Lila Downs
Birthday: 1968-09-09
Place of Birth: Oaxaca, Mexico
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.
Movies
The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
Chavela Vargas and Federico García Lorca are the main characters of this story. Poetry and music are...
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Made in Mexico
From Diego Luna and Alejandro Fernandez, to Carla Morrison and Chavela Vargas, Duncan Bridgeman weav...
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Deseo
Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and erotic...
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The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Never before has the extraordinary life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the...
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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and t...
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River of Fundament
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of No...
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River of Fundament
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of No...
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Frida
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous ...
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En mi país
The illusion and joy of Christmas arrives from the four cardinal points of Latin America. The film r...
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De Cómo Los Niños Pueden Volar
Marco is a boy who dreams of flying. But in the world he lives in, his feet feel glued to the earth....
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Fados
A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon....
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Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Includes the concert film, a “making of the concert” 30 minute documentary film shot in Puerto Valla...
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The Song of Fried Chile
Chile is one of the most important ingredients in Mexican culture. It is a fundamental piece of Mexi...
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Matria
My grandfather fought alongside Pancho Villa, became Master Mason, was an elected official who repre...
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El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
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Xico's Journey
The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protec...
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Crossing the Desert
Victor, a successful and well-respected businessman, is obsessed by the legend that an indigenous wo...
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Mariachi Gringo
A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MAR...
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