Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 16, 1948
Place of Birth
Panama City, Panama
Credits
91 titles
Rubén Blades
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and political inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. Blades has composed dozens of musical hits, the most famous of which is "Pedro Navaja," a song about a neighborhood thug who appears to die during a robbery (his song "Sorpresas" continues the story), inspired by "Mack the Knife." He also composed and sings what many Panamanians consider their second national anthem. The song is titled "Patria" (Fatherland). He is an icon in Panama and is much admired throughout Latin America, and managed to attract 18% of the vote in his failed attempt to win the Panamanian presidency in 1994. In September 2004, he was appointed minister of tourism by Panamanian president Martín Torrijos for a five-year term. He holds a law degree from the University of Panama and a master's in international law from Harvard University. He is married to singer Luba Mason. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rubén Blades, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Campeón Gabacho
Pedro Navaja
Author
Salsa Lives
Ruben Blades
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Self - Singer
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
Red Pill
Rocky
El accidente feliz
Self (Archive Footage)
Operation Just Cause
Music
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Self
Hands of Stone
Carlos Eleta
Fear the Walking Dead
Daniel Salazar
Yo soy la salsa
Invasion
Self
The Counselor
Jefe
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Président Calles
Safe House
Carlos Villar
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
Músicos de Latinoamérica
Self
The Next Season
Benito
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
Spoken Word
Cruz-Sr.
La clave
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
En mi país
Self
Secuestro Express
Carla's Father
Spin
Ernesto
Imagining Argentina
Silvio Ayala
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Assassination Tango
Miguel
The Maldonado Miracle
Cruz
Encuentro
Empire
Original Music Composer
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self
All the Pretty Horses
Rocha
Gideon's Crossing
Dr. Max Cabranes
Latin Grammy Awards
Self
Cradle Will Rock
Diego Rivera
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
Rubén Blades
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Chinese Box
Jim
Arthouse
Self
From Son to Salsa
The Devil's Own
Edwin Diaz
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores