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Rubén Blades
Panama City, Panama
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 poli…
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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.
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2026
Campeón Gabacho
Movie
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2026
Pedro Navaja
Movie Author
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2025
Salsa Lives
Movie Ruben Blades
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2024
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Movie Self
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2024
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Movie Self - Singer
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2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Red Pill
Movie Rocky
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2020
El accidente feliz
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2019
Operation Just Cause
Movie Music
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2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie Self
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2018
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Movie Self
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2018
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Movie Self
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2016
Hands of Stone
Movie Carlos Eleta
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2015
Fear the Walking Dead
TV show Daniel Salazar
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2014
Yo soy la salsa
Movie
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2014
Invasion
Movie Self
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2013
The Counselor
Movie Jefe
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2012
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Movie Président Calles
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2012
Safe House
Movie Carlos Villar
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2011
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
Movie
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2011
Músicos de Latinoamérica
TV show Self
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2011
The Next Season
Movie Benito
- 2011
- 2011
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2009
Spoken Word
Movie Cruz-Sr.
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2008
La clave
Movie
- 2007
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2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
En mi país
Movie Self
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2004
Secuestro Express
Movie Carla's Father
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2003
Spin
Movie Ernesto
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2003
Imagining Argentina
Movie Silvio Ayala
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2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Movie Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
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2003
Assassination Tango
Movie Miguel
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2003
The Maldonado Miracle
Movie Cruz
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2002
Encuentro
Movie
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2002
Empire
Movie Original Music Composer
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2002
Las Lunas del Auditorio
TV show Self
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2002
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Movie Self
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2000
All the Pretty Horses
Movie Rocha
