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Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), [1] known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish: [ruˈβem ˈblaðes], but [- ˈbleðs] in Panama and within the family), [2] is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres.
Jul 12, 2024 · Ruben Blades, Panamanian musician, actor, and political activist who was one of the most successful and influential salsa musicians of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Learn more about Blades’s career, including his music, movies, TV shows, and awards.
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Latin Music icon Rubén Blades was at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970s. His landmark albums in classic Afro-Cuban salsa are touched with rock, jazz, pan-Latin, and worldwide influences.
Jun 23, 2023 · Rubén Blades: Salsa Legend on 'Walking Dead,' New Music, and More. El Cantante. The Many Lives of Rubén Blades: From Salsa Legend to ‘Fear the Walking Dead’s’ Ruthless Zombie Killer. The...
Rubén Blades was born on 16 July 1948 in Panama City, Panama. He is an actor and composer, known for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Color of Night (1994) and The Counselor (2013). He has been married to Luba Mason since 2006.
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Nov 29, 2018 · In 1976, after solving the inevitable immigration problems, Rubén Blades became the vocalist replacement of Héctor Lavoe, who had left the Willie Colon band and, together, both the bandleader and Rubén started what eventually would represent the most important change Caribbean music has experienced in all its history.
Jul 3, 2019 · Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian singer/songwriter, actor, activist, and politician. He was a key figure in popularizing New York-based salsa music in the 1970s, with socially conscious lyrics that commented on poverty and violence in Latino communities and U.S. imperialism in Latin America.
