- Naissance
- Nom de naissanceRubén Blades Bellido de Luna
- Taille5′ 10″ (1,78 m)
- Rubén Blades est né le 16 juillet 1948 à Panama, Panama. Il est acteur et compositeur. Il est connu pour Il était une fois au Mexique (2003), Couleur de la nuit (1994) et Le conseiller (2013). Il est marié avec Luba Mason. Il a été marié avec Lisa Lebenzon.
- Conjoints(es)Luba Mason(2006 - aujourd'hui)Lisa Lebenzon(December 13, 1986 - ?) (divorcé)
- ParentsRuben Dario Blades Sr.Anoland Diaz
- His maracas painted like flag of Panama
- Songs about social criticism and daily life
- On stage, he wears a hat and in interviews wears a bonnet.
- Songs as: "Maestra Vida", "Pedro Navaja", "Desiciones", "Desapariciones", "Tiburón", etc.
- Faux cuban accent.
- Ran for President of Panama as founder and head of the Papa Egoro party in 1994. He came in third behind the two leading Panamanian parties. However, he won a respectable 18% of the vote. His party gained enough seats in the Panamanian Legislature to ensure its continuance and a place in national politics, until it was dissolved in 1999.
- Blades uses the English pronunciation (rhymes with "glades"), as Ruben's grandfather Reuben Blades was English, a native of St. Lucia.
- Holds degrees in Law from the University of Panama and International Law from Harvard University.
- The son of a bongo player turned police detective and a mother who taught piano, Blades grew up with music but studied law at the University of Panama. In 1974, at 26, he landed in New York City with just $100 in his pocket and a dream to make it as a singer.
- He won his first Grammy for the album, "Encenas", and has won 4 more in Latin categories, a Latin Grammy, and one in World Music for the album "Mundo.".
- What good is it to know something, if you don't share what you know?
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