Rubén Bladesborn 1948

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Actor

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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.

Credits

Salsa Lives
Salsa Lives

2025

Documentary • Music

as Ruben Blades

0.1
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

2024

Documentary • Music

as Self

7.3
0.7
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

2024

Documentary • Music

as Self - Singer

8
0.1
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021

Documentary • History • Music • TV Movie

as Self (archive footage)

8
0.3
Red Pill
Red Pill

2021

Comedy • Horror • Thriller

as Rocky

6
0.1
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
0.5
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

2018

Documentary

as Self

6.4
0.2
Hands of Stone
Hands of Stone

2016

Drama

as Carlos Eleta

6.6
2.4
Yo soy la salsa
Yo soy la salsa

2014

Documentary

0.1
Invasion
Invasion

2014

Documentary • History • War

as Self

7.3
0.3
The Counselor
The Counselor

2013

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jefe

5.3
2.4
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012

Action • Drama • History • War

as Président Calles

6.7
1.2
Safe House
Safe House

2012

Action • Thriller

as Carlos Villar

6.5
3.6
The Next Season
The Next Season

2011

Drama

as Benito

0.1
Spoken Word
Spoken Word

2009

Drama

as Cruz-Sr.

4.8
0.4
La clave
La clave

2008

Documentary • Music

0.1
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

2005

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

6
0.6
En mi país
En mi país

2004

Music

as Rubén Blades

9
0.2
Secuestro Express
Secuestro Express

2004

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Carla's Father

6.4
0.5
Spin
Spin

2003

Drama • Family

as Ernesto

6
0.4
Imagining Argentina
Imagining Argentina

2003

Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Silvio Ayala

5.6
0.5
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Jorge, Retired FBI Agent

6.3
4
Assassination Tango
Assassination Tango

2003

Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Miguel

5.3
0.8
The Maldonado Miracle
The Maldonado Miracle

2003

Comedy • Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Cruz

4.7
0.3
Encuentro
Encuentro

2002

Music

0.1
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses

2000

Drama • Romance • Western

as Rocha

5.7
1.2
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock

1999

Drama

as Diego Rivera

6.5
0.9
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
0.3
Chinese Box
Chinese Box

1997

Drama • Romance

as Jim

5.9
0.8
From Son to Salsa
From Son to Salsa

1997

Documentary

0.2
The Devil's Own
The Devil's Own

1997

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Edwin Diaz

6.2
3.7
Scorpion Spring
Scorpion Spring

1996

Crime • Drama

as Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa

6.6
0.4
Somos un solo pueblo
Somos un solo pueblo

1995

Music

as Self

0.1
Color of Night
Color of Night

1994

Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Hector

5.8
5.8
A Million to Juan
A Million to Juan

1994

Comedy

as Bartender

5.4
0.9
Miracle on Interstate 880
Miracle on Interstate 880

1993

Drama • TV Movie

as Pastor Beruman

4.9
0.3
The Super
The Super

1991

Comedy

as Marlon

5.9
0.6
Crazy From the Heart
Crazy From the Heart

1991

Comedy • TV Movie

as Ernesto Ontiveros

3.8
0.2
One Man’s War
One Man’s War

1991

Drama • TV Movie

as Perrone

6.8
0.3
The Josephine Baker Story
The Josephine Baker Story

1991

Drama • History • Music • TV Movie

as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

6
0.3
Predator 2
Predator 2

1990

Action • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Danny Archuleta

6.3
8.3
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes

1990

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Mickey Nice

6
1.7
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues

1990

Drama • Music

as Petey

6.5
1
The Lemon Sisters
The Lemon Sisters

1989

Comedy

as C.W.

4.6
0.4
Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime

1989

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Carlos Barrios

5.4
0.7
Dead Man Out
Dead Man Out

1989

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Ben

6.3
0.3
Homeboy
Homeboy

1988

Drama

as Doctor

4.9
0.7
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Sheriff Bernabe Montoya

6.5
1
Fatal Beauty
Fatal Beauty

1987

Action • Comedy

as Carl Jimenez

5.5
1.2
Critical Condition
Critical Condition

1987

Comedy

as Louis

5.5
1.1
The Return of Rubén Blades
The Return of Rubén Blades

1985

Documentary • Music

as himself

0.1
Crossover Dreams
Crossover Dreams

1985

Comedy • Drama • Music

as Rudy Veloz

5.7
0.1
The Making of Sun City
The Making of Sun City

1985

Documentary • Music

as Self

0.2
The Last Fight
The Last Fight

1983

Drama

as Andy "Kid" Clave

4.4
0.4
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Beats of the Heart: Salsa

1979

Documentary • Music

as Self

0.1

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