Rubén Blades

Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor and lawyer, born in Panama City in 1948. After his early steps with Fania and Ray Barretto, he teamed up with Willie Colón, with whom he recorded ‘Siembra’ (1978), the album featuring ‘Pedro Navaja’, and ‘Maestra vida’ (1980), two salsa works with social content. From 1983 he recorded as a solo artist and opened his music up to other territory, from English-language pop rock to ‘Tangos’ (2014). He was a candidate for the presidency of Panama in 1994 and served as Minister of Tourism between 2004 and 2009.

Rubén Blades appears in the line-ups of 3 festivals in ModoFestival's calendar.