Lila Downs Trivia Questions

Her mother was a Mixtec singer, and her father was an American cinematographer and professor of Scottish and Irish descent, making the statement accurate.

She often wears hand-embroidered huipiles and rebozos from Oaxaca, celebrating indigenous textile art as part of her stage identity.

She sang with Santana on the song 'La Cumbia del Mole' for the 2014 film 'The Book of Life', blending her folk style with his rock guitar.

Lila Downs has won several Latin Grammy Awards but never a mainstream Grammy Award; the statement incorrectly claims she won multiple Grammys. 'Pecados y Milagros' won a Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album (2012).

She earned a BA in anthropology and voice from the University of Minnesota, using her academic background to shape her music about indigenous cultures.

She was invited to perform at the White House in 2015 as part of a celebration of Hispanic heritage, singing traditional Mexican songs.

Lila Downs never danced for Selena; she started as a singer in Oaxacan bars and later studied opera in the U.S. before her solo career.

Her debut album 'Ofrenda' (1994) features songs in Spanish and English, but not entirely in Zapotec; she later recorded in Mixtec and other languages.