Rubén Blades
Born in Panama City, Panama — Jul 16 1948
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 fa…
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The X-Files
Conrad Lozano
Fear the Walking Dead
Daniel Salazar
Gideon's Crossing
Dr. Max Cabranes
Arthouse
Self
Predator 2
Danny Archuleta
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Safe House
Carlos Villar
Oliver & Company
Sound
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self
The Counselor
Jefe
Color of Night
Hector
The Devil's Own
Edwin Diaz
Hands of Stone
Carlos Eleta
Latin Grammy Awards
Self
Empire
Sound
Q & A
Sound
All the Pretty Horses
Rocha
The Two Jakes
Mickey Nice
Peter Knife
Sound
Mo' Better Blues
Petey
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Life with Mikey
Angie's Dad (uncredited)
Chinese Box
Jim
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Président Calles
Fatal Beauty
Carl Jimenez
Homeboy
Doctor
Critical Condition
Louis
Cradle Will Rock
Diego Rivera
The Lemon Sisters
C.W.
Imagining Argentina
Silvio Ayala
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
The Super
Marlon
Scorpion Spring
Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
Assassination Tango
Miguel
Spin
Ernesto
The Last Fight
Andy "Kid" Clave
A Million to Juan
Bartender
Disorganized Crime
Carlos Barrios
Miracle on Interstate 880
Pastor Beruman
When the Mountains Tremble
Sound
One Man’s War
Perrone
Red Pill
Rocky
The Josephine Baker Story
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
Dead Man Out
Ben
The Story of Fausta
Sound
Músicos de Latinoamérica
Self
The Maldonado Miracle
Cruz
Invasion
Self
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Ligia Elena
Sound
The Heart of the Deal
Crossover Dreams
Rudy Veloz
Pedro Navaja
Writing
Yo soy la salsa
Salsa Lives
Ruben Blades
Crazy From the Heart
Ernesto Ontiveros
Spoken Word
Cruz-Sr.
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Sound
Armadillo United
Coach Yepez
The Making of Sun City
Self
En mi país
Self
Somos un solo pueblo
Self
The Next Season
Benito
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Self
La clave
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
Campeón Gabacho
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Self
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
From Son to Salsa
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Self - Singer
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
Self
Operation Just Cause
Sound
Encuentro
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
Secuestro Express
Carla's Father
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
By the Green Trail
Sound
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
Narrator (voice)
The Return of Rubén Blades
himself
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
Rubén Blades
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Self
Un Rey de la salsa
Self