Te presentamos a Rubén Blades, una superestrella de la salsa. Él ayudó a mezclar los ritmos cubanos y caribeños con el jazz en la ciudad de Nueva York durante los años cincuenta. Blades (o Rubencito, como le dicen sus amigos) fue el compositor de algunos de los temas que hoy son clásicos de la salsa como género. Pero eso no es todo. Blades ha sido un hombre inquieto y eso lo ha llevado a incursionar en ámbitos muy diversos, desde participar como actor en la película Depredador 2 hasta postularse como candidato a la presidencia de Panamá.Cuando este video de Calle 13 se filmó, Rubén Blades era el secretario de turismo de Panama.

Legendary vocalist Residente from the group Calle 13 performs an extremely personal song that both shares his emotional challenges and recalls fond memories.

The song "Digo lo que pienso" (I Say What I Think) is from the 2008 album "Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo" (The Ones in the Back Come With Me) by the renowned but controversial Puerto Rican alternative hip-hop group, Calle 13. Let's check out the official video for this track.

Encarnita (Kany) García had her first brush with fame on the Puerto Rican talent-search show Objetivo Fama in 2004. But she had to pull out of the OF competition after a terrible car accident landed her in intensive care… Luckily, things have looked up since then. After writing songs for fellow OF alum Janina, singer/songwriter Kany released her own album, Cualquier Día, in 2007 to critical acclaim.

Michael Stuart, born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, received his musical education from his uncle Israel Timbalero Stuart, who helped him secure background vocal gigs for Johnny Rivera and Marc Antony. Since 1996, Stuart has released nine records, his latest a salsa album entitled Sentimiento de un Rumbero released on Machete Records in 2007.