List of the best Ruben Blades movies: Crossover Dreams(1985), Spoken Word(2009), The Last Fight(1983), Bad 25(2012), Disorganized Crime(1989), Predator 2(1990), Imagining Argentina(2003), Spin(2003), Chinese Box(1997), Scorpion Spring(1995), Safe House(2012), The Lemon Sisters(1989) ... ...
Musical
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Rudy Veloz
Ruben Blades Shawn Elliot Tom Signorelli Elizabeth Peña Virgilio Marti Frank Robles Joel Diamond Amanda Barber
musician latino girlfriend record producer friend manager emotional spirited gritty spanish harlem new york city nightclub stage household recording studio fame ambition performance music industry betrayal
Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.
Drama
USA
2009
116 Minutes
Kuno Becker Ruben Blades Miguel Sandoval Persia White Antonio Elias Monique Gabriela Curnen Rashaan Nall Jernard Burks Maurice Compte Castulo Guerra Johnnie Hector
A San Francisco spoken word artist returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father, only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he left behind.
Action
USA
1983
86 Minutes
Andy `'Kid'` Clave
Willie Colón Ruben Blades Fred Williamson Joe Spinell Darlanne Fluegel Don King Sal Carollo Nick Corello Tony Sirico Nereida Mercado Izzy Sanabria
boxer promoter girlfriend thug gangster private detective rousing suspenseful dark boxing ring new york city times square street police station murder crime investigation debt boxing gambling
Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave (Ruben Blades) signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas (Willie Colon). But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
USA
2012
130 Minutes
Glen Ballard Justin Bieber Ruben Blades Chris Brown Mariah Carey Sheryl Crow
A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad.
Comedy
USA
1989
101 Minutes
Carlos Barrios
Hoyt Axton Corbin Bernsen Ruben Blades Fred Gwynne Ed O'Neill Lou Diamond Phillips Daniel Roebuck William Russ
Career criminal Frank plans a bank heist and sends for his buddies to help pull the job. Before his buddies arrive, he's caught, forcing his cohorts to pull the job alone. Frank soon escapes, setting off a search by the bumbling cops.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
1990
109 Minutes
Danny Archuleta
Danny Glover Gary Busey Ruben Blades Maria Conchita Alonso Bill Paxton Kevin Peter Hall Robert Davi Adam Baldwin Kent McCord Morton Downey Jr. Calvin Lockhart
special agent police detective predator alien drug lord gang member gory suspenseful cool raw tense frightening los angeles roof police station cemetery warehouse penthouse murder case unlikely allies
The Predator returns to Earth, this time to stake a claim on the war-torn streets of a dystopian Los Angeles.
Drama
Spain|UK|USA
2003
107 Minutes
Silvio Ayala
Antonio Banderas Emma Thompson Ruben Blades Maria Canals-Barrera Leticia Dolera Kuno Becker John Wood Claire Bloom
journalist daughter husband police officer government agent actress brutal dark disheartening argentina theater farm church abduction clairvoyance police state torture search escape rescue
A man has the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.
Drama
2003
106 Minutes
Ernesto Bejarano
Ryan Merriman Stanley Tucci Paula Garcés Ruben Blades Dana Delany Max Madore Marissa Baca Danny O'Haco Miguel Ortega Rich Montague Heather Rose
Raised by his family's gardener, an orphaned teen (Ryan Merriman) falls for a beautiful girl (Paula Garcés) who has an abusive father.
Drama
France|Japan|USA
1997
100 Minutes
Jim
Jeremy Irons Gong Li Maggie Cheung Michael Hui Ruben Blades Jared Harris
journalist hostess vendor businessman photojournalist fiancée brooding intricate somber hong kong party market brothel china love triangle leukemia colonialism sex video camera love
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
92 Minutes
Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa
Alfred Molina Patrick McGaw Esai Morales Angel Aviles Ruben Blades Kevin Tighe Richard Edson Matthew McConaughey
A sleazy French actor and a naive all-American guy meet bizarre characters as they motor along the U.S. and Mexico border.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
South Africa|USA|Japan
2012
115 Minutes
Carlos Villar
Denzel Washington Ryan Reynolds Vera Farmiga Brendan Gleeson Sam Shepard Ruben Blades Nora Arnezeder Robert Patrick Liam Cunningham Joel Kinnaman Fares Fares
cia agent rogue agent boss mercenary british intelligence agent girlfriend thrilling suspenseful tense intense cape town, south africa safe house pentagon embassy shantytown cape town espionage car chase betrayal on the run
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Romance
USA
1989
89 Minutes
C.W
Diane Keaton Carol Kane Kathryn Grody Elliott Gould Aidan Quinn Ruben Blades Richard Libertini
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.
Drama, History
Mexico
2012
143 Minutes
President Calles
Andy Garcia Eva Longoria Peter O'Toole Oscar Isaac Santiago Cabrera Catalina Sandino Moreno Bruce Greenwood Ruben Blades Nestor Carbonell Mauricio Kuri Adrian Alonso
general wife rebel priest politician soldier inspiring gritty touching mexico countryside church battlefield cristeros war historical events political activism religious wars rivalry sacrifice 1920s
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.
Drama
USA
1990
127 Minutes
Denzel Washington Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Joie Lee Cynda Williams Giancarlo Esposito Robin Harris Bill Nunn Richard Williams John Turturro Ruben Blades
saxophonist trumpeter manager teacher singer friend cool brooding emotional nightclub new york city backstage street jazz club jazz power struggle love triangle debt friendship music industry
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Drama
USA
1994
97 Minutes
Paul Rodriguez Polly Draper Pepe Serna Bert Rosario Jonathan Hernandez Gerardo Mejía Victor Rivers Edward James Olmos Paul Williams Tony Plana Ruben Blades
Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
117 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt Bruno Ganz Rosie Perez Sam Spruell Toby Kebbell Edgar Ramírez Ruben Blades
lawyer lover drug dealer fiancé nightclub owner gritty uneasy hedonistic mexico amsterdam hotel texas border drug smuggling cocaine trade bad behavior drug trade wretched excess revenge rivalry
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.