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Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Birthday: 1948-07-16 | Place of Birth: Panama City, Panama

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Red Pill

as    Rocky

2016
Hands of Stone

as    Carlos Eleta

2015
Fear the Walking Dead

as    Daniel Salazar

2012
Safe House

as    Carlos Villar

2012
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

as    Président Calles

2005
Secuestro Express

as    Carla's Father

2003
The Maldonado Miracle

as    Cruz

2003
Spin

as    Ernesto

2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

as    Jorge, Retired FBI Agent

2003
Assassination Tango

as    Miguel

2003
Imagining Argentina

as    Silvio Ayala

2000
Gideon's Crossing

as    Dr. Max Cabranes

2000
All the Pretty Horses

as    Rocha

1999
Cradle Will Rock

as    Diego Rivera

1998
Chinese Box

as    Jim

1996
Scorpion Spring

as    Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa

1994
Color of Night

as    Hector

1991
The Josephine Baker Story

as    Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

1990
Predator 2

as    Danny Archuleta

1990
The Two Jakes

as    Mickey Nice

1989
Disorganized Crime

as    Carlos Barrios

1988
Homeboy

as    Doctor

1988
The Milagro Beanfield War

as    Sheriff Bernabe Montoya

1987
Fatal Beauty

as    Carl Jimenez

1987
Critical Condition

as    Louis

1985
Crossover Dreams

as    Rudy Veloz