Multitalented Ruben Blades appeared in the 1987 movie The Milagro Beanfield War.
Blades has acted in numerous movies, including the 1985 hit Crossover Dreams and director Spike Lee’s 1990 release Mo’ Better Blues.
Blades is also a best-selling recording artist who won a Grammy Award for his album Ensetios, and ran for Panamian president in 1994.