Family history and early life īlades was born in Panama City, Panama.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts' Law degree from the University of Panama and an LL.M in International Law from Harvard University. In September 2004, he was appointed minister of tourism by Panamanian president Martín Torrijos for a five-year term. He is an icon in Panama and is much admired throughout Latin America and Spain, and managed to attract 17% of the vote in his failed attempt to win the Panamanian presidency in 1994. He portrayed Daniel Salazar, a main character on the TV series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2017 2019–present). He has prominent roles in films such as Crossover Dreams (1985), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), The Super (1991), Predator 2 (1990), Color of Night (1994), Safe House (2012), The Counselor (2013) and Hands of Stone (2016), along with three Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The Josephine Baker Story (1991), Crazy from the Heart (1992) and The Maldonado Miracle (2003). His acting career began in 1983, and has continued, sometimes with several-year breaks to focus on other projects. He has won eleven Grammy Awards out of seventeen nominations and twelve Latin Grammy Awards.
Blades has written dozens of hit songs, including " Pedro Navaja" and " El Cantante" (which became Héctor Lavoe's signature song). As a songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Son Cubano salsa to his music, creating "thinking persons' (salsa) dance music". Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades ( Spanish:, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres.
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