Sports
Ruben Blades--salsa star, Hollywood actor and Panamanian presidential candidate--is walking along the cracked red-brick streets of San Felipe, the ramshackle barrio in Panama City’s old quarter where he grew up.
April 24, 1994
Music
Ruben Blades--singer, actor, politician, lawyer, poet--stands on the top deck of a high-speed catamaran in his jeans, black sneakers, black suit jacket, black hat and sunglasses, talking.
Sept. 8, 1999
At a glance, it might appear that Ruben Blades has the best of all worlds.
May 11, 1986
Ruben Blades may have lost his bid for the presidency of Panama last spring, but he’s not in mourning.
Jan. 23, 1995
World & Nation
Four years and three months after U.S. troops invaded Panama and captured Gen.
March 22, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
Although he told Nuestro Tiempo that he is not in the running, Ruben Blades was the preferred choice in a 1994 presidential preference poll of 1,200 Panama voters.
April 29, 1993
Television
“Predator II” Director Apologizes: “Good Morning America” host Joan Lunden received an apology from “Predator II” movie director Stephen Hopkins for interrupting a live interview with actor-musician Ruben Blades.
April 2, 1990
Candidate Blades: Singer Ruben Blades spent last week planning his campaign for the presidency of Panama, the Dallas Morning News reported Sunday.
Dec. 30, 1991
Ruben Blades, a popular salsa star and actor, confirmed his intention to run for Panama’s presidency in next May’s elections.
Oct. 8, 1993
Movies
L istings and commentary for Week 2 of the American Film Institute Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs through March 26: FRIDAY “The Return of Ruben Blades” (U.S.A., 1986, Barnsdall Gallery Theater, 8:30 p.m.).
March 15, 1987