Movies by Rubén Blades
As part of the cast:
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Safe House (2012)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga …
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
When men bent on eliminating dangerous criminal Tobin Frost attack the safe house where the CIA has squirreled him away, young operative Matt Weston must find a way to get Frost out alive and…
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For Greater Glory (2012)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno …
Directed by: Dean Wright
In Mexico in the late 1920s, President Calles institutes a vicious ban on Catholicism that results in many deaths and prompts retired general Gorostieta to join the motley militia groups…
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Reggaeton (2011)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Johhny Pacheco, Willie Colon …
Directed by: Mariella Sosa
Featuring interviews with salsa icons and popular reggaeton artists, this musical documentary highlights the similarities between the two genres and explores their roots in the rhythmic…
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Spoken Word (2009)
Cast: Kuno Becker, Miguel Sandoval, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Victor Nunez
Drawn back home by his dying father (Ruben Blades), spoken word superstar Cruz (Kuno Becker) falls back into his old habits of all-night partying and drug abuse. As his life spins out of…
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Musica Mundial (2006)
Cast: Julio Iglesias, Plácido Domingo, Rubén Blades …
Julio Iglesias, Placido Domingo and the Gipsy Kings are just a few of the featured artists on this collection of videos showcasing the best in Latin world music. Tracks include "Sonadores"…
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Secuestro Express (2005)
Cast: Mía Maestro, Rubén Blades, Carlos Julio Molina …
Directed by: Jonathan Jakubowicz
After a night of dancing, Carla and Martin are swept away by a trio of kidnappers in search of a hefty ransom from Carla's wealthy father. Imprisoned, the couple undergoes a terrifying…
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Original Salsa Kings: Vol. 1 (2005)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Cortijo Y Su Combo, Fania All Stars …
With its infectious beats and swinging moves, salsa has migrated from its Latin countries of origin to become one of the most popular dance forms in the world. Perfect for livening up a party…
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Original Salsa Kings: Vol. 2 (2005)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Hector Tricoche …
Infectious beats and swinging moves make salsa an irresistible dance, and even though some find it tough to master, the salsa dance craze has invaded the world. Perfect for livening up a…
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Hector Lavoe: Karaoke (2005)
Cast: Hector Lavoe, Rubén Blades, Willie Colon …
Thanks to this karaoke compilation of Puerto Rican singer Héctor Lavoe's most memorable songs, you and your friends can step up to the mike to channel "salsa's bad boy." Tracks…
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Ruben Blades: Karaoke (2005)
Cast: Rubén Blades
Turn an ordinary party into a fiesta with this spicy 12-song karaoke collection, which features some of the greatest hits by Panamanian salsa singer (and actor) Rubén Blades. Assembled…
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Spin (2004)
Cast: Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany …
Directed by: James Redford
In director James Redford's drama, Eddie Haley (Ryan Merriman) grows into a troubled teen after his parents die and his emotionally distant Uncle Frank (Stanley Tucci) leaves him with…
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In the final chapter of director Robert Rodriguez's outlaw trilogy, the CIA recruits traveling vigilante El Mariachi to take down a corrupt general allied with a powerful drug lord --…
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The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Mare Winningham, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Salma Hayek
The Mexican town of San Ramos has a dwindling population and dwindling hope. The situation's so bad that even the local priest, Father Russell (Peter Fonda), is looking to escape. But…
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Imagining Argentina (2003)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Christopher Hampton
Buenos Aires in the 1970s was a hotbed of dictatorial political unrest marked by a rash of disappearances (read: abductions and murders). Theatre director Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) and…
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Empire (2002)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards …
Directed by: Franc. Reyes
Gangster Victor Rosas (John Leguizamo) is determined to escape his criminal past and free himself of the trappings of easy money on the violent South Bronx streets. Hoping to make a…
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Assassination Tango (2002)
Cast: Robert Duvall, Luciana Pedraza, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Robert Duvall
Enticed by a tidy sum, a veteran hit man interrupts his domestic life to travel to Argentina to ice a brutal retired general. As the assassin waits for the right moment to take out his…
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood (2002)
Cast: Wanda De Jesus, Rubén Blades, John Leguizamo …
Directed by: Nancy De Los Santos, Alberto Domínguez, Susan Racho …
The cinematic careers of Latino stars are celebrated in this progressive retrospective that deftly chronicles their many contributions. Movie clips and special interviews are used to narrate…
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All the Pretty Horses (2000)
Cast: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penélope Cruz …
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
With dreams of steady ranch work and a better life, John (Matt Damon) and Lacey (Henry Thomas) travel on horseback across the Rio Grande into Mexico, where they stumble upon a loose-cannon…
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Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack …
Directed by: Tim Robbins
In the 1930s, as labor strikes erupt across the country, New York City launches a dramatic cultural revolution of its own. Orson Welles (Angus Macfadyen) stages the controversial titular play…
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The Devil's Own (1997)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin …
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Determined to avenge his father's death at the hands of British soldiers, Irish Republican Army terrorist Frankie McGuire sails to America to buy weapons from an underground arms dealer.…
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Chinese Box (1997)
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Li Gong, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Amid the final, frenzied days before the British handover of Hong Kong to communist China, circumstances keep a foreign photojournalist (Jeremy Irons) apart from the woman he loves (Gong Li).…
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Roots of Rhythm (1997)
Cast: Harry Belafonte, Gloria Estefan, Dizzy Gillespie …
Directed by: Eugene Roscow, Howard B. Dratch
Harry Belafonte hosts this three-part documentary tracing the history of Latin music from its African and Spanish roots to its Caribbean and Cuban flowering and its continuing popularity in…
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Scorpion Spring (1996)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Alfred Molina, Kevin Tighe …
Directed by: Brian Cox
When unsuspecting friends Denis Brabant (Alfred Molina) and Zac Cross (Patrick McGaw) offer a ride to a hitchhiker (Esai Morales) with a beautiful companion, they never predict their road…
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Color of Night (1994)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Richard Rush
Bruce Willis stars as a troubled psychiatrist who quits after a patient commits suicide. But when a colleague is murdered, he gets drawn into a web of intrigue -- and into the arms of a…
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A Million to Juan (1994)
Cast: Paul Rodriguez, Polly Draper, Pepe Serna …
Directed by: Paul Rodriguez
In this rags-to-riches story, down-and-out Juan Lopez (Paul Rodriguez) is deported from East Los Angeles back to Mexico. To earn enough money to support his son (Jonathan Hernandez), the…
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The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Cast: Lynn Whitfield, Craig T. Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr. …
Directed by: Brian Gibson
Before Madonna, even before Marilyn, there was Josephine Baker (Lynn Whitfield), an African-American entertainer who rose from the crumbs of St. Louis society to become the toast of Paris…
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The Super (1991)
Cast: Joe Pesci, Vincent Gardenia, Madolyn Smith Osborne …
Directed by: Rod Daniel
Louie (Joe Pesci) is an unrepentant New York slum landlord who's given four months to repair one of his crumbling apartment blocks. But Louie's big problem is that he must live in…
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The Two Jakes (1990)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly …
Directed by: Jack Nicholson
World War II is over, and an older, wiser Jake Gittes still works divorce cases in this sequel to Chinatown. Developer Jake Berman asks Gittes to get proof that Berman's wife is cheating…
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Predator 2 (1990)
Cast: Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Ten years after a band of mercenaries first battled a vicious alien, the invisible creature from another world has returned to Earth -- and this time, it's drawn to the gang-ruled and…
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One Man's War (1990)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Anthony Hopkins, Norma Aleandro …
Directed by: Sergio Toledo
In Paraguay in 1976, during the brutal rule of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, Dr. Joel Filartiga (Anthony Hopkins) provides free medical care to poor farmers and their families. But after his son…
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Disorganized Crime (1989)
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Fred Gwynne, Corbin Bernsen …
Directed by: Jim Kouf
In this crime caper, a gang of professional crooks has everything it takes to rob a bank -- except their boss, a car and an actual plan. The only things working in their favor are a cop and…
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The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Based on John Nichol's book set in a tiny New Mexican town, Robert Redford's comedy-drama pits the little guys against big development. When a local resort owner wants to expand,…
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Beats of the Heart: Salsa: Latin Pop Music in the Cities (1988)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Celia Cruz, Felipe Luciano …
Infused with the sounds of infectious salsa music, this lively documentary examines the roots of the sensual Latin dance that was born in the 1960s and has continued to influence the beats…
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Fatal Beauty (1987)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Tom Holland
When a lethal form of cocaine known as Fatal Beauty ends up on the streets, narcotics cop Rita Rizzoli -- who uses ridiculous disguises when she's not resorting to deadly force -- teams…
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Critical Condition (1987)
Cast: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Michael Apted
After faking insanity to avoid prison, convicted criminal Eddie Lenahan tries to escape from the hospital psych ward by disguising himself as a doctor during a blackout -- but he soon finds…
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Crossover Dreams (1985)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Shawn Elliott, Tom Signorelli …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Panamanian musician Ruben Blades stars as Rudy Veloz, an up-and-coming salsa singer who has dreams of hitting the big time as a mainstream crossover sensation. When he lands a record…