2023
Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
TV show Self
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2022
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Movie Lila Downs
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2022
Tengo un Sueño 2022
Movie Self
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2022
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Movie Self
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2022
Léemelo
TV show Self
- 2021
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2021
La Civil
Movie Songs
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2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Movie Self - Performer
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2020
Xico's Journey
Movie Nana Petra (voice)
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2020
Canto a La Memoria
Movie Lila Downs
- 2020
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2019
The Song of Fried Chile
Movie Lila Downs
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2019
Así sembramos nuestra agua
Movie Narrador
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2018
La hora musa
TV show Self
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2018
La Más Draga
TV show Lila Downs
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2017
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Movie Lila Downs
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2015
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Movie Lila Downs
- 2015
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2014
Matria
Movie Herself
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2014
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Movie Herself
- 2014
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2014
River of Fundament
Movie Ranchera Singer
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2013
La Mezcladora
TV show
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2013
Deseo
Movie Lila Downs
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2012
Mariachi Gringo
Movie Sophia
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2012
Made in Mexico
Movie Self
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2012
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Movie Lila Downs
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2012
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Movie Lila Downs
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2012
Crossing the Desert
Movie Cantante
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2011
Músicos de Latinoamérica
TV show Self
- 2010
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2009
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
Movie Lila Downs
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2008
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Movie Mamá
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2008
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV show Self
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2007
Fados
Movie Self
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2007
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Movie Lila Downs
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2007
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
Movie Self
