Rubén Blades

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-07-16 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Panama City, Panama

Rubén Blades

Biography

​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.

Known For

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Fear the Walking Dead

    Fear the Walking Dead

  • Disorganized Crime

    Disorganized Crime

  • Assassination Tango

    Assassination Tango

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • Critical Condition

    Critical Condition

  • Homeboy

    Homeboy

  • Spin

    Spin

  • Spoken Word

    Spoken Word

  • Red Pill

    Red Pill

  • Imagining Argentina

    Imagining Argentina

  • Chinese Box

    Chinese Box

  • Scorpion Spring

    Scorpion Spring

  • Encuentro

    Encuentro

  • Color of Night

    Color of Night

  • The Counselor

    The Counselor

  • Crazy From the Heart

    Crazy From the Heart

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico

  • Safe House

    Safe House

  • Secuestro Express

    Secuestro Express

  • The Devil's Own

    The Devil's Own

  • Gideon's Crossing

    Gideon's Crossing

  • Latin Grammy Awards

    Latin Grammy Awards

  • Arthouse

    Arthouse

  • Las Lunas del Auditorio

    Las Lunas del Auditorio

  • Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone

  • All the Pretty Horses

    All the Pretty Horses

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Mo' Better Blues

    Mo' Better Blues

  • Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory

  • The Super

    The Super

  • The Milagro Beanfield War

    The Milagro Beanfield War

  • Fatal Beauty

    Fatal Beauty

  • Life with Mikey

    Life with Mikey

  • The Next Season

    The Next Season

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

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

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

  • Salsa Lives

    Salsa Lives

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Miracle on Interstate 880

    Miracle on Interstate 880

  • Dead Man Out

    Dead Man Out

  • Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

    Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

  • John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

    John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • The Making of Sun City

    The Making of Sun City

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • The Josephine Baker Story

    The Josephine Baker Story

  • Armadillo United

    Armadillo United

  • Músicos de Latinoamérica

    Músicos de Latinoamérica

  • One Man’s War

    One Man’s War

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

    Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

  • La clave

    La clave

  • The Maldonado Miracle

    The Maldonado Miracle

  • Somos un solo pueblo

    Somos un solo pueblo

  • The Heart of the Deal

    The Heart of the Deal

  • Crossover Dreams

    Crossover Dreams

  • The Last Fight

    The Last Fight

  • From Son to Salsa

    From Son to Salsa

  • Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos

    Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos

  • Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

    Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

  • Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

  • A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

    A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

  • Yo soy la salsa

    Yo soy la salsa

  • Beats of the Heart: Salsa

    Beats of the Heart: Salsa

  • Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

    Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

  • Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

    Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

  • En mi país

    En mi país

  • Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

    Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

  • Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

    Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

  • Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

    Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

  • ¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

    ¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

  • The Return of Rubén Blades

    The Return of Rubén Blades