Rubén Blades, From the Barrio to Harvard (Rubén Blades, Del Barrio a Harvard)

Latin America has produced some of the most amazing artists, and today's star of our podcast is no exception. Rubén Blades, born to two musicians in a humble neighborhood, grew rapidly to become one of the world's household names when it comes to salsa and other tropical music. However, he didn't stay limited to being recognized as a world-class "salsero", oh no... he studied at Harvard, also became a movie and series star, featuring in massive Hollywood hits (Predator 2, Fear the Walking Dead), and eventually came back home to Panama to launch his race for the presidency. In this episode of the Learn Spanish with Stories podcast, we explore the life of one of the world's most recognized Latin American artists, and discover just how he accomplished so much, so quickly. Transcript of this episode is available at:

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Rubén Blades, From the Barrio to Harvard (Rubén Blades, Del Barrio a Harvard) is an episode from Learn Spanish with Stories by Lingo Mastery Spanish.

This episode is 28:38 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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