Actor info
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Name :
Lila Downs
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Born :
September 9, 1968 in Oaxaca, Mexico (58 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
39 films (2000–2023)
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Also known as :
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez
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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 traditional music scene of Oaxaca City.
Notable films
- River of Fundament (2014) as Priest / REN Manager
- Deseo (2013) as Lila Downs
- Crossing the Desert (2012) as Cantante
- Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara) (2012) as Lila Downs
- Frida (2002) as Tango Singer
