Word: ruben
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hear the one about the movie star who runs for President? No, not that one. Think salsa. Besides his string of hit albums (In Search of America, Nothing but the Truth), RUBEN BLADES has appeared in The Milagro Beanfield War and Mo' Better Blues. Now he may run for President of his native Panama. A committee called In Search of Panama has lined up 500 supporters so far. They say Blades has the ability, integrity and international prestige that isn't found in many homegrown politicians. What's more, he's great at a party...
McGrath hopes to continue expanding Unplugged's appeal by signing up more women and trying provocative experiments like, say, a collaboration between Panamanian singer Ruben Blades and New York City rocker Lou Reed. Meanwhile, Unplugged has proved that MTV doesn't need electricity to keep its audiences wired...
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY. A suave beast (Patrick Bergin) tracks down his abused wife (Julia Roberts) after she has faked her death and escaped his clutches. A good idea for a feminist thriller soon degenerates, under Joseph Ruben's direction, into a wheezy lady-in-distress melodrama. Paging Barbara Stanwyck...
...Vegas "gaming consultant" building support for casino gambling. Police say the sting began as an investigation of an illegal gambling network that had attracted the interest of organized crime. "We didn't know at the time how earth shattering it would be," said Phoenix Police Chief Ruben Ortega, "until the evidence began to grow...
Directed by Joseph Ruben; Screenplay by Ronald Bass...