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Rubén Blades

1948 - Today

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Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish: [ruˈβem ˈblaðes], but [- ˈbleðs] in Panama and within the family), 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rubén Blades has received more than 2,390,044 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Rubén Blades is the 350th most popular singer (up from 372nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Panama (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Panamanian Singer.

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  • 2.4M

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  • 56.54

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rubén Blades ranks 350 out of 3,528Before him are Sabah Fakhri, Loalwa Braz, Jon Anderson, Heino, Neil Sedaka, and Sinéad O'Connor. After him are Joseph Kobzon, Franzl Lang, Dave Evans, Sacha Distel, Ricky Nelson, and Anastacia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Rubén Blades ranks 125Before him are Carel Struycken, Christa McAuliffe, Vincent Schiavelli, Michael Kamen, Siim Kallas, and Hema Malini. After him are Lluís Llach, Akira Yoshino, Kate Jackson, Krešimir Ćosić, George Abela, and Alberto Manguel.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Rubén Blades ranks 7 out of 66Before him are John McCain (1936), Manuel Noriega (1934), Carlos Fuentes (1928), Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918), Omar Torrijos (1929), and Roberto Durán (1951). After him are Billy Cobham (1944), Miguel Bosé (1956), Diego de Almagro II (1520), Guillermo Endara (1936), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), and Ricardo Martinelli (1952).

Among SINGERS In Panama

Among singers born in Panama, Rubén Blades ranks 1After him are Miguel Bosé (1956).

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