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Rubén Blades

Actor, Producer, Composer, Additional Credits
Born July 16, 1948 (76 years)
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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.

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  • Predator 2
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  • Fear the Walking Dead
  • The Devil's Own
  • Color of Night
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  • Cradle Will Rock
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  • The Josephine Baker Story
  • Disorganized Crime
  • Crazy from the Heart
  • Chinese Box
  • Imagining Argentina
  • The Super
  • Spin
  • Miracle on Interstate 880
  • The Lemon Sisters

Filmography

2021
Red Pill · as Rocky
2016
Hands of Stone · as Carlos Eleta
2015
Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Daniel Salazar
2014
2014
Nature Is Speaking (TV Series) · as El Arrecife De Coral (coral Reef)
2013
The Counselor · as Jefe
2012
2012
Safe House · as Carlos Villar
2011
2009
Spoken Word · as Cruz-Sr.
2008
2004
Secuestro express · as Carla's Father
2003
Spin · as Ernesto
2003
2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico · as Jorge, Retired Fbi Agent
2003
Imagining Argentina · as Silvio Ayala
2002
Assassination Tango · as Miguel
2000
2000
Gideon's Crossing (TV Series) · as Dr. Max Cabranes
2000
Resurrection Blvd. (TV Series) · as Martin
1999
Cradle Will Rock · as Diego Rivera
1997
Chinese Box · as Jim
1997
The Devil's Own · as Officer Edwin Diaz
1995
Scorpion Spring · as Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
1994
Color of Night · as Hector
1994
1993
The X-Files (TV Series) · as Conrad Lozano
1993
Life with Mikey · as Angie's Dad
1993
Miracle on Interstate 880 · as Pastor Beruman
1991
The Super · as Marlon
1991
1991
Crazy from the Heart · as Ernesto Ontiveros
1991
One Man's War · as Perrone
1991
The Josephine Baker Story · as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
1990
Predator 2 · as Danny Archuleta
1990
The Two Jakes · as Mickey Nice
1990
Mo' Better Blues · as Petey
1989
1989
Disorganized Crime · as Carlos Barrios
1989
Dead Man Out · as Ben
1988
Homeboy · as Doctor
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War · as Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
1987
Fatal Beauty · as Carl Jimenez
1987
Critical Condition · as Louis
1985
Crossover Dreams · as Rudy Veloz
1983
The Last Fight · as Andy "kid" Clave

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