Rubén Blades

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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.

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Films Featuring Rubén Blades

Predator 2

19906.3

Color of Night

19945.8

The Devil's Own

19976.2

Chinese Box

19975.8

Disorganized Crime

19895.4

Critical Condition

19875.5

Cradle Will Rock

19996.5

The Two Jakes

19906.0

Secuestro Express

20046.3

The Milagro Beanfield War

19886.6

Fatal Beauty

19875.6

Assassination Tango

20035.5

Spoken Word

20095.4

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

20218.0

The Super

19915.9

The Heart of the Deal

The Heart of the Deal

19907.0

The Maldonado Miracle

20035.3

Safe House

20126.5

The Josephine Baker Story

19916.0

The Lemon Sisters

19895.1

The Counselor

20135.3

One Man’s War

19917.2

Spin

20036.2

Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

20115.2

Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

20115.2

Scorpion Spring

19966.7

Miracle on Interstate 880

19935.2

Crazy From the Heart

19914.0

The Last Fight

19834.7

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

20126.8

Crossover Dreams

Crossover Dreams

19855.4

The Making of Sun City

19859.5

The Return of Rubén Blades

19858.0

Mo' Better Blues

19906.5

Hands of Stone

20166.6

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

20246.8

¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

20118.0

Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

19967.0

Somos un solo pueblo

19959.0

Encuentro

200210.0

Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos

20071.0

En mi país

20048.0

La clave

2008

All the Pretty Horses

20005.7

Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

20248.0

Yo soy la salsa

Yo soy la salsa

2014

From Son to Salsa

From Son to Salsa

199710.0

Imagining Argentina

20035.7

Dead Man Out

19896.6

Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

20186.4

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

1998

The Next Season

2011

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

19988.0

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

20187.0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

Homeboy

19885.0

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

20056.7

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

20036.3

A Million to Juan

19945.4

Red Pill

20216.0

Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

1991

Salsa Lives

20258.2

Beats of the Heart: Salsa

1979

Invasion

20147.3

Armadillo United

Armadillo United

Life with Mikey

19935.7

Campeón Gabacho

2026

Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa

1982

Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People

Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People

Las caras lindas de Tite Curet

200210.0

El accidente feliz

2020

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