巴拿马萨尔萨歌手、词曲作者、律师、演员、拉丁爵士音乐家和政治家，最常在非裔古巴和拉丁爵士乐流派中表演。作为词曲作者，Blades 将中美洲 nueva canción 和古巴 nueva trova 的抒情复杂性以及实验性节奏和受政治启发的 Nuyorican 萨尔萨舞带到他的音乐中，创造了有思想的人 （salsa） 舞曲。Blades 创作了数十首热门歌曲，其中最著名的是“Pedro Navaja”，这首歌讲述了一名社区暴徒似乎在抢劫中丧生（他的歌曲“Sorpresas”延续了这个故事），灵感来自“Mack the Knife”。他还创作并演唱了许多巴拿马人认为是他们的第二首国歌。这首歌的标题是“Patria”（祖国）。他是巴拿马的偶像，在整个拉丁美洲都备受钦佩，并在 1994 年赢得巴拿马总统职位的失败尝试中成功吸引了 18% 的选票。2004年9月，他被巴拿马总统马丁·托里霍斯任命为旅游部长，任期五年。他拥有巴拿马大学法学学位和哈佛大学国际法硕士学位。他与歌手卢巴·梅森（Luba Mason）结婚。

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Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and political inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. Blades has composed dozens of musical hits, the most famous of which is "Pedro Navaja," a song about a neighborhood thug who appears to die during a robbery (his song "Sorpresas" continues the story), inspired by "Mack the Knife." He also composed and sings what many Panamanians consider their second national anthem. The song is titled "Patria" (Fatherland). He is an icon in Panama and is much admired throughout Latin America, and managed to attract 18% 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 for a five-year term. He holds a law degree from the University of Panama and a master's in international law from Harvard University. He is married to singer Luba Mason.

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Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (* 16. Juli 1948 in Panama-Stadt) ist ein panamaischer Sänger, Schauspieler, Aktivist und Politiker. Von 2004 bis 2009 war er Tourismusminister von Panama.