Rubén Blades
ActingTotal Credits
91
Acting
79
First Credit
1979
Latest Credit
2026
The X-Files
Conrad Lozano
1993
Fear the Walking Dead
Daniel Salazar
2015
Peter Knife
Songs
1984
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
2018
Invasion
Self
2014
Operation Just Cause
Music
2019
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Président Calles
2012
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
2024
Oliver & Company
Songs
1988
Hands of Stone
Carlos Eleta
2016
The Milagro Beanfield War
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
1988
Safe House
Carlos Villar
2012
Cradle Will Rock
Diego Rivera
1999
Mo' Better Blues
Petey
1990
Secuestro Express
Carla's Father
2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
2003
Predator 2
Danny Archuleta
1990
Spin
Ernesto
2003
The Devil's Own
Edwin Diaz
1997
Empire
Original Music Composer
2002
The Two Jakes
Mickey Nice
1990
The Super
Marlon
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
1991
Q & A
Original Music Composer
1990
Chinese Box
Jim
1997
Color of Night
Hector
1994
Life with Mikey
Angie's Dad (uncredited)
1993
All the Pretty Horses
Rocha
2000
Imagining Argentina
Silvio Ayala
2003
Fatal Beauty
Carl Jimenez
1987
Critical Condition
Louis
1987
Disorganized Crime
Carlos Barrios
1989
Assassination Tango
Miguel
2003
The Counselor
Jefe
2013
Homeboy
Doctor
1988
Crazy From the Heart
Ernesto Ontiveros
1991
Pedro Navaja
Author
2026
From Son to Salsa
Actor
1997
Encuentro
Actor
2002
By the Green Trail
Music
1984
Las caras lindas de Tite Curet
Self
2002
The Making of Sun City
Self
1985
Somos un solo pueblo
Self
1995
When the Mountains Tremble
Original Music Composer
1983
Salsa Lives
Ruben Blades
2025
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
2021
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Actor
1998
Stay Homas. The Band That Shouldn’t Exist
Self - Singer
2024
En mi país
Self
2004
The Return of Rubén Blades
himself
1985
Ligia Elena
Music
1983
¡Sonó, Sonó… Tite Curet!
Actor
2011
Gideon's Crossing
Dr. Max Cabranes
2000
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self
2002
One Man’s War
Perrone
1991
Latin Grammy Awards
Self
2000
The Heart of the Deal
Actor
1990
Al compás de un sentimiento: la música de Pedro Flores
Actor
1996
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Scorpion Spring
Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
1996