Roberto Blades (born Roberto Bellido de Luna) is a

Panamanian Panamanians (; feminine ) are people identified with Panama, a country in Central America (which is the central section of the American continent), and with residential, legal, historical, or cultural connections with North America. For most Pan ...

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, the grandson of poet Ricardo Miró, the nephew of sociologist Carmen A. Miró, and the great-nephew of poet Amelia Denis de Icaza. In 2002, Roberto Blades won the Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album. 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. According to Blades, he witnessed van der Sloot's behavior on the night of the death of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez.

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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