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