Actor
Rubén Blades
July 16, 1948 · Panama City, Panama
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).
Notable work
7.6Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
as Daniel Salazar
6.5Safe House (2012)
as Carlos Villar
6.3Predator 2 (1990)
as Danny Archuleta
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Conrad Lozano
6.3Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
as Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
5.3The Counselor (2013)
as Jefe
6.2The Devil's Own (1997)
as Edwin Diaz
5.8Color of Night (1994)
as Hector
6.6Hands of Stone (2016)
as Carlos Eleta
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