* 1948 – Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

" Rubén Blades ' definition of salsa is also inclusive: " Salsa music is urban folklore at the international level.

Salsa singer Rubén Blades.

Tito Puente recorded the Irakere composition " Bacalao con pan " ( 1980 ), and Rubén Blades covered Los Van Van's " Muevete " ( 1985 ).

Rubén Blades ’ album Siembra was heard everywhere on the island throughout the mid-80s and has been quoted extensively in the guías and coros of everyone from Van Van ’ s Mayito Rivera ( who quotes ' Plástico ' in his guías on the 1997 classic Llévala a tu vacilón ), to El Médico de la Salsa ( quoting another major hook from ' Plástico '—' se ven en la cara, se ven en la cara, nunca en el corazón '— in his final masterpiece before leaving Cuba, Diós sabe ).

Diego Rivera was portrayed by Rubén Blades in 1999's Cradle Will Rock, and by Alfred Molina in 2002's Frida.

* Rubén Blades

In 1998 she was cast for the lead role in Paul Simon's Broadway musical, The Capeman, sharing the stage with Rubén Blades and Marc Anthony.

In the concert, they played their hits as well as covers from Rubén Blades, Danny Rivera, Silvio Rodríguez, and Puerto Rican Salsa superstars El Gran Combo.

As a consequence of his part in Lo que le Pasó a Santiago, Muñiz was selected to act in the 1991 television comedy film Crazy From The Heart, directed by Thomas Schlamme and featuring Christine Lahti and Rubén Blades.

** Oscar Marin ( engineer / mixer ), Walter Flores ( engineer / mixer & producer ) & Rubén Blades ( producer & artist ) for Mundo

** Rubén Blades for La Rosa de los Vientos

* Assassination Tango ( 2002 ), starring Robert Duvall, Rubén Blades and Kathy Baker, directed by Robert Duvall

** Rubén Blades for Tiempos

Pedro Navaja () is a salsa song written and performed by Rubén Blades from the 1978 album Siembra, about a criminal of the same name.

* Rubén Blades, a Panamanian singer

* After his first visit to NYC in 1969, Rubén Blades wrote the song " El número seis " about waiting for the 6 train.

Other actors include Rubén Blades, Kathy Baker and Duvall's wife, Luciana Pedraza.

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (; born July 16, 1948 ) professionally known as Rubén Blades is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician, and activist, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres.

* With Strings ( 1988 ) Rubén Blades

( 1990 ) Rubén Blades y Son del Solar

* Tras La Tormenta ( 1995 ) Rubén Blades & Willie Colón

Rubén Darío Paredes del Río ( 1933 ) was a Panamanian army officer and the military ruler of Panama

For the Panamanian general election, 1994 the MOLIRENA was the main component of the Alliance for Change ' 94, with the MOLIRENA's Rubén Dario Carles as the coalition's presidential candidate.

Sal also enjoyed the title of Musical Director to Willie Colon's orquestra both during Willie's collaborations with famed Panamanian singer / songwriter / actor Rubén Blades, and Willie's solo singing ventures.

Her main rivals were Democratic Revolutionary Party ( PRD ) candidate Ernesto Pérez Balladares and salsa singer Rubén Blades, who was then president of the party Papa Egoro.

A search for additional musicians led the team to singer Manuel " Puntillita " Licea, pianist Rubén González and octogenarian singer Compay Segundo, who all agreed to record for the project.

" Salsa singer Rubén Blades later covered " Muévete.

Rubén Albarrán, the band's lead singer, was credited as " Juan, Él que hace como que Canta " (" John, The one who pretends to sing ") in the liner notes.

Both the salsa singer Rubén Blades and the New Weird America musician Devendra Banhart have composed songs in her honor.

Pérez Balladares himself stood as a candidate in the 1994 presidential election for the PRD, opposing Mireya Moscoso of the Arnulfista Party and the salsa singer Rubén Blades, who was then president of the party Papa Egoro.

His family is not quite sure how the Blades family ended up in St. Lucia, but when his grandfather relocated to Panama, he lived in the Panamanian Bocas del Toro Province.

Currently Feliciano is working with Panamanian singer and actor Ruben Blades.

The Panamanian-born singer Ruben Blades in particular is well known for his socially-conscious and incisive salsa lyrics about everything from imperialism to disarmament and environmentalism, which have resonated with audiences throughout Latin America.

In Blades ' early days, he was a vocalist in Los Salvajes del Ritmo and also a songwriter and guest singer with a professional Latin music conjunto ; Bush y sus Magníficos.

Shortly thereafter, Blades started collaborating with trombonist and bandleader Willie Colón, and they recorded several albums together and participated in albums by plena singer Mon Rivera and the Fania All Stars.

In 1978, Blades wrote the song " El Cantante "; Colón convinced him to give the song to Colón's former musical partner, Héctor Lavoe, to record, since Lavoe's nickname was already " El Cantante de los Cantantes " (" the singer of singers ").

In 1984, he released Buscando América, and in 1985, Blades gained widespread recognition as co-writer and star of the independent film Crossover Dreams as a New York salsa singer willing to do anything to break into the mainstream.

In 1997, Blades headed the cast of singer / songwriter Paul Simon's first Broadway musical, The Capeman, based on a true story about a violent youth who becomes a poet in prison, which also starred Marc Anthony and Ednita Nazario.

Several members released an album without original singer / bassist Jack Blades in 1995, but the band soon re-united to release two new albums in the latter half of the decade.

He was elected president in 1994 as the candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party ( PRD ), in a close three-way race with Arnulfista Party candidate Mireya Moscoso and salsa singer Ruben Blades.