Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades is a Panamanian actor who portrays Daniel Salazar in AMC's Fear The Walking Dead.

Biography

Rubén Blades was born in Panama City, Panama, the son of Cuban musician and actress Anoland Díaz, and Colombian Rubén Darío Blades, Sr., a gifted athlete, percussionist and later a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in Washington, D.C.

Before pursuing an acting career, he was a vocalist in Los Salvajes del Ritmo and also a songwriter and guest singer with a professional Latin music conjunto, Bush y sus Magníficos.

Other Works

Safe House
Predator 2
The Devil's Own
Gideon's Crossing
Color of Night
The Two Jakes
Cradle Will Rock
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Hands of Stone
The Milagro Beanfield War

Trivia

He ran for President of Panama as founder and head of the Papa Egoro party in 1994. He came in third behind the two leading Panamanian parties. However, he won a respectable 18% of the vote. His party gained enough seats in the Panamanian Legislature to ensure its continuance and a place in national politics, until it was dissolved in 1999.
He won his first Grammy for the album, "Encenas", and has won 4 more in Latin categories, a Latin Grammy, and one in World Music for the album "Mundo".
He was Minister of Tourism in Panama from 2004 until 2009.
In Predator 2 (1990), he played a character with the last name Archuleta who is killed and in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), his character avenges the death of a partner with the last name Archuleta.

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Fear The Walking Dead Cast
Main Cast	Alexa Nisenson (5-6) • Alycia Debnam-Carey (1-6) • Austin Amelio (5-6) • Cliff Curtis (1-3) • Colman Domingo (2-6) • Danay Garcia (3-6) • Daniel Sharman (3) • Dayton Callie (3) • Elizabeth Rodriguez (1) • Frank Dillane (1-4) • Garret Dillahunt (4-6) • Kim Dickens (1-4) • Jenna Elfman (4-6) • Karen David (5-6) • Lennie James (4-6) • Lisandra Tena (3) • Lorenzo Henrie (1-2) • Maggie Grace (4-6) • Mercedes Mason (1-3) • Michelle Ang (2) • Rubén Blades (1-3, 5-6) • Sam Underwood (3)
Also Starring	Aaron Stanford (4) • Alejandro Edda (2) • Alexa Nisenson (4) • Andres Londono (2) • Andrew Lincoln (4) • Aria Lyric Leabu (2) • Arturo Del Puerto (2) • Ashley Zukerman (2) • Bailey Gavulic (5-6) • Brendan Meyer (2) • Brenda Strong (2-3) • Catherine Dent (2) • Clint James (4) • Colby Hollman (5-6) • Colby Minifie (5-6) • Colman Domingo (1) • Cooper Dodson (5-6) • Danay Garcia (2) • Dan Donohue (2) • Daniel Zovatto (2) • Daryl Mitchell (4-6) • David Grant Wright (2) • David Warshofsky (2) • Dayton Callie (2) • Dougray Scott (2) • Edwina Findley (3) • Elizabeth Rodriguez (2) • Emma Caulfield (3) • Ethan Suess (5-6) • Evan Gamble (4) • Holly Curran (5-6) • Israel Broussard (2) • Jake Austin Walker (2) • James Le Gros (3) • Jamie McShane (1) • Jason Manuel Olazabal (3) • Jeremiah Clayton (2) • Jesse Borrego (3) • Jesse McCartney (2) • Joe Massingill (5) • Jorge-Luis Pallo (2) • Justin Rain (3) • Kalani Queypo (3) • Karen Bethzabe (2-3) • Keith Powers (1) • Kelly Blatz (2) • Kenny Wormald (2) • Kevin Zegers (4) • Leon Thomas III (1) • Lexi Johnson (2) • Linda Gehringer (3) • Lindsay Pulsipher (3) • Lincoln A. Castellanos (1) • Lynn Chen (1) • Maestro Harrell (1) • Mark Kelly (2) • Marlene Forté (2) • Matt Frewer (5) • Maverick Clayton (2) • Melissa McBride (4) • Michael Greyeyes (3) • Michael William Freeman (3) • Miguel Pérez (3) • Mo Collins (4-6) • Noel Fisher (3) • Patricia Reyes Spíndola (1-2) • Paul Calderon (2) • Peter Jacobson (5-6) • Rae Gray (3) • Ramses Jimenez (2-3) • Raul Casso (2) • Ray McKinnon (3) • Rhoda Griffis (4) • Ricardo Chacon (3) • Ross McCall (3) • Rubén Blades (3) • Ruben Carbajal (2) • Sandrine Holt (1) • Schuyler Fisk (2) • Scott Lawrence (1) • Sebastian Sozzi (4) • Shawn Hatosy (1) • Stephen Henderson (4) • Sydney Lemmon (5) • Tom Payne (4) • Tonya Pinkins (4) • Veronica Diaz-Carranza (2)
Co-Stars	Adolfo Madera (2) • Alex Aschinger (3) • Alex Perazza (2) • Alexa Nisenson (4) • Alfonso Jarquin (2) • Alfredo Herrera (2) • Alison Araya (1) • Allen Robinson (5) • Alondra Benitez (3) • Amanda Flores (2) • Andrea Savo (1) • Andrew Patrick Ralston (1) • Angelyna Martinez (1) • Anthony Nanakornpanom (3) • Aquiles Medellín (2) • Ariadnali de la Peña Zepeda (3) • Artine Brown (1) • B. J. Clinkscales (1) • Beau Smith (5-6) • Blanca Hernàndez (2) • Bobby Naderi (1) • Brennan Keel Cook (3) • Brian Duffy (3) • Cairo Bermúdez (2) • Cal Bartlett (3) • Candy Esmeralda Raya Madera (3) • Carlos Alberto Escamilla Molina (3) • Carlos E. Campos (1) • Carlos Segura (2) • Cesar Garcia Cadena (3) • Charles Harrelson (4) • Charlie Bodin (5) • Chris Furci (1) • Christel Klitbo (3) • Christian Tessier (1) • Christopher Pearce (1) • Cici Lau (1) • Claire Torrance (1) • Cole Whitaker (5-6) • Cory Hart (5) • Craig Moore (5) • Cristobal Dearie (3) • Cuauhtli Jiménez (2) • Cynthia Rose Hall (1) • Dana Dorel (3) • Daniel Moncada (3) • Darcy Laurie (1) • David Arturo Cabezud Fernandez (3) • David Fernandez Jr. (2) • David Lee Hess (5) • Denitza García (2) • Diana Lein (2) • Dominic Bogart (3) • Donald Agnelli (1) • Eddie Diaz (3) • Edgar Wuotto (2) • Eileen Grubba (3) • Emmanuel Vega (2) • Emy Aneke (1) • Ericka Kreutz (3) • Erik Mathew (5) • Ese Atawo (1) • Eva Luz Corpus Guajardo (3) • Faustino Bojorquez Arellano (3) • Fernando Rojasbarr (2) • Floyd Foster Jr. (1) • Francisco Estrada (2) • Gabriela Zimmerman (1) • Gary Kraus (2) • Gavrielle Harris (1) • Graham Sibley (3) • Gustavo Pastrana (2) • Hal Havins (3) • Heather Wynters (3) • Hector Antonio Guerrero Alcantar (3) • Heidi García (2) • Howie Lai (1) • Hugo Armstrong (3) • Ila Marie Alvarez Kamena (3) • Itza Sodi (3) • J. LaRose (3) • Jack Donner (1) • Jackson Beals (4) • Jackson Robert Scott (3) • Jake B. Miller (3) • James Logan (2) • Jared Abrahamson (1) • Jaren Moore (1) • Jason Liebrecht (4) • Jenny Schmidt (3) • Jim Lau (1) • John Eric Bentley (4) • John Schaffer (3) • John Stewart (1) • Jonathan Goldstein (2) • José Sefami (2) • Josh Clark (3) • Jorge Bustamante (2) • Josh Wingate (2) • Julio Pedrero (2) • Julio Umana (2) • Justin Deeley (3) • Kassandra Iribe (2) • Katia López (2) • Kenneth Wayne Bradley (4) • Kevan Ohtsji (1) • Keyko Duran (3) • Khaira Ledeyo (1) • Kinsey McLean (3) • Lak Rana (1) • Lexi Johnson (1) • Luis Javier (1) • Luke Spencer Roberts (3) • Lyn Alicia Henderson (2) • María Antonieta Zapien Romero (2) • Maru Alfaro (3) • Matt Lasky (3) • Matthew James (4) • Marcia Moulton (1) • Mark Meir (5) • Marshall Fox (3) • Maxwell Yip (1) • Megan Danso (1) • Micah Fitzgerald (1) • Mikala Gibson (5) • Mike Davis (5) • Moisses Arath Leyva (2) • Monique Straw (5) • Nasir Villanueva (4) • Nathan Sutton (3) • Noah Beggs (1) • Omar Paul Yñigo Meza (3) • Panou (1) • Pedro Rodman (3) • Peggy Schott (5-6) • Philip Fallon (3) • Phoenix O'Reilly (1) • Rachel Mary Dudley (4) • Ramón Medína (2) • Regen Wilson (2) • Renato Marin Alcalde (2) • Renee Venencie (3) • Rey Borge (1) • Ricardo Elihu Alanis Gonzales (3) • Ricardo Moreno Villa (3) • Richard Jackson (5) • Rob Mello (4) • Rocky McMurray (3) • Rodrigo del Villar Casas (3) • Sarah Benoit (3) • Sarah McCreanor (2) • Sebastián Cano (2) • Shane Dean (1) • Sharon Ferguson (1) • Soleil Patterson (4) • Steven Allerick (1) • Stormy Ent (1) • Tammie Baird (4) • Tammy Nera (1) • Te San Kang (3) • Teya Patt (3) • Timothy Docherty Naranjo (3) • Toby Levins (1) • Tommy G. Kendrick (4) • Tony Marin (1) • Travis Johns (3) • Tyler Sanders (3) • Victor Escalante (2) • William Stewart (1) • Worth Howe (3) • Yeray Albelda (3)