Awards & Winners

Rubén Blades

Date of Birth 16-July-1948
Place of Birth Panama City
(Panama, Panamá Province, Panamá District)
Nationality Panama
Also know as Rub En Blades, Ruben Blades, Ruben Blades Bellido de Luna, Rueben Blades, Reuben Blades
Profession Singer, Actor, Musician, Songwriter, Film Score Composer, Politician
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna, professionally known as Rubén Blades, is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician, and activist, 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 politically inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' 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, inspired by "Mack the Knife." He also composed and sings what many Panamanians consider their second national anthem. The song is titled "Patria". He is an icon in Panama and is much admired throughout Latin America and Spain, 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 Licenciado en Derecho law degree from the University of Panama and an LL.M in International Law from Harvard University. He is married to singer Luba Mason.

Awards by Rubén Blades

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rubén Blades.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year Tangos
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album Tangos

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor - Supporting Role Cristiada
Favorite Movie Actor - Supporting Role
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album Eba Say Ajá

2011


Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
Honored for : Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2

2010


Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Honored for : Cantares del Subdesarrollo

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year Las Calles
Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album Cantares del Subdesarrollo

2009


Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video
Honored for : La Perla

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video La Perla

2004


Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album
Honored for : Across 110th Street
(Artists, Producer, Engineers/Mixers)

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In A Children/Youth/Family Special The Maldonado Miracle
Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album Across 110th Street

2003


Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Honored for : Mundo

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year Mundo
Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album Mundo

2002


Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
Honored for : Mundo

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album Mundo

2001


ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a New Television Series
Honored for : Gideon's Crossing
(ABC)

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a New Television Series Gideon's Crossing
ABC

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year Tiempos

1999


Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
Honored for : Tiempos
(Best Latin Pop Performance)

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album Tiempos

1996


Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Honored for : La Rosa de Los Vientos

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album La rosa de los vientos

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Tras la Tormenta

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Crazy from the Heart
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Amor y control

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie The Josephine Baker Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Caminando

1988


Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Honored for : Antecedente
(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Antecedente

1986


Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Honored for : Escenas

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Crossover Dreams
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Escenas