Rubén Blades

All Movies of Rubén Blades

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  Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
  Latin American icon Ruben Blades was at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970's. His socially charged lyrics and explosive rhythms brought Salsa music to an international audience. Blades has won 17 Grammys, acte...
   2018

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  5.9
  Hands of Stone
  Follows the life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing wo...
   2016

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  7.3
  Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series)
  A family struggle for survival during a zombie apocalypse in this AMC's spinoff that depicts the early days of the outbreak that eventually leads to 'The Walking Dead.'
  Character:  Daniel Salazar 43 episodes, 2015-2019

   2015

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  Invasión
  INVASION is a documentary about the collective memory of a country. The invasion of Panama by the U.S in 1989 serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order re-define their id...
   2014

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  4.7
  The Counselor
  A respected lawyer, the Counselor (Michael Fassbender), finds himself in way over his head when he agrees to a one-time dalliance into the dark world of drug trafficking in order to get his hands on quick cash so he can marry his ...
  Character: Jefe

   2013

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  5.7
  Safe House
  Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), one of the CIA’s most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house he’s being held in is attacked by brutal...
  Character: Carlos Villar

   2012

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  6.4
  For Greater Glory
  A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
  Character: President Calles

   2012

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  7.2
  Talking Dead (TV Series)
  A talk show about The Walking Dead (2010) and Fear the Walking Dead (2015).
  Character:  Self / ... 10 episodes, 2015-2017

   2011

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  5.5
  Secuestro Express
  The current wave of kidnappings in Latin America inspired this tense suspense drama. Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) and Carla (Mía Maestro) are a wealthy young couple who, after a night of club hopping, head back to their car to go ho...
  Character: Padre de Carla

   2005

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  6.3
  Imagining Argentina
  Carlos Rueda is the director of a children's theatre in Buenos Aires, a city haunted by the ongoing disappearance of individuals who dare to take a stand against the dictatorship government. He returns one day to find his home emp...
  Character: Silvio Ayala

   2003

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  6.1
  Once Upon a Time in Mexico
  The film is based on the story of a drug lord Barrillo, who pretends to overthrow the Mexican president. Within the drama, another of the principal persons is a corrupt CIA agent Sands who at that time, demands retribution from hi...
  Character: Jorge FBI

   2003

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  5.5
  Assassination Tango
  John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela, a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina'...
   2002

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  4.5
  Empire
  Victor Rosa runs a successful "street pharmaceutical" business that peddles a high-in-demand heroin mix, which he has named "Empire". His beautiful fiancee, Carmen, a Baruch College student, befriends a classmate who has an invest...
   2002

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  Gideon's Crossing (TV Series)
  TV Series (2000-2001). 1 season. 20 episodes. Medical drama starring Andre Braugher. The series was loosely based on the experience of real-life physician Jerome Groopman and his book The Measure of Our Days.
  Character:  Dr. Max Cabranes 20 episodes, 2000-2001

   2000

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  5.4
  All the Pretty Horses
  This story tells the tale of a young Texan named John Grady Cole (Damon) who ventures across the border into 1940s Mexico after his mother sells the ranch where he grew up. Along with his friend Lacey Rawlins (Thomas), they pick u...
   2000

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  6.7
  Cradle Will Rock
  "Based on a (mostly) true story," according to the opening titles, Tim Robbins's dazzling dramatization of one of the great stories in American theater indeed takes a few liberties with history. Ostensibly the story of t...
  Character: Diego Rivera

   1999

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  6.1
  The Devil's Own
  Alan J. Pakula's last film, is a character-driven thriller that confronts suspense and gritty realism head-on. Harrison Ford plays Tom O'Meara, an Irish-American cop in New York who opens his home and family to Francis "Frank...
  Character: Edwin Diaz (as Ruben Blades)

   1997

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  6.6
  Chinese Box
  New Year's Eve 1996. John (Jeremy Iron) is an English journalist moving among the Chinese business elite and British officials at expensive nightclubs. However, the politics of transition are seen through the prism of his personal...
  Character: Jim

   1997

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  5.2
  Color of Night
  A New York psychologist goes to California to get over a patient's suicide, only to have an L.A. colleague murdered. While conducting his own investigation into the killing he crosses paths with a gorgeous young woman and finds hi...
  Character: Martinez (as Ruben Blades)

   1994

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  6.0
  Crazy from the Heart (TV)
  A straightlaced high school principal, Charlotte (Christine Lahti), living in a small Texas town feels her life is passing her by.
   1991

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  7.1
  The Josephine Baker Story (TV)
  Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920's and 1930's. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move t...
  Character: Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

   1991

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  5.5
  The Super
  Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is a New York slum landlord who is given 120 days to repair one of his apartment blocks. The problem for Louie is that he must live in the rundown block until the repairs are complete. Louie's father is t...
  Character: Marlon (as Ruben Blades)

   1991

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  6.3
  Predator 2
  This special effects-heavy science fiction sequel moves the action from the first film's Amazon forest to the urban jungle of L.A. Danny Glover stars as Lt. Mike Harrigan, an LAPD detective baffled by his latest case, the ritualis...
   1990

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  5.8
  The Two Jakes
  The sequel to Chinatown finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.
  Character: Mickey Nice

   1990

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  6.6
  Mo' Better Blues
  Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story...
   1990

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  4.7
  The Lemon Sisters (TV)
  Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980's Atlantic City performing the songs of the 60's girl groups in this self-indulgent comedy.
   1989

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  Disorganized Crime
  This movie places some top thiefs, looking to steal money from a bank. The All-Star cast has many blunders on the way. Meanwhile a member of their group is missing and two cops chase after him.
   1989

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  6.6
  The Milagro Beanfield War
  In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual d...
  Character: Sheriff Bernabe Montoya

   1988

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  4.7
  Critical Condition
  When a small-time businessman (Richard Pryor) needs a loan, he goes to a loan shark and ends up in jail on false pretenses. After feigning madness to get out, he is tossed into the mental ward of a hospital.
  Character: Louis

   1987

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  Crossover Dreams
  Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.
   1985