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Lila Downs
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.
As actor
Santuarios del Infinito
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Tengo un Sueño 2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Xico's Journey
Canto a La Memoria
Así sembramos nuestra agua
The Song of Fried Chile
La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
River of Fundament
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Matria
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Deseo
Made in Mexico
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Crossing the Desert
Mariachi Gringo
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada