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Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Lavoe
Puerto Rican salsa singer
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Willie Colón
Willie Colón
American salsa musician and fascism activist
2
Yomo Toro
Yomo Toro
Puerto Rican musician
3
Cheo Feliciano
Cheo Feliciano
Puerto Rican musician
4
Fania All-Stars
Fania All-Stars
Musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records
5
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
American singer, actor, producer and philanthropist
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Alfredo de la Fé
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
7
Víctor Manuelle
Víctor Manuelle
Puerto Rican musician
8
Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician
9
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
10
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique
Nicaraguan salsa singer
11
Robby Ameen
Robby Ameen
American musician
12
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Cuban singer (1925-2003)
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Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
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Jimmy Sabater, Sr.
Jimmy Sabater, Sr.
American Latin musician
15
Ismael Miranda
Ismael Miranda
Puerto Rican musician
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Omar Alfanno
Omar Alfanno
Panamanian singer-songwriter/Latin music
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Tito Rojas
Tito Rojas
Puerto Rican salsa musician
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Tite Curet Alonso
Tite Curet Alonso
Puerto Rican composer
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Draco Rosa
Draco Rosa
Puerto Rican singer
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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Puerto Rican musician
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Jerry Rivera
Jerry Rivera
Puerto Rican singer
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Bobby Cruz
Bobby Cruz
Puerto Rican salsa singer
Rubén Blades
Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician

Rubén Blades

Intro
Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician
Record Labels
Awards Received
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
International Latin Music Hall of Fame
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
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Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish: [ruˈβem ˈblaðes], but [- ˈbledz] in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres. As a songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Son Cubano salsa to his music, creating "thinking persons' (salsa) dance music". Blades has written dozens of hit songs, including "Pedro Navaja" and "El Cantante" (which became Héctor Lavoe's signature song). He has won nine Grammy Awards out of seventeen nominations and five Latin Grammy Awards.

His acting career began in 1983, and has continued, sometimes with several-year breaks to focus on other projects. He has prominent roles in films such as Crossover Dreams (1985), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), The Super (1991), Predator 2 (1990), Color of Night (1994), Safe House (2012), The Counselor (2013) and Hands of Stone (2016), along with three Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The Josephine Baker Story (1991), Crazy from the Heart (1992) and The Maldonado Miracle (2003). He portrayed Daniel Salazar, a main character on the TV series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2017; 2019–present).

He is an icon in Panama and is much admired throughout Latin America and Spain, and managed to attract 17% of the vote in his failed attempt to win the Panamanian presidency in 1994. In September 2004, he was appointed minister of tourism by Panamanian president Martín Torrijos for a five-year term. He holds a Bachelor of Arts' Law degree from the University of Panama and an LL.M in International Law from Harvard University.[1] He is married to singer Luba Mason.