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Rubén Blades (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor and politician. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of South American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova to salsa, creating thinking persons’ dance music. He remains wildly popular in that country and much admired throughout Latin America, and he managed to attract 20% of the vote in his failed attempt to win the Panamanian presidency in 1994. In September 2004, he was appointed minister of tourism by Panamanian president Martín Torrijos. Blades is completely bilingual, working both in English and Spanish. His most famous song is “

Pedro Navaja”, a song about a panderer whose day to die has come.

Blades’s father is a percussionist-turned-detective and his mother was a singer and radio performer. His grandfather, Reuben Blades, was an English-speaking native of St. Lucia who came to work on the canal, as he tells in the song West Indian Man on the album Amor y Control (“That’s where the Blades comes from.”) (1992)

After obtaining degrees in political science and law at Panama’s Universidad Nacional, Blades worked at the Bank of Panama as a lawyer. In 1974, Blades moved to the United States, staying temporarily with his exiled parents in Miami before moving to New York City. Blades began his musical career in New York writing songs while working in the mailroom at Fania Records, and soon was working with salseros Ray Barretto and Larry Harlow.

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theytsejamer wrote:
November 2009

Maestro... de la Vida!!!! Desde chico he escuchado sus canciones, ya sea en Fania, con Willie Colon y con Seis y son del Solar.... Y ahora, por ende, con Editus.... Clasicos discos como Maestra Vida, Buscando America, Siembra, Caminando.... Ojala pueda escuchar luego el nuevo album!!! Grande Maestro!!!

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songorocosongo wrote:
October 2009

el nuevo album Cantares del Subdesarrollo es increible, no lo pierdan

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Nakito_LaMaga wrote:
September 2009

Las letras de este hombre son maravillosas, mágicas, verdaderas... gracias Rubén. Espero verte pronto de nuevo en otro concierto.

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zapatosgrandes wrote:
August 2009

orgullo pamameño!

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Isayglez wrote:
June 2009

Maestra vida te da y te quita, te quita y te da. Grande Rubencito

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luisehc wrote:
February 2009

La ilusión se fue...

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juaniquillo wrote:
February 2009

"De que te vale querer si tú no sabes que hacer con lo que tienes."

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yaro360 wrote:
December 2008

alguien pierde alguien gana ciudadania

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blackambition wrote:
December 2008

Patria <3

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pepe_el_toro wrote:
November 2008

grande

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crixfer wrote:
September 2008

Siii, severo tema!,

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cristobalin wrote:
June 2008

¿Adónde van los desaparecidos? Busca en el agua y en los matorrales¿Y por qué es que se desaparecen? Porque no todos somos iguales... ¡me pone los pelos de punto!

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kidofthecentury wrote:
September 2007

<3

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pachanka wrote:
March 2007

will someone please merge the similarities between Rubén Blades and Ruben Blades??... this tagging details freak me out.

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pachanka wrote:
March 2007

ROCK ON RUBEN!

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