Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian musician, actor and politician.
He has won several Grammys and Latin Grammy awards for his work in the salsa and Latin jazz genres.
Filmography
Film
- The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) as Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
- The Two Jakes (1990) as Michael "Mickey Nice" Weisskopf
- Predator 2 (1990) as Danny "Danny Boy" Archuleta
- Life with Mikey (1993) as Angie's Dad (Uncredited Role)
- The Devil's Own (1997) as Officer Edwin "Eddie" Diaz
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) as Diego Rivera
- All the Pretty Horses (2000) as Hector De La Rocha
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) as FBI Agent Jorge Ramirez
- Safe House (2012) as Carlos Villar
- The Counselor (2013) as "Jefe"
- Hands of Stone (2016) as Carlos Eleta
Television
- The X-Files (1997) as Conrad Lozano (episode: "El Mundo Gira")
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015-17, 2019-23) as Daniel Salazar
Discography (partial)
- 1970: De Panama a New York
- 1975: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (w. Willie Colón)
- 1981: Canciones del Solar de los aburridos (w. Willie Colón)
- 1985: Escenas
- 1986: Crossover Dreams
- 1990: Ruben Blades y Son del Solar...Live!
- 2017: Salsa Big Band
- 2018: Una noche con Rubén Blades
- 2021: SALSWING!
