Personal Life
Since the beginning of her career she has been involved with Paul Cohen who is as a partner and her artistic director. There has been much speculation in the media about the couple's personal life and that the couple could not have children. She talked about some of these aspects of her life in NPR Interviews: Lila Downs Woos Fans with 'Shake Away' and Lila Downs' Cross-Border Musical Influences.
In June 2010, Downs announced on their web site that, after several years of trying to be parents, they had adopted a child, Benito Dxuladi. They currently reside in Coyoacán in Mexico City and Oaxaca although most of the time they spend traveling.
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