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

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

    Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos

  • John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

    John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

  • Safe House

    Safe House

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico

  • The Counselor

    The Counselor

  • A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

    A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

  • Color of Night

    Color of Night

  • Assassination Tango

    Assassination Tango

  • The Devil's Own

    The Devil's Own

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • La clave

    La clave

  • Crossover Dreams

    Crossover Dreams

  • The Heart of the Deal

    The Heart of the Deal

  • Secuestro Express

    Secuestro Express

  • Spin

    Spin

  • Critical Condition

    Critical Condition

  • Homeboy

    Homeboy

  • The Josephine Baker Story

    The Josephine Baker Story

  • The Super

    The Super

  • Chinese Box

    Chinese Box

  • Red Pill

    Red Pill

  • Imagining Argentina

    Imagining Argentina

  • Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone

  • Scorpion Spring

    Scorpion Spring

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

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

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

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • Spoken Word

    Spoken Word

  • Latin Grammy Awards

    Latin Grammy Awards

  • Disorganized Crime

    Disorganized Crime

  • All the Pretty Horses

    All the Pretty Horses

  • Miracle on Interstate 880

    Miracle on Interstate 880

  • Mo' Better Blues

    Mo' Better Blues

  • Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory

  • The Milagro Beanfield War

    The Milagro Beanfield War

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

    Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Encuentro

    Encuentro

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • En mi país

    En mi país

  • Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

  • Las Lunas del Auditorio

    Las Lunas del Auditorio

  • Gideon's Crossing

    Gideon's Crossing

  • The Maldonado Miracle

    The Maldonado Miracle

  • Somos un solo pueblo

    Somos un solo pueblo

  • Arthouse

    Arthouse

  • Beats of the Heart: Salsa

    Beats of the Heart: Salsa

  • The Making of Sun City

    The Making of Sun City

  • The Last Fight

    The Last Fight

  • One Man’s War

    One Man’s War

  • Crazy From the Heart

    Crazy From the Heart

  • Fatal Beauty

    Fatal Beauty

  • Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

    Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

  • Yo soy la salsa

    Yo soy la salsa

  • The Return of Rubén Blades

    The Return of Rubén Blades

  • The Next Season

    The Next Season

  • Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

    Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

  • Músicos de Latinoamérica

    Músicos de Latinoamérica

  • Salsa Lives

    Salsa Lives

  • Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

    Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

    Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

    Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

  • Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

    Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

  • From Son to Salsa

    From Son to Salsa

  • Dead Man Out

    Dead Man Out

  • Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

    Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

  • ¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

    ¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!