Blades, Rubén

LC control no.	n 83217214
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML420.B634 Biography
Personal name heading	Blades, Rubén *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Blades Bellido de Luna, Rubén Bellido de Luna, Rubén Blades De Luna, Rubén Blades Bellido Luna, Rubén Blades Bellido de
Birth date	1948-07-16
Place of birth	Panama (Panama)
Affiliation	Fania All Stars Harvard University
Profession or occupation	Actors Composers Salsa musicians Singers
Found in	Data from Great Plains National Instructional Television Library for Checking it out. 118 [VR] 1983 (a.e.) (Ruben Blades; musician) Marton, B.A. Rubén Blades, c1992: CIP t.p. (Rubén Blades) data sheet (Panamanian lawyer and entertainer--singer, songwriter, and actor) The New Grove dictionary of American music (Blades, Rubén (b. Panamá, Panama, 16 July 48). Popular singer and songwriter) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed December 17, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Blades, Rubén; Panamanian singer, songwriter, and actor who played a key role in the rise of salsa music; born 16 July 1948 in Panama City, Panama; completed a degree in law in Panama (1974); received a Master of Law degree from Harvard University; gained recognition while singing with Willie Colón and the Fania All-Stars (1976-1981),first American recording, De Panama a Nuevo York (1970); ran unsuccessfully for president of Panama (1994); made Broadway debut in Paul Simon's musical The Capeman (1998); appeared in Hollywood films, last released album Mundo (2002)) Grammy Awards website, July 1, 2024: (Rubén Blades; Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna; born July 15, 1948 in Panama City, Panama) <https://www.grammy.com/artists/ruben-blades/904> Author's website, July 1, 2024: (Rubén Blades; born July 15, 1948 in Panama) <https://www.rubenblades.com/biography>
Associated language	eng spa