USA, 88 minutes, in English with Spanish songs

A film portrait of Panamanian Salsa star, actor, writer, attorney, activist, and Grammy Award winning world music artist Ruben Blades. THE RETURN OF RUBEN BLADES follows the singer to Harvard, where he gets his master’s degree in international law; to his old neighborhood in  Panama; to California for a recording session with Linda Ronstadt, and for a performance at the Sounds of Brazil in New York City.
“The music is a joy and Mr. Blades makes every nuance count.”