Rubén Blades
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.
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Actor
as Self
as Self - Singer
as Self (archive footage)
as Rocky
as Self
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as Carlos Eleta
as Daniel Salazar
as Jefe
as Président Calles
as Carlos Villar
as Benito
as Self
as Cruz-Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
as Rubén Blades
as Carla's Father
as Ernesto
as Silvio Ayala
as Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
as Miguel
as Cruz
as Self
as Rocha
as Dr. Max Cabranes
as Self
as Diego Rivera
as Rubén Blades
as Jim
as Officer Edwin Diaz
as Self
as Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
as Self
as Hector
as Bartender
as Pastor Beruman
as Conrad Lozano
as Marlon
as Narrator (voice)
as Ernesto Ontiveros
as Perrone
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
as Danny Archuleta
as Mickey Nice
as Petey
as C.W.
as Carlos Barrios
as Ben
as Doctor
as Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
as Carl Jimenez
as Louis
as himself
as Rudy Veloz
as Self
as Andy "Kid" Clave
Sound
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as Original Music Composer
as Music
as Music
as Songs
as Music
as Original Music Composer