Rubén Blades
Date of Birth: 16 Jul 1948
Country: Panama
Biography: Rubén Blades is a Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor, musician, activist and politician. He has won eight Grammy Awards and five Latin Grammy Awards. His acting career began in 1983, and has continued, sometimes with several-year breaks to focus on other projects; since 2015, has three Emmy Award nominations for his performances. He is an icon in Panama and managed to attract 18% of the vote in Panamanian presidency, 1994.
Total Credits at Criticker: 28 (Actor)
Biography submitted by Kaan Kavusan
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A sweeping odyssey about a young man's encounters with responsibility, love, revenge and survival.
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From acclaimed actor, writer, and director Robert Duvall comes Assassination Tango, a complex thriller, fascinating character study, and provocative look at the intoxicating world of Argentine tango. (United Artists)
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A harrowing thriller about an IRA gunman who draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. (Sony Pictures)
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The story of gangster Victor Rosa's (Leguizamo) quest for the American Dream as he tries to escape his criminal past and free himself from the trapppings of easy money on the violent streets of the South Bronx. This is the first release Arenas Entertainment, the new Latino film label in partnership with Universal Pictures. (Arenas Entertainment)
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Set in Argentina during the corrupt military dictatorship of the 1970's, this is the story of a man (Banderas) searching for his wife (Thompson), an outspoken journalist, and his daughter who are among the 30,000 "desaparecidos" (the disappeareds). (Arenas Entertainment)
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A drug lord who pretends to overthrow the Mexican government. A corrupt CIA agent (Johnny Depp) who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government. (imdb)
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Secuestro Express -- the business of quick kidnapping perpetrated by two or three organized thugs who chose their victims among the upper-class in Latin America. This film tells the frightening story of one young couple's ordeal as they careen through the underbelly of Caracas, Venezuela in the hands of three thugs who've made them their latest payday. (Miramax Films)
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The monstrous alien is at it again. This in time in Los Angeles, he leaves a trail full of dead bodies, and the only man who can stop him this time is Lieutenant Mike Harrigan of the LAPD (Danny Glover) (imdb)
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Psychologist Bill Capa gives up his practise when he unintentially pushes a patient to committ suicide... (imdb)
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L.A. 1948: private eye Jake Gittes shall convict the client Jake Berman's wife of adultery. But instead of making her a scene like planned, Berman shoots her lover in affect - or was it murder?
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Karma comes into play when a wealthy wisecracking landlord is ordered by a court to live in the filthy building that he runs. (imdb)
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A man framed in a jewel smuggling tries for an insanity plea and is sent to a hospital for review where he is confused for another doctor and takes over the hospital when a major storm hits. (imdb)
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In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the local Hispanic farmers, they cannot arouse much opposition because of the short term opportunities offered by construction jobs... (imdb)
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John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, his friend Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time. (imdb)
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Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' begin turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike works for the original owner of the drugs and tries to tell himself that since he does not handle the drugs, he is 'clean'. Mike becomes Rita's constant companion as the drug hijackers are hunted, while more and more bodies continue to turn up. (imdb)
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The Josephine Baker Story (1991) - TV Movie
Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920's and 1930's. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. (John Sacksteder, imdb)
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Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave (Ruben Blades) signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas (Willie Colon). But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his revenge and making a shot at the title. (imdb)
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A San Francisco spoken word artist returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father, only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he left behind.
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This movie places some top thiefs, looking to steal money from a bank. The All-Star cast has many blunders on the way. Meanwhile a member of their group is missing and two cops chase after him. (imdb)
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Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.
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A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge. (imdb)
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A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.
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The Maldonado Miracle (2003) - TV Movie
A small California town attracts an influx of religious devotees and the world's media attention when a statue of Jesus in the local church appears to shed tears of blood. However, the parish priest doubts it is a genuine miracle and sets about finding a rational explanation.
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Fear the Walking Dead (2015) - TV Series
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in 'The Walking Dead'? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question. (imdb)
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Follows the life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no mas' (no more). (imdb)
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A young boy loses his parents in an accident and his uncle leaves him for ten years in the care of his Hispanic rancher. (imdb)
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Latin American icon Ruben Blades was at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970's. His socially charged lyrics and explosive rhythms brought Salsa music to an international audience. Blades has won 17 Grammys, acted in Hollywood, earned a law degree from Harvard and even ran for President of his native Panama. He lives in New York, where he shares his life at home and on tour with the camera. (imdb)
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A sleazy French actor and a naive all-American guy meet bizarre characters as they motor along the U.S. and Mexico border. (imdb)
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