Rubén Blades
Acting
- Born:
- 1948-07-16
- Place of birth:
- Panama City, Panama
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
Filmography
Campeón Gabacho
Bajañí
Salsa Lives
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Red Pill
El accidente feliz
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Hands of Stone
Fear the Walking Dead
Yo soy la salsa
Invasion
The Counselor
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Safe House
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
Músicos de Latinoamérica
The Next Season
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
Spoken Word
La clave
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
En mi país
Secuestro Express
Spin
Imagining Argentina
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Assassination Tango
The Maldonado Miracle
Encuentro
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
All the Pretty Horses
Gideon's Crossing
Latin Grammy Awards
Cradle Will Rock
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Chinese Box
Arthouse
From Son to Salsa
The Devil's Own
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
Scorpion Spring
Somos un solo pueblo
Color of Night
A Million to Juan
The X-Files
Life with Mikey
Miracle on Interstate 880
The Super
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
Crazy From the Heart
One Man’s War
The Josephine Baker Story
Predator 2
The Two Jakes
Mo' Better Blues
The Heart of the Deal
The Lemon Sisters
Disorganized Crime
Dead Man Out
Homeboy
The Milagro Beanfield War
Fatal Beauty
Critical Condition
The Return of Rubén Blades
Crossover Dreams
The Making of Sun City
The Last Fight
Late Night with David Letterman
Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Armadillo United
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Porto Rico