Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades
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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Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Writers: Jonathan Jakubowicz,
Cast: Ana de Armas, Edgar Ramírez, Ellen Barkin, John Turturro, Jurnee Smollett, Óscar Jaenada, Robert De Niro, Rubén Blades, Usher, Yancey Arias,
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: David Guggenheim,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Denzel Washington, Joel Kinnaman, Liam Cunningham, Nora Arnezeder, Robert Patrick, Rubén Blades, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Shepard, Vera Farmiga,
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Writers: Ted Tally,
Cast: Angelina Torres, Henry Thomas, J.D. Young, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Laura Poe, Lucas Black, Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Robert Patrick, Rubén Blades,
Director: Richard Rush
Writers: Billy Ray,
Cast: Andrew Lowery, Brad Dourif, Bruce Willis, Eriq La Salle, Jane March, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lance Henriksen, Lesley Ann Warren, Rubén Blades, Scott Bakula,
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Writers: John Thomas,
Cast: Adam Baldwin, Bill Paxton, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kent McCord, Kevin Peter Hall, María Conchita Alonso, Morton Downey, Jr., Robert Davi, Rubén Blades,
Director: Jack Nicholson
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: David Keith, Eli Wallach, Frederic Forrest, Harvey Keitel, Jack Nicholson, Madeleine Stowe, Meg Tilly, Richard Farnsworth, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter,