Rubén Blades

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

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

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico

  • Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory

  • Color of Night

    Color of Night

  • Las Lunas del Auditorio

    Las Lunas del Auditorio

  • The Milagro Beanfield War

    The Milagro Beanfield War

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • Gideon's Crossing

    Gideon's Crossing

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • The Devil's Own

    The Devil's Own

  • The Heart of the Deal

    The Heart of the Deal

  • The Josephine Baker Story

    The Josephine Baker Story

  • The Counselor

    The Counselor

  • Safe House

    Safe House

  • The Making of Sun City

    The Making of Sun City

  • A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

    A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

  • Assassination Tango

    Assassination Tango

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • La clave

    La clave

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

  • Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone

  • Latin Grammy Awards

    Latin Grammy Awards

  • Disorganized Crime

    Disorganized Crime

  • The Super

    The Super

  • Spin

    Spin

  • Miracle on Interstate 880

    Miracle on Interstate 880

  • Secuestro Express

    Secuestro Express

  • Critical Condition

    Critical Condition

  • Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

  • Homeboy

    Homeboy

  • Yo soy la salsa

    Yo soy la salsa

  • The Next Season

    The Next Season

  • Somos un solo pueblo

    Somos un solo pueblo

  • Beats of the Heart: Salsa

    Beats of the Heart: Salsa

  • Mo' Better Blues

    Mo' Better Blues

  • All the Pretty Horses

    All the Pretty Horses

  • Dead Man Out

    Dead Man Out

  • The Maldonado Miracle

    The Maldonado Miracle

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

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

  • Crossover Dreams

    Crossover Dreams

  • Chinese Box

    Chinese Box

  • Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

    Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

  • Arthouse

    Arthouse

  • Fatal Beauty

    Fatal Beauty

  • The Return of Rubén Blades

    The Return of Rubén Blades

  • Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

    Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

  • One Man’s War

    One Man’s War

  • Red Pill

    Red Pill

  • Imagining Argentina

    Imagining Argentina

  • Crazy From the Heart

    Crazy From the Heart

  • The Last Fight

    The Last Fight

  • Scorpion Spring

    Scorpion Spring

  • Spoken Word

    Spoken Word

  • John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

    John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

  • Músicos de Latinoamérica

    Músicos de Latinoamérica

  • Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

    Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

  • En mi país

    En mi país

  • Encuentro

    Encuentro

  • Salsa Lives

    Salsa Lives

  • Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

    Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

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

    Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

  • 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

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

    Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

  • Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

    Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

  • ¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

    ¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

  • Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

    Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela