Rubén Blades
Actor
Born July 16, 1948 in 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 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.
Filmography
Campeón Gabacho
Pedro Navaja
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
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
Invasion
Self
The Counselor
Jefe
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Président Calles
Safe House
Carlos Villar
The Next Season
Benito
Spoken Word
Cruz-Sr.
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
Empire
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
Chinese Box
Jim
The Devil's Own
Edwin Diaz
Scorpion Spring
Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Somos un solo pueblo
Self
Color of Night
Hector
A Million to Juan
Bartender
The X-Files
Conrad Lozano
Life with Mikey
Angie's Dad (uncredited)
Miracle on Interstate 880
Pastor Beruman
The Super
Marlon
Crazy From the Heart
Ernesto Ontiveros
One Man’s War
Perrone
The Josephine Baker Story
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
Predator 2
Danny Archuleta
The Two Jakes
Mickey Nice
Mo' Better Blues
Petey
Q & A
The Lemon Sisters
C.W.
Disorganized Crime
Carlos Barrios
Dead Man Out
Ben
Oliver & Company
The Story of Fausta
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Homeboy
Doctor
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Fatal Beauty
Carl Jimenez
Critical Condition
Louis
The Return of Rubén Blades
himself
The Making of Sun City
Self
By the Green Trail
Peter Knife
When the Mountains Tremble
The Last Fight
Andy "Kid" Clave
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa
Self
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Self