Rubén Blades
Acting
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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.
Filmography
Campeón Gabacho
2026
Salsa Lives
2025
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
2024
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
Red Pill
2021
El accidente feliz
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
2018
Hands of Stone
2016
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
Yo soy la salsa
2014
Invasion
2014
The Counselor
2013
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
Safe House
2012
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
2011
Músicos de Latinoamérica
2011
The Next Season
2011
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
2011
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
2011
Spoken Word
2009
La clave
2008
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
2007
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
En mi país
2004
Secuestro Express
2004
Spin
2003
Imagining Argentina
2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Assassination Tango
2003
The Maldonado Miracle
2003
Encuentro
2002
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002
All the Pretty Horses
2000
Gideon's Crossing
2000
Latin Grammy Awards
2000
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
1998
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
1998
Chinese Box
1997
Arthouse
1997
From Son to Salsa
1997
The Devil's Own
1997
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
1996
Scorpion Spring
1996
Somos un solo pueblo
1995
Color of Night
1994
A Million to Juan
1994
The X-Files
1993
Life with Mikey
1993
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
The Super
1991
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
1991
Crazy From the Heart
1991
One Man’s War
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
Predator 2
1990
The Two Jakes
1990
Mo' Better Blues
1990
The Heart of the Deal
1990
The Lemon Sisters
1989
Disorganized Crime
1989
Dead Man Out
1989
Homeboy
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
Fatal Beauty
1987
Critical Condition
1987
The Return of Rubén Blades
1985
Crossover Dreams
1985
The Making of Sun City
1985
The Last Fight
1983
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa
1982
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
1979
Armadillo United
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People