Rubén Blades
Acting
1948-07-16 · 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.
Filmography
Campeón Gabacho
2026 · Movie
Pedro Navaja
2026 · Movie
Salsa Lives
2025 · Movie
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024 · Movie
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
2024 · Movie
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021 · Movie
Red Pill
2021 · Movie
El accidente feliz
2020 · Movie
Operation Just Cause
2019 · Movie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018 · Movie
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
2018 · Movie
Hands of Stone
2016 · Movie
Fear the Walking Dead
2015 · Series
Yo soy la salsa
2014 · Movie
Invasion
2014 · Movie
The Counselor
2013 · Movie
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012 · Movie
Safe House
2012 · Movie
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
2011 · Movie
Músicos de Latinoamérica
2011 · Series
The Next Season
2011 · Movie
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
2011 · Movie
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
2011 · Movie
Spoken Word
2009 · Movie
La clave
2008 · Movie
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
2007 · Movie
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005 · Movie
En mi país
2004 · Movie
Secuestro Express
2004 · Movie
Spin
2003 · Movie
Imagining Argentina
2003 · Movie
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003 · Movie
Assassination Tango
2003 · Movie
The Maldonado Miracle
2003 · Movie
Encuentro
2002 · Movie
Empire
2002 · Movie
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002 · Series
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
2002 · Movie
All the Pretty Horses
2000 · Movie
Gideon's Crossing
2000 · Series
Latin Grammy Awards
2000 · Series
Cradle Will Rock
1999 · Movie
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
1998 · Movie
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
1998 · Movie
Chinese Box
1997 · Movie
Arthouse
1997 · Series
From Son to Salsa
1997 · Movie
The Devil's Own
1997 · Movie
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
1996 · Movie
Scorpion Spring
1996 · Movie
Somos un solo pueblo
1995 · Movie
Color of Night
1994 · Movie
A Million to Juan
1994 · Movie
The X-Files
1993 · Series
Life with Mikey
1993 · Movie
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993 · Movie
The Super
1991 · Movie
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
1991 · Movie
Crazy From the Heart
1991 · Movie
One Man’s War
1991 · Movie
The Josephine Baker Story
1991 · Movie
Just cause, ¿para quién?
1991 · Movie
Predator 2
1990 · Movie
The Two Jakes
1990 · Movie
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Movie
Q & A
1990 · Movie
The Heart of the Deal
1990 · Movie
The Lemon Sisters
1989 · Movie
Disorganized Crime
1989 · Movie
Dead Man Out
1989 · Movie
Oliver & Company
1988 · Movie
The Story of Fausta
1988 · Movie
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
1988 · Movie
Homeboy
1988 · Movie
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988 · Movie
Fatal Beauty
1987 · Movie
Critical Condition
1987 · Movie
The Return of Rubén Blades
1985 · Movie
Crossover Dreams
1985 · Movie
The Making of Sun City
1985 · Movie
By the Green Trail
1984 · Movie
Peter Knife
1984 · Movie
When the Mountains Tremble
1983 · Movie
The Last Fight
1983 · Movie
Ligia Elena
1983 · Movie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Series
Rubén Blades: un Rey de la salsa
1982 · Movie
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
1979 · Movie
Bajañí
Movie
Armadillo United
Movie
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Movie