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RECENT CREDITS

El Cantante (FILM) Aug. 3, 2007

Secuestro Express (FILM) Aug. 5, 2005

Spin (FILM) Oct. 15, 2004

Imagining Argentina (FILM) Jun. 11, 2004

The Maldonado Miracle (TV) Oct. 12, 2003

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HIGHLIGHTS

2000 - 2001 Co-starred in the ABC fall drama "Gideon's Crossing", playing a medical colleague of Andre Braugher's Dr. Ben Gideon

2000 Acted in Billy Bob Thornton's "All the Pretty Horses", adapted from the best-selling novel by Cormac McCarthey

1999 Appeared in "Cradle Will Rock" as Mexican artist Diego Rivera

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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Spoken Word -Emilio

Actor

Film

El Cantante 2007

Song Performer

Film

Secuestro Express 2005 -Sergio

Actor

Film

Spin 2004 -Ernesto Bejarano

Actor

Film

Imagining Argentina 2004 -Silvio Ayala

Actor

Film

The Maldonado Miracle 2003 -Cruz

Actor

Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 -Jorge FBI

Actor

Film

Assassination Tango 2003 -Miguel

Actor

Film

Empire 2002

Composer, Song, Song Performer

Film

All the Pretty Horses 2000 -Rocha

Actor

Film

Lifetime Presents Disney's American Teacher Awards 2000 -Presenter

Actor, Actor

Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year 2000 2000 -Presenter

Actor

Soul Train Christmas Starfest 2000

Actor

Gideon's Crossing 2000 -Dr Max Cabranes

Actor

Resurrection Blvd. 2000 -Homeless Man

Actor

Verguenza (2002) -Homeless Man

Actor

TV Episode

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards 2000 -Presenter

Actor

Cradle Will Rock 1999 -Diego Rivera

Actor

Film

When the Mountains Tremble 1999

Music

Film

Dance With Me 1998

Song, Song Performer

Film

Chinese Box 1998 -Jim

Actor

Film

Sessions at West 54th 1997

Actor

The X-Files 1997 -Conrad Lozano

Actor

The Devil's Own 1997 -Edwin Diaz

Actor

Film

Scorpion Spring 1997 -Sam Zaragosa

Actor

Film

1995 NCLR Bravo Awards 1995

Actor

The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games 1995 -Performer

Actor

The 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1995 -Presenter

Actor

Concert of the Americas 1994

Actor

Color of Night 1994 -Martinez

Actor

Film

Storytime 1994

Actor

A Million to Juan 1994

Actor

Film

In a New Light '93 1993

Actor

Let the Good Times Roll 1993

Actor

An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope 1993

Actor

The 4th Annual Desi Awards 1992

Actor

Gladiator 1992

Song

Film

Miracle on I-880 1992 -Pastor Beruman

Actor

The Super 1991 -Marlon

Actor

Film

Crazy From the Heart 1991 -Ernesto Ontiveros

Actor

One Man's War 1991 -Perrone

Actor

The Josephine Baker Story 1991 -Pepito Abatino

Actor

Predator 2 1990 -Danny

Actor

Film

The Lemon Sisters 1990 -C W

Actor

Film

Mo' Better Blues 1990 -Stevey

Actor

Film

Routes of Rhythm With Harry Belafonte 1990

Actor

Q&A 1990

Music

Film

The Two Jakes 1990 -Mickey Nice

Actor

Film

A Latino Session 1989

Actor

Do the Right Thing 1989

Song, Song Performer

Film

Disorganized Crime 1989 -Carlos Barrios

Actor

Film

Dead Man Out 1989 -Ben

Actor

The 31st Annual Grammy Awards 1989

Actor

True Believer 1989

Song, Song Performer

Film

Chances Are 1989

Song, Song Performer

Film

Homeboy 1988 -Doctor

Actor

Film

Coverup: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair 1988

Theme Song, Theme Song Performer

Film

The Return of Ruben Blades 1988

Actor, Music, Music Performer

Film

The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 -Sheriff Bernabe Montoya

Actor

Film

AIDS: Changing the Rules 1987

Actor

Fatal Beauty 1987 -Carl Jimenez

Actor

Film

The Believers 1987

Song Performer

Film

The 29th Annual Grammy Awards 1987

Actor

Critical Condition 1987 -Louis

Actor

Film

The 28th Annual Grammy Awards 1986

Actor

Crossover Dreams 1985 -Rudy Veloz, songs

Screenplay, Actor, Song, Song Performer, Music

Film

Beat Street 1984

Music, Music Performer

Film

El Hijo de Pedro Navajas -From Song

Song

Film

Por los Caminos Verdes

Music

Film

The Heart of the Deal

Actor

Film

The Last Fight -Andy "Kid" Clave

Actor, Song

Film

The Story of Fausta

Music

Film

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Highlights

2000 - 2001 Co-starred in the ABC fall drama "Gideon's Crossing", playing a medical colleague of Andre Braugher's Dr. Ben Gideon

2000 Acted in Billy Bob Thornton's "All the Pretty Horses", adapted from the best-selling novel by Cormac McCarthey

1999 Appeared in "Cradle Will Rock" as Mexican artist Diego Rivera

1997 Played Harrison Ford's police partner in "The Devil's Own"

1997 Brought some mild humor to small role as a photojournalist in Wayne Wang's "The Chinese Box"

1997 Made emergency trip to Panama to assume the presidency of the political party Papa Egora in an effort to rescue it from internal dissent

1997 Starred in the Paul Simon-Derek Walcott Broadway musical "The Capeman"; played older incarnation of the title character, Salvator Agron, who as a teen gang member stabbed to death two NYC teenagers

1994 Ran for the presidency of Panama; placed third; first free elections in Panama in a quarter century

1994 Portrayed an abrasively funny L.A. detective in Richard Rush's "Color of Night"

1992 Launched the political party Papa Egoro ("Mother Earth") in his native Panama

1992 Garnered second Emmy nomination for leading performance as a janitor romancing Christine Lahti's high school principal in "Crazy From the Heart" (TNT)

1991 Received first Emmy nomination for supporting role of the gigolo who groomed the title character for stardom in the HBO biopic "The Josephine Baker Story", starring Lynn Whitfield

1991 Acted opposite Anthony Hopkins in HBO's "One Man's War", portraying a reluctant attorney who helps Hopkins in his pursuit of justice

1990 Played Stevey in Lee's "Mo' Better Blues"

1990 Composed the score for Sidney Lumet's "Q & A"

1990 Reteamed with Glover in "Predator 2"

1989 Wrote and performed the song "Tu y Yo" in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"

1989 TV acting debut as a Death Row inmate in "Dead Man Out" (HBO); first collaboration with actor Danny Glover

1988 Portrayed Sheriff Bernabe Montoya in "The Milagro Beanfield War"

1985 Profiled in the documentary "The Return of Ruben Blades"; aired on PBS in 1988

1985 First film as co-screenwriter, "Crossover Dreams"; also starred and composed score

1984 Signed with Elektra records

1983 First film as actor, "The Last Fight" (also wrote songs), directed by and co-starring Fred Williamson; also co-starred Colon

1983 Composed first musical film score for feature "When the Mountains Tremble"

1976 Teamed up with trombonist Willie Colon for a series of albums including "Siembra", the biggest-selling salsa record to that date

1975 Moved to NYC; rented a tiny apartment on East 61st Street for $175 a month, within walking distance of Fania Records, where he would get a job in the mailroom for $125 a week; sang with salseros Ray B

1974 Returned to USA, remaining for a year with his parents in Miami, Florida

1970 Recorded and released first album in New York, "De Panama a Nueva York"

1966 Recorded first album with Los Salvajes del Ritmo (The Rhythm Savages)

1964 Student riot against US forces in the Canal Zone awakened his political sensibilities; 21 Panamanians were killed and another 500 wounded; from that point on, stopped singing in English

Grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Carrasquilla in Panama City, Panama

Went back to Panama to obtain law degree