Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Born: September 9, 1968
in 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.

Movies for Lila Downs...

Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Title: Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
Character: Self
Released: November 10, 2023
Type: Movie
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Santuarios del Infinito
Title: Santuarios del Infinito
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 19, 2023
Type: Movie
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Title: Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2023
Type: TV
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Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Title: Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
Character: Lila Downs
Released: December 8, 2022
Type: Movie
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Tengo un Sueño 2022
Title: Tengo un Sueño 2022
Character: Self
Released: November 24, 2022
Type: Movie
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Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Title: Lila Downs en el #50FIC
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: Léemelo
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2022
Type: TV
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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Title: A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 2021
Type: Movie
Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a previously untold story about the musicians and artists who dedicated their time, creativity and even reputations to peacefully advance Cesar Chavez's movement to gain equality and justice for America's suffering farmworkers.
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Latin GRAMMY Celebra: Ellas y Su Música
Title: Latin GRAMMY Celebra: Ellas y Su Música
Character: Self - Performer
Released: May 9, 2021
Type: Movie
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Xico's Journey
Title: Xico's Journey
Character: Nana Petra (voice)
Released: November 12, 2020
Type: Movie
The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protects them. A girl named Copi and her best friend Xico, a Xoloitzcuintle dog, will go into the mountains to try to save the town.
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Canto a La Memoria
Title: Canto a La Memoria
Character: Lila Downs
Released: November 1, 2020
Type: Movie
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El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Title: El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
Character: Herself
Released: September 15, 2020
Type: Movie
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The Song of Fried Chile
Title: The Song of Fried Chile
Character: Lila Downs
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: Movie
Chile is one of the most important ingredients in Mexican culture. It is a fundamental piece of Mexicanness and its use goes far beyond gastronomy. "El Son Del Chile Frito" emerges from a recognition of the cultural diversity of Oaxaca, comparing it with the same variety that this species has. Just as chile is a fundamental part of our daily life, the traditions and customs of the area are the basis of the identity and sense of belonging of any Mexican.
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Así sembramos nuestra agua
Title: Así sembramos nuestra agua
Character: Narrador
Released: April 11, 2019
Type: Movie
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Title: La hora musa
Character: Self
Released: October 2, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: La más draga
Character: Lila Downs
Released: May 9, 2018
Type: TV
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La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Title: La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
Character: Lila Downs
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
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Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Title: Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Character: Lila Downs
Released: October 20, 2015
Type: Movie
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The Nightingale and the Night. Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Title: The Nightingale and the Night. Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Chavela Vargas and Federico García Lorca are the main characters of this story. Poetry and music are the places of their meetings. Chavela explains when he lived in the same room where Federico García Lorca lived decades ago, was visited by a bird that contained the soul of the Spanish poet. In her last year of life, Chavela fulfills her last wish: to make a tribute to Spanish poet and finally meet him in the ranks of death. The Nightingale and the Night is a documentary that chronicles the transition from Chavela life to death, her union with Federico, dissolving the borders between reality and dreams.
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Matria
Title: Matria
Character: Herself
Released: November 2, 2014
Type: Movie
My grandfather fought alongside Pancho Villa, became Master Mason, was an elected official who represented Oaxaca three times, and president of the national Association of Cattle Hands. In 1942, he formed the Legion of Mexican Fighters, a group of 100,000 cattle hands training to repel a possible Nazi invasion in Mexico. His story of success, however, held a secret that affected my family, and that I discovered while making this documentary.
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La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Title: La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
Character: Herself
Released: September 20, 2014
Type: Movie
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Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Title: Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Includes the concert film, a “making of the concert” 30 minute documentary film shot in Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, and Guadalajara, entitled “Live It To Believe It,” along with a live CD from December 14, 2013. Superstar performances at this concert event include Elan Atias, Chocquibtown, Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Miguel, Fher Olvera (of Mana), Niña Pastori, Samuel Rosa (of Skank), Cindy Blackman Santana, Salvador Santana, Romeo Santos, Soledad, and Diego Torres.
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River of Fundament
Title: River of Fundament
Character: Ranchera Singer
Released: February 12, 2014
Type: Movie
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.
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River of Fundament
Title: River of Fundament
Character: Priest / REN Manager
Released: February 12, 2014
Type: Movie
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.
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Title: La Mezcladora
Released: October 4, 2013
Type: TV
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Deseo
Title: Deseo
Character: Lila Downs
Released: September 13, 2013
Type: Movie
Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.
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Mariachi Gringo
Title: Mariachi Gringo
Character: Sophia
Released: October 3, 2012
Type: Movie
A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MARIACHI GRINGO is a musical tour-de-force exploring the reality of "following your dreams" across cultural, personal, social and geographical borders.
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Made in Mexico
Title: Made in Mexico
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2012
Type: Movie
From Diego Luna and Alejandro Fernandez, to Carla Morrison and Chavela Vargas, Duncan Bridgeman weaves a cinematic tapestry composed of original songs and insights from the most iconic artists and performers of contemporary Mexico. With striking visuals, the movie captures the rich diversity of Mexican geography, art, music, and culture. It is a rare look at the country's real identity, and an unparalleled celebration of what it truly means to be "Hecho en Mexico."
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Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Title: Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Character: Lila Downs
Released: August 18, 2012
Type: Movie
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Lila Downs  - Pecados y Milagros
Title: Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
Character: Lila Downs
Released: June 17, 2012
Type: Movie
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Crossing the Desert
Title: Crossing the Desert
Character: Cantante
Released: May 18, 2012
Type: Movie
Victor, a successful and well-respected businessman, is obsessed by the legend that an indigenous woman told him when he was a child. Victor lives a conventional life with a family that knows and complains about his constant infidelities. When the woman is dying, she sends for Victor and her son Jose Francisco, who is working as his chauffeur. They both answer the summons. Their lives take an unexpected turn.
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Title: Músicos de Latinoamérica
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2011
Type: TV
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Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Title: Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Character: Self
Released: April 13, 2010
Type: Movie
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The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
Title: The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
Character: Lila Downs
Released: June 30, 2009
Type: Movie
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De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Title: De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Character: Mamá
Released: August 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Marco is a boy who dreams of flying. But in the world he lives in, his feet feel glued to the earth. A conceited crow helps him to find out how children can fly
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Title: NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2008
Type: TV
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Fados
Title: Fados
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2007
Type: Movie
A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.
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Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Title: Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
Character: Lila Downs
Released: November 30, 2007
Type: Movie
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¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
Title: ¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
Character: Herself - Performer
Released: April 15, 2007
Type: Movie
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The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Title: The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Character: Frida Kahlo (voice)
Released: March 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Never before has the extraordinary life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the full spectrum of the historical and cultural influences that shaped her. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FRIDA KAHLO explores the 20th century icon who became an international sensation in the worlds of modern art and radical politics.
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Hasta el último trago... Corazón
Title: Hasta el último trago... Corazón
Character: Lila Downs
Released: March 13, 2005
Type: Movie
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En mi país
Title: En mi país
Character: Lila Downs
Released: December 5, 2004
Type: Movie
The illusion and joy of Christmas arrives from the four cardinal points of Latin America. The film recreates a typical Christmas party with Puerto Rican and Latin American artists, whom convey how Christmas is celebrated in their countries.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self - Emmys segment
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Fuego
Title: Fuego
Character: Woman
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
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Title: Las Lunas del Auditorio
Character: Self
Released: September 4, 2002
Type: TV
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Frida
Title: Frida
Character: Tango Singer
Released: August 29, 2002
Type: Movie
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
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Title: Latin Grammy Awards
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2000
Type: TV
A Latin Grammy Award is an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the world that were recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese and is awarded in the United States.
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Corazón Oaxaqueño
Title: Corazón Oaxaqueño
Character: Lila Downs
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
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Title: Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Character: Self
Released: September 26, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.