- Films
- 22
- Avg rating
- 6.15
- Peak run
- 2003’16
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Rubén by the numbers
Average
6.15
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.16
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
40y
1987 to 2026
Total votes
656K
across every film
Best
6.8
The Milagro Beanfield War
Worst
5.2
Color of Night
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Campeón Gabacho | · | · | 49 |
| 2025 | La salsa vive | · | · | 126 |
| 2016 |  Hands of Stone | Carlos Eleta | 6.6 | 18,848 |
| 2012 | For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada | President Calles | 6.6 | 5,684 |
| 2012 |  Safe House | Carlos Villar | 6.7 | 251K |
| 2004 | Secuestro express | Carla's Father | 6.5 | 2,749 |
| 2003 | Imagining Argentina | Silvio Ayala | 6.1 | 3,644 |
| 2003 | Spin | Ernesto | · | 556 |
| 2002 | Assassination Tango | Miguel | 5.7 | 3,670 |
| 1999 |  Cradle Will Rock | Diego Rivera | 6.7 | 9,873 |
| 1997 | Chinese Box | Jim | 6.2 | 3,781 |
| 1997 |  The Devil's Own | Edwin Diaz | 6.2 | 79,068 |
| 1995 | Scorpion Spring | Border Patrolman Sam Zaragosa | · | 434 |
| 1994 |  Color of Night | Lt. Hector Martinez | 5.2 | 27,830 |
| 1991 |  The Super | Marlon | 5.7 | 7,161 |
| 1990 |  Predator 2 | Danny Archuleta | 6.3 | 205K |
| 1990 |  The Two Jakes | Mickey Nice | 6.1 | 15,885 |
| 1989 | Disorganized Crime | Carlos Barrios | 6.3 | 2,928 |
| 1989 | The Lemon Sisters | C.W | · | 896 |
| 1988 |  The Milagro Beanfield War | Sheriff Bernabe Montoya | 6.8 | 7,392 |
Better together?
Rubén Blades's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Rubén Blades
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