Rubén Blades
Wins
12
Nominations
22
Category
Biography
"I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance."
- Born Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna on July 15, 1948, in Panama City, Panama
- In the early 1970s, singer/songwriter Rubén Blades began collaborating with Latin bandleader Willie Colon. In 1978 Colon convinced Blades to allow a song Blades had written, "El Cantante," to be recorded by singer Hector Lavoe. The song became Blades' first hit as a songwriter. That same year Blades and Colon released Siembra, which became a top-selling salsa album.
- Blades won his first GRAMMY in at the 29th GRAMMY Awards for Best Tropical Latin Performance for "Escenas."
- Did you know? In 2004 Blades took a break from his musical pursuits to serve as Panama's minister of tourism.
- Blades and Colon's album Siembra was inducted into the Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2007.
- Blades has served on the advisory council for the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, an organization dedicated to increasing access for Hispanic artists and professionals and fostering the emergence of new Hispanic talent.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Fotografías
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)
Rubén Blades, Oscar Marin, Roberto Delgado, Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, Alex "Sandy" Quirós
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Best Latin Pop Album Winner
Pasieros
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado, Ignacio Molino, Lourenço Baeta, Mauricio Maestro, Zé Renato, David Tygel, Boca Livre, David Brinkworth, Carlos Fuchs
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Salswing!
Rubén Blades, Oscar Marin, Roberto Delgado
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Best Latin Jazz Album
Una Noche Con Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades, Wynton Marsalis, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Salsa Big Band
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado, Pablo Governatori, Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, Ignacio Molino
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Son De Panamá
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado, Pablo Governatori, Ignacio "Nacho" Molina
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Best Latin Pop Album Winner
Tangos
Rubén Blades, Carlos Franzetti, Chris Sulit
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Best Salsa/Merengue Album Winner
Across 110th Street
Rubén Blades, Phil Nicolo, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar Hernandez, Dave Kowalski, Aaron Luis Levinson
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Traditional World Music Album Winner
Mundo
Rubén Blades, Walter Flores, Edín Solís, Oscar Marin
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Best Latin Pop Album Winner
Tiempos
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
La Rosa De Los Vientos
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Tras La Tormenta (Album)
Rubén Blades, Willie Colon
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Amor Y Control (Album)
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Caminando (Album)
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Antecedente
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Agua De Luna (Moon Water) (Album)
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Escenas
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Mucho Mejor (Album)
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Buscando America (Album)
Rubén Blades
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Best Tropical Latin Album
El Que La Hace La Paga (Album)
Rubén Blades
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Best Latin Recording
Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburidos (Album)
Rubén Blades, Willie Colon
