Tiburón (Rubén Blades song)
edit| "Tiburón" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades | |
| from the album Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos | |
| Language | Spanish |
| English title | Shark |
| Genre | Salsa |
| Length | 7:00 |
| Label | Fania Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Rubén Blades |
This article is about the Rubén Blades song. For other uses, see Tiburón (disambiguation).
Tiburón (Spanish: Shark) is a salsa song by Panamanian musicians Rubén Blades and Willie Colón which appeared on their 1981 album Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos.[1] The song is a metaphor for American intervention in Latin America, with the titular shark representing the influence of American imperialism in the region.[2] Throughout the second half of the song, the singers shout the phrase, "si lo ven que viene, ¡palo al tiburón!" ("If you see him coming, [bring a] stick to the shark!").
Reception
editMusic critic Dave Marsh listed "Tiburón" as one of his top 20 political songs written after 1976, calling it "the original anti-Central America invasion protest."[2] At the time of its release, American radios played the song infrequently, and it was heavily unpopular among the Cuban community in Miami.[1] In a 1991 interview, Colón said that politically charged songs like "Tiburón" and "Pedro Navaja" were so controversial that he and Blades occasionally performed them in bulletproof vests.[1]
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
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| Ruben Blades Is Not My Name | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abner Benaim |
| Written by | Abner Benaim |
| Starring | Rubén Blades |
| Music by | Rubén Blades |
Release dates |
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| Country | Panama |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $46,953 (COP 13,657,870)[3] |
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (Spanish: Yo No Me Llamo Rubén Blades) is a 2018 Panamanian documentary film directed by Abner Benaim. It was selected as the Panamanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]
See also
edit- List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Panamanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
edit- ^ a b c "Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburridos – Fania". www.fania.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b Jones, Mother. "Rock 'n' Revolution". Mother Jones. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
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