Acting
Rubén Blades
EN, ES, CA, FR cinema · 87 credits
Born
16 July 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Panama City, Panama
Also known as Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna
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.
Known for
Filmography
Armadillo United
Armadillo United
as Coach Yepez
Bajañí
as Self
Salsa Lives
as Ruben Blades
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
as Self - Singer
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
Red Pill
as Rocky
El accidente feliz
as Self (Archive Footage)
Hands of Stone
as Carlos Eleta
Invasion
as Self
The Counselor
as Jefe
Safe House
as Carlos Villar
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
as Président Calles
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
2011
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
Actor
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
2011
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
Actor
The Next Season
as Benito
Spoken Word
as Cruz-Sr.
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
Secuestro Express
as Carla's Father
En mi país
as Self
Assassination Tango
as Miguel
Spin
as Ernesto
Imagining Argentina
as Silvio Ayala
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Empire
Original Music Composer
Cradle Will Rock
as Diego Rivera
The Devil's Own
as Edwin Diaz
Chinese Box
as Jim
Scorpion Spring
as Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Color of Night
as Hector
A Million to Juan
as Bartender
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Pastor Beruman
Life with Mikey
as Angie's Dad (uncredited)
The Super
as Marlon
The Josephine Baker Story
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
One Man’s War
as Perrone
Crazy From the Heart
as Ernesto Ontiveros
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
1991
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
as Narrator (voice)
Predator 2
as Danny Archuleta
The Two Jakes
as Mickey Nice
Mo' Better Blues
as Petey
Q & A
Original Music Composer
Disorganized Crime
as Carlos Barrios
Dead Man Out
as Ben
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Homeboy
as Doctor
The Story of Fausta
Original Music Composer
Critical Condition
as Louis
Fatal Beauty
as Carl Jimenez
Crossover Dreams
1985
Crossover Dreams
as Rudy Veloz
The Return of Rubén Blades
as himself
The Last Fight
as Andy "Kid" Clave
When the Mountains Tremble
Original Music Composer
