Rubén Blades
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.
79 acting credits
Acting · 79
The X-Files
1993
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Predator 2
1990
The Counselor
2013
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Color of Night
1994
Latin Grammy Awards
2000
Gideon's Crossing
2000
Arthouse
1997
Safe House
2012
The Devil's Own
1997
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Hands of Stone
2016
All the Pretty Horses
2000
The Two Jakes
1990
Mo' Better Blues
1990
Fatal Beauty
1987
Disorganized Crime
1989
Assassination Tango
2003
Life with Mikey
1993
The Super
1991
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
The Last Fight
1983
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
Chinese Box
1997
Scorpion Spring
1996
Homeboy
1988
The Lemon Sisters
1989
Critical Condition
1987
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
Imagining Argentina
2003
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018
Campeón Gabacho
2026
Spin
2003
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
Spoken Word
2009
The Making of Sun City
1985
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
A Million to Juan
1994
Invasion
2014
Músicos de Latinoamérica
2011
Dead Man Out
1989
One Man’s War
1991
The Maldonado Miracle
2003
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
2018
Crazy From the Heart
1991
En mi país
2004
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
2007
El accidente feliz
2020
Salsa Lives
2025
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
2024
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
1998
Crossover Dreams
1985
Armadillo United
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Secuestro Express
2004
Somos un solo pueblo
1995
Red Pill
2021
La clave
2008
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
1998
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
1979
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
2011
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
2011
From Son to Salsa
1997
The Heart of the Deal
1990
Yo soy la salsa
2014
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
2011
The Next Season
2011
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
1996
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
1991
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
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Encuentro
2002
The Return of Rubén Blades
1985
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002
Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa
1982