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.
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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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The Oscars
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Las Lunas del Auditorio
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Deseo
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River of Fundament
Ranchera Singer
River of Fundament
Priest / REN Manager
Así sembramos nuestra agua
Narrador
The Song of Fried Chile
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Frida
Tango Singer
Xico's Journey
Nana Petra (voice)
Latin Grammy Awards
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Tengo un Sueño 2022
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Mariachi Gringo
Sophia
Canto a La Memoria
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La Más Draga
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Santuarios del Infinito
Narrator (voice)
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
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Fuego
Woman
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (voice)
Matria
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Crossing the Desert
Cantante
12 Girls Band - Live from Shanghai
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¡Pedro Infante... Vive!
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Made in Mexico
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Lila Downs en el #50FIC
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Léemelo
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La Mezcladora
Trece Cielos: Una Noche para Ponernos al Día
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Fados
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Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
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Músicos de Latinoamérica
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La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa
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Hasta el último trago... Corazón
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En mi país
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Lila Downs - Desde Bellas Artes México
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The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
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Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
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Corazón Oaxaqueño
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Lila Downs - Pecados y Milagros
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Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
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The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs
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Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
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Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
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De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Mamá
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
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Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
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Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados
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La hora musa
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