Rubén Blades

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​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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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1948-07-16
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 5.2
  • info Birth Place Panama City, Panama
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6.3

Predator 2

1990-11-21

5.7

Color of Night

1994-08-19

6.2

The Devil's Own

1997-03-13

5.9

Chinese Box

1997-11-14

5.4

Disorganized Crime

1989-04-14

5.5

Critical Condition

1987-01-16

6.5

Cradle Will Rock

1999-12-10

5.9

The Two Jakes

1990-08-10

6.5

Secuestro Express

2004-06-01

6.5

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988-03-18

5.5

Fatal Beauty

1987-10-30

5.1

Assassination Tango

2003-03-08

6.2

Spoken Word

2009-07-17

8

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021-12-10

5.9

The Super

1991-10-04

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The Heart of the Deal

1990-01-01

4.7

The Maldonado Miracle

2003-01-20

6.5

Safe House

2012-02-08

6.3

The Josephine Baker Story

1991-03-16

4.7

The Lemon Sisters

1989-12-01

5.3

The Counselor

2013-10-25

6.8

One Man’s War

1991-04-20

5.9

Spin

2003-10-23

5.2

Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2

2011-03-15

5.2

Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1

2011-03-15

7.5

Scorpion Spring

1996-10-10

4.7

Miracle on Interstate 880

1993-02-22

4.4

The Last Fight

1983-09-07

3.8

Crazy From the Heart

1991-08-19

6.8

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012-06-01

5.7

Crossover Dreams

1985-08-23

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The Making of Sun City

1985-01-23

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The Return of Rubén Blades

1985-10-16

6.5

Mo' Better Blues

1990-08-03

6.6

Hands of Stone

2016-08-26

8.5

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

2024-06-08

8

¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!

2011-12-04

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Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores

1996-12-08

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Somos un solo pueblo

1995-12-03

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Encuentro

2002-12-08

1

Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos

2007-12-02

9

En mi país

2004-12-05

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La clave

2008-08-09

5.7

All the Pretty Horses

2000-12-11

8

Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist

2024-03-06

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Yo soy la salsa

2014-10-30

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From Son to Salsa

1997-09-12

5.6

Imagining Argentina

2003-09-13

7.3

Dead Man Out

1989-03-12

6.4

Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

2018-03-18

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Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela

1998-06-16

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The Next Season

2011-09-21

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A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

1998-04-04

7.5

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

2018-11-02

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019-09-13

5

Homeboy

1988-08-24

6

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

2005-01-25

6.3

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003-09-11

5.4

A Million to Juan

1994-05-15

6

Red Pill

2021-03-12

8.4

The X-Files

1993-09-10

6

Gideon's Crossing

2000-10-10

7.7

Fear the Walking Dead

2015-08-23

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Músicos de Latinoamérica

2011-11-08

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Arthouse

1997-10-26

7

Latin Grammy Awards

2000-09-13

6

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002-09-04

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