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Panamanian musician (born 1948)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blades and the second or maternal family name is Bellido de Luna.

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948),^[1] known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish:[ruˈβemˈblaðes], but[-ˈbleðs]in Panama and within the family),^[2] is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres.

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".

Blades has written dozens of hit songs, including "Pedro Navaja" and "El Cantante" (which became Héctor Lavoe's signature song). He has won twelve Grammy Awards^[3] out of 20 nominations and