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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The X-Files
Conrad Lozano
Fear the Walking Dead
Daniel Salazar
Predator 2
Danny Archuleta
La clave
Critical Condition
Louis
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Spoken Word
Cruz-Sr.
Chinese Box
Jim
Secuestro Express
Carla's Father
Imagining Argentina
Silvio Ayala
The Super
Marlon
Scorpion Spring
Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Crossover Dreams
Rudy Veloz
All the Pretty Horses
Rocha
The Counselor
Jefe
Color of Night
Hector
Disorganized Crime
Carlos Barrios
Safe House
Carlos Villar
Homeboy
Doctor
Hands of Stone
Carlos Eleta
Assassination Tango
Miguel
Spin
Ernesto
Red Pill
Rocky
The Devil's Own
Edwin Diaz
The Two Jakes
Mickey Nice
Crazy From the Heart
Ernesto Ontiveros
Encuentro
Latin Grammy Awards
Self
The Maldonado Miracle
Cruz
Gideon's Crossing
Dr. Max Cabranes
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self
Mo' Better Blues
Petey
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Président Calles
Arthouse
Self
Cradle Will Rock
Diego Rivera
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Fatal Beauty
Carl Jimenez
Músicos de Latinoamérica
Self
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
Miracle on Interstate 880
Pastor Beruman
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
The Next Season
Benito
The Josephine Baker Story
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
The Making of Sun City
Self
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
Dead Man Out
Ben
One Man’s War
Perrone
A Million to Juan
Bartender
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
The Lemon Sisters
C.W.
Invasion
Self
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Self
En mi país
Self
The Last Fight
Andy "Kid" Clave
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Self
Yo soy la salsa
From Son to Salsa
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
The Heart of the Deal
Somos un solo pueblo
Self
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
Rubén Blades
Salsa Lives
Ruben Blades
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Self
The Return of Rubén Blades
himself
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
Narrator (voice)
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Self - Singer