Singer Lila Downs talks to EL PAÍS about her return to norteño music with the project 'La Sánchez' She seeks to claim her mother's surname and her Mexican roots: "It's like going out, taking a turn musically and in life" The singer is halfway through her Two Hearts tour, which will take her to eight countries until November 1. Downs has made a regular appearance at the National Auditorium every November, a date symbolic of the Day of the Dead.