
Rubén Blades
Biography
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 mu…
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Filmography
Acting (77)
Movies (69)
Campeón Gabacho
2026
Salsa Lives
2025as Ruben Blades
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024as Self
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
2024as Self - Singer
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021as Self (archive footage)
Red Pill
2021as Rocky
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019as Self
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018as Self
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
2018as Self
Hands of Stone
2016as Carlos Eleta
Yo soy la salsa
2014
Invasion
2014as Self
The Counselor
2013as Jefe
Safe House
2012as Carlos Villar
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012as Président Calles
Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1
2011
The Next Season
2011as Benito
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
2011Rubén Blades: Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 2
2011
Spoken Word
2009as Cruz-Sr.
La clave
2008
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
2007as Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005as Self (archive footage)
Secuestro Express
2004as Carla's Father
En mi país
2004as Self
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003as Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Spin
2003as Ernesto
Imagining Argentina
2003as Silvio Ayala
Assassination Tango
2003as Miguel
The Maldonado Miracle
2003as Cruz
Encuentro
2002
All the Pretty Horses
2000as Rocha
Cradle Will Rock
1999as Diego Rivera
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - Live In Venezuela
1998as Rubén Blades
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
1998
The Devil's Own
1997as Edwin Diaz
Chinese Box
1997as Jim
From Son to Salsa
1997
Scorpion Spring
1996as Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
1996
Somos un solo pueblo
1995as Self
Color of Night
1994as Hector
A Million to Juan
1994as Bartender
Life with Mikey
1993as Angie's Dad (uncredited)
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993as Pastor Beruman
Rabbit Ears - Joseph and His Brothers
1991as Narrator (voice)
The Super
1991as Marlon
The Josephine Baker Story
1991as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
One Man’s War
1991as Perrone
Crazy From the Heart
1991as Ernesto Ontiveros
Predator 2
1990as Danny Archuleta
The Two Jakes
1990as Mickey Nice
The Lemon Sisters
1990as C.W.
Mo' Better Blues
1990as Petey
The Heart of the Deal
1990
Disorganized Crime
1989as Carlos Barrios
Dead Man Out
1989as Ben
Homeboy
1988as Doctor
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988as Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Critical Condition
1987as Louis
Fatal Beauty
1987as Carl Jimenez
The Return of Rubén Blades
1985as himself
Crossover Dreams
1985as Rudy Veloz
The Making of Sun City
1985as Self
The Last Fight
1983as Andy "Kid" Clave
Un Rey de la salsa
1982as Self
Beats of the Heart: Salsa
1979as Self
Armadillo United
as Coach Yepez
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
as Self
Television (8)
Fear the Walking Dead
2015as Daniel Salazar
Fear the Walking Dead
2015as Daniel Salazar
Músicos de Latinoamérica
2011as Self
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002as Self
Latin Grammy Awards
2000as Self
Gideon's Crossing
2000as Dr. Max Cabranes
Arthouse
1997as Self
The X-Files
1993as Conrad Lozano
Crew (11)
Movies (11)
Pedro Navaja
2026Author
Operation Just Cause
2019Music
Empire
2002Original Music Composer
Q & A
1990Original Music Composer
Oliver & Company
1988Songs
The Story of Fausta
1988Music
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
1988Music
Peter Knife
1984Songs
By the Green Trail
1984Music
Ligia Elena
1983Music
When the Mountains Tremble
1983Original Music Composer
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