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Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna, known professionally as Rubén Blades, is a Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor, musician, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban, salsa, and Latin jazz genres. As a songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Son Cubano salsa to his music, creating "thinking persons' (salsa) dance music". Blades has written dozens of hit songs, including "Pedro Navaja" and "El Cantante". He has won nine Grammy Awards out of seventeen nominations and five Latin Grammy Awards.
Birth Name
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna
Born
Friday, 16 July 1948
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Actor Filmography
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Red Pill | Rocky | 2021 |
Chick Corea: In the Mind of a Master | Self | 2019 |
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | Self | 2019 |
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons | Self | 2018 |
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name | Self | 2018 |
Hands of Stone | Carlos Eleta | 2016 |
Fear the Walking Dead | Daniel Salazar | 2015 |
Yo soy la Salsa | 2014 | |
Paco de Lucía: A Journey | Self | 2014 |
Invasión | Self | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
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Producer Filmography
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Plaza Catedral | 2021 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |