Roberto Blades is a

Panamanian Panamanians (Spanish: ''Panameños'') are people identified with Panama, a transcontinental country in Central America (a region within North America) and South America, whose connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For mo ...

Salsa singer. His most popular songs are "Ya No Regreso Contigo", "Lagrimas", "Poquita Fe", "Casco", "Detalles", "El Artista Famoso", "Victima de Afecto", "Flor Dormida" and "Si Estuvieras Conmigo" among many more. He is the younger brother of singer

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

. In 2002, Roberto Blades won the

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. He has not released a new album since preferring to work as a songwriter and producer. In June 2010, Blades appeared on ''

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'' to discuss

Joran van der Sloot Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot (; born 6 August 1987) is a Dutch convicted murderer who killed Stephany Flores Ramírez in Lima, Peru, in 2010. He is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005. After Flores ...

. According to Blades, he witnessed van der Sloot's behavior on the night of the death of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez.

References

Blades, Roberto Grammy Award winners Latin Grammy Award winners Living people Panamanian emigrants to the United States Panamanian songwriters 21st-century Panamanian male singers 21st-century Panamanian singers Fania Records artists 1962 births 20th-century Panamanian male singers 20th-century Panamanian singers {{singer-stub