Rubén Blades
Acting
Born: July 16, 1948 (age 78) · Panama City, Panama
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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.
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
Safe House
2012
Predator 2
1990
The X-Files
1993
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
The Counselor
2013
Oliver & Company
1988
The Devil's Own
1997
Color of Night
1994
Hands of Stone
2016
The Two Jakes
1990
Mo' Better Blues
1990
Photos (1)
Movies (40)
The Counselor
Jefe
Predator 2
Danny Archuleta
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Safe House
Carlos Villar
Color of Night
Hector
The Devil's Own
Edwin Diaz
Hands of Stone
Carlos Eleta
All the Pretty Horses
Rocha
The Last Fight
Andy "Kid" Clave
The Two Jakes
Mickey Nice
Imagining Argentina
Silvio Ayala
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Mo' Better Blues
Petey
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Président Calles
Chinese Box
Jim
Life with Mikey
Angie's Dad (uncredited)
Cradle Will Rock
Diego Rivera
Disorganized Crime
Carlos Barrios
Critical Condition
Louis
Scorpion Spring
Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Fatal Beauty
Carl Jimenez
The Super
Marlon
Assassination Tango
Miguel
Campeón Gabacho
2026
The Lemon Sisters
C.W.
Homeboy
Doctor
The Josephine Baker Story
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
A Million to Juan
Bartender
One Man’s War
Perrone
Red Pill
Rocky
Spin
Ernesto
Miracle on Interstate 880
Pastor Beruman
The Maldonado Miracle
Cruz
Dead Man Out
Ben
Spoken Word
Cruz-Sr.
Crazy From the Heart
Ernesto Ontiveros
Salsa Lives
Ruben Blades
Secuestro Express
Carla's Father
The Next Season
Benito
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
Rubén Blades
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (20)
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Latin Grammy Awards
Self · 1 eps
El accidente feliz
Self (Archive Footage)
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self · 1 eps
The Making of Sun City
Self
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa
Self
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Self
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Self
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Self - Singer
En mi país
Self
Somos un solo pueblo
Self
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Self
Invasion
Self
The Return of Rubén Blades
himself
Writing (1)
Other Crew (9)
Oliver & Company
Songs
Empire
Original Music Composer
Q & A
Original Music Composer
Peter Knife
Songs
When the Mountains Tremble
Original Music Composer
The Story of Fausta
Original Music Composer
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Music
Operation Just Cause
Music
By the Green Trail
Music