Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (Spanish: Yo No Me Llamo Rubén Blades) is a 2018 Panamanian documentary film directed by Abner Benaim. The documentary follows the life of Rubén Blades, a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, and his contributions to the New York "Salsa revolution", a Latin American music movement which has been estimated to have lasted between 1968 and 1985. It was selected as the Panamanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3][4]
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Directed by | Abner Benaim |
Written by | Abner Benaim |
Starring | Rubén Blades |
Music by | Rubén Blades |
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Country | Panama |
Language | Spanish |
Box office | $46,953 (COP 13,657,870)[1] |
Featuring
Additional to Rubén Blade, a number of the Latin music scene's key figures are featured or interviewed in the documentary, a few of those names being Gilberto Santa Rosa, Paul Simon, Junot Diaz, and Sting. -Among others.[4]
See also
References
- "Ruben Blades Is Not My Name". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- Mango, Agustin (12 September 2018). "Oscars: Panama Selects 'Ruben Blades Is Not My Name' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Panamanian filmmakers try to get a foothold in Hollywood while building a film industry at home". Los Angeles Times. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- Fuente, Anna Marie de la (22 August 2018). "'Ruben Blades Is Not My Name' Unspools Across Latin America". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2022.