A SCENE FROM THE MOVIE "CROSSOVER DREAMS"

SYNOPSIS: Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill....





In this scene of the film, "CROSSOVER DREAMS" Ruben Blades and Virgilio Marti rehearse the song "Todos Vuelven"

Directed by Leon Ichaso. With Rubén Blades, Shawn Elliott, Tom Signorelli.

ARRIBA ALIANZA LIMA

Rubén Blades en Lima Perú 2009. "Pedro Navaja" , ARRIBA ALIANZA LIMA

"MACK THE KNIFE"

BOBBY DARIN PERFORMS HIS CLASSIC HIT, "MACK THE KNIFE," TO A LIVE AUDIENCE. PERFORMANCE CLIP TAKEN FROM BOBBY DARIN "SEEING IS BELIEVING" (DVD).

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THIS SONG INSPIRED RUBEN BLADES TO WRITE HIS OWN VERSION OF "MACK THE KNIFE"

YOU KNOW IT AS "PEDRO NAVAJA"

JULITO MARAÑA AND JUANITO ALIMAÑA

PEDRO NAVAJA and JUANITO ALIMAÑA WERE THE STREET ICONS OF THE 70'S

IN THIS MUSIC VIDEO, WE SEE JULIO VOLTIO'S VERSION OF "JUANITO ALIMAÑA". IT FEATURES TEGO CALDERON. SHOOT IN PUERTO RICO AND NYC...

SEE IF YOU CAN RECONIZE SOME FAMILIAR FACES IN THE MUSIC VIDEO...

WORDS IS OUT, THAT THIS MUSIC VIDEO IS A PRELUDE TO THE ACTUAL FEATURE FILM OF "JULITO MARAÑA"..I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THE FILM..



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"BILLBOARD EN ESPANOL" INTERVIEWS RUBEN BLADES

IN THIS INTERVIEW, RUBEN BLADES TALKS ABOUT HIS UP-COMING 2009 LATIN AMERICA TOUR WITH "SIES DEL SOLAR", HIS JOB AS MINISTER OF TOURISM FOR PANAMA AND HIS COLLABORATION WITH REGGAETON GROUP, CALLE 13.

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"LA PERLA", CALLE 13 FEAT. RUBEN BLADES

WATCH "LA PERLA" THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OF CALLE 13 FEATURING RUBEN BLADES.

THIS MUSIC VIDEO IS SHOT IN PUERTO RICO. THE SONG PAYS HOMAGE TO THE "LA PERLA", A FAMOUS URBAN SECTOR OF PUERTO RICO.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU WILL HEAR RUBEN BLADES RAPPING. HE IS NICE WITH IT.

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RUBEN BLADES WITH "SEIS DEL SOLAR" AT THE BILLBOARD AWARDS 2009

CHECK THIS OUT..A GREAT PEFORMANCE AT THE 2009 BILLBOARD AWARDS BY RUBEN BLADES AND SIES DEL SOLAR.

ENJOY IT...

TONY NAVAJA FEAT. RUBEN BLADES

TONY TOUCH, ALSO KNOWN AS TONY TOCA, IS A PUERTO RICAN HIP HOP DJ AND PRODUCER FROM NEW YORK CITY. HE WORKED WITH MANY GROUPS AND RAPPERS AS FUNKDOOBIEST, COCOA BROVAS AND CYPRESS HILL. HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS MIX TAPES. ON THE PEACEMAKER 2, RUBÉN BLADES APPEARS ON "TONY NAVAJA"

SORT OF LIKE A REMIX, RUBEN BLADES RECITES HIS PEDRO NAVAJA LYRICS ON A NEW HIP HOP BEAT WHILE TONY TOUCH SPITS THE ILLEST LYRICS ON THE TRACK.....

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"EL HIJO DE PEDRO NAVAJA" MOVIE POSTER 1987

Movie Details
Title: El Hijo de Pedro Navaja
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Country: Mexico
Genre: Family Drama

Principal Cast
Guillermo Capetillo, Sasha Montenegro, Rodolfo De Anda, Adalberto Martínez, Jorge Luke, Gabriela Goldsmith, Bruno Rey, Humberto Elizondo, Isaura Espinoza, Carmelina Encinas, Diana Ferreti, Marcia Bell, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Los Joao, Pepe Arevalo Y Sus Mulatos, Pepe Romay

Producer(s)
Producciones Rosas Priego, S.A., Producciones Ega, S.A., Gazon Films, S.A., Y Cineproducciones Internacionales, S.A.

Director(s)
Alfonso Rosas Preigo, Jr.

Writer(s)
Sergio Soto

Synopsis
The legend of "Peter The Knife" continues in this popular sequel to one of Mexico's all-time blockbusters. Following in his infamous father's footsteps, Peter, Jr. manages to get more than his fair share of the love of beautiful women…and the hatred of his enemies. Action and drama from New York to Acapulco.

Not Rated - Adult Situations, Violence, Nudity / Available in Canada

BLAST FROM THE PAST: 1987 MOVIE CLIP FROM THE FILM "EL HIJO DE PEDRO NAVAJA"

HERE IS ANOTHER FLASHBACK... READ AND ENJOY THIS....

BASED ON THE SONG MACK THE KNIFE, THE VERY POPULAR RUBÉN BLADES SONG PEDRO NAVAJAS WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR A VERY POPULAR MEXICAN MOVIE TAKING THE SONG NAME AS ITS TITLE, ABOUT A PIMP AND PROSTITUTE WHOSE LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP RESULTED IN THEIR MUTUAL DESTRUCTION. IN THIS SEQUEL, THEIR SON DEVELOPS INTO A DEFENDER OF WOMEN. RAISED IN THE U.S., THE LAD COMES TO MEXICO WHEN HE HEARS HIS MOTHER HAS DIED AND ATTEMPTS TO LOOK FOR HIS FATHER. HE IS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT HE, TOO, HAS DIED. HE IS MOTIVATED TO LEARN HOW TO USE A SWITCHBLADE WITH UNCANNY SKILL, AND EARNS FOR HIMSELF THE SOBRIQUET "NAVAJAS," OR "BLADES." ~ CLARKE FOUNTAIN, ALL MOVIE GUIDE

WATCH THE INTRO OF THE MOVIE....SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND THOUGHTS BELOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION

'SORPESA'' PEDRO NAVAJA PT. 2 THE SEQUEL

THIS IS A BIG SURPRISE TO ME AND I'M SURE TO A LOT OF PEDRO NAVAJA FANS.

THERE IS A PART #2 TO THE STORY OF PEDRO NAVAJA. RUBEN BLADES WROTE ANOTHER SONG CALLED "SORPESA"

READ THIS EXCERPT OF "RUBEN BLADES AND HIS CAST OF CHARACTERS BY Frank M. Figueroa.

LIKE THE PHOENIX FROM EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY, PEDRO NAVAJA MANAGES TO RISE AGAIN FROM HIS ASHES. IN A SEQUEL SONG ENTITLED "SORPRESA" RUBÉN BLADES TELLS OF HOW THE DRUNKEN BUM WHO PICKED UP THE GUN, THE MONEY AND THE KNIFE WAS EVENTUALLY ROBBED BY ANOTHER PREDATOR. THE VICTIM IS FORCED TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE BODIES. THE ROBBER FINDS THE BODIES AND IS STABBED TO DEATH BY PEDRO NAVAJA, WHO APPARENTLY HAD NOT BEEN MORTALLY WOUNDED. PEDRO PUTS HIS OWN IDENTIFICATION PAPERS IN THE BACK POCKET OF THE ROBBER IN ORDER TO FOIL THE INVESTIGATION. HE LEAVES APPARENTLY FREE TO CONTINUE HIS MISERABLE LIFE.

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FLASHBACK: 1984 MOVIE CLIP FROM THE FILM "PEDRO NAVAJA"

THIS MOVIE CLIP IS FROM ONE OF THE GREAT MEXICAN BOX OFFICE HITS OF ALL TIME! BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL HIT SONG "PEDRO NAVAJA" AND BRILLIANTLY ACTED BY ANDRÉS GARCÍA AND CO-STARRING MARIBEL GUARDIA. DIRECTED BY ALFONSO ROSAS PRIEGO, PEDRO NAVAJA(PETER JACKKNIFE) IS THE STORY OF THE COOLEST, STREET SMART HUSTLER EVER TO WALK THE STREETS OF MEXICO CITY. THE POLICE ARE AFTER HIM, HIS RIVALS ARE AFTER HIM, AND ALL THE WHILE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF MEXICO ARE IN THE CUP OF HIS HAND. CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AS "GRITTY" AND "REALISTIC" -PEDRO NAVAJA IS ONE OF THE GREAT CINEMATIC ICONS FROM MEXICAN CINEMA.... WATCH THE INTRO OF THE MOVIE....

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WE WELCOME ACTOR CARL "DOC" BURROWS TO THE PETER JACKKNIFE TEAM. DOC IS A NATIVE OF PATERSON N.J., CURRENTLY RESIDING IN NORTH JERSEY AND HE WILL BE PLAYING A ROLE IN THE FILM PETER JACKKNIFE: THE TALE OF PEDRO NAVAJA.

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PEDRO NAVAJA MOVIE POSTER 1984

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PEDRO NAVAJA

PEDRO NAVAJA PERFORMANCES BY Ruben Blades & Seis del Solar.

ENGLISH LYRICS OF PEDRO NAVAJA.

"Mack the Knife"
Oh the shark bites with his teeth, dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack knife has MacHeath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight

Round the corner of the old neighborhood I saw him go,
with the familiar gait that bullies have
his hands always deep inside the pockets of his coat
so that nobody knows which one holds the dagger

He uses a wide brim hat, tilted to one side
sporting sneakers, to fly when in danger
dark shades so nobody knows what he's staring at
and a golden tooth that shines when he laughs

Three blocks away from that corner, a woman
strides the whole curb for the fifth time
and inside a store she goes to have a drink and forget
that the day moves slow, and she has no customers to attend

A car moves slowly through the avenue
it has no marks but everyone knows it's the police
Pedro Navaja, his hands always inside his coat
looks and smiles, and his golden tooth shines again

He looks to one side and looks to the other, not a soul is seen
and running, silently, he crosses the street
and at the same time, on the other side is the woman
mumbling 'cause she made no money for food

As she walks, she draws a gun from her old coat
to save it inside her purse, so it won't bother
a .38 special "Smith & Wesson"
that she keeps always, to rid her from all evil

And Pedro Navaja, the dagger in his hand, jumped on her
the golden tooth, shining the whole avenue
and as he laughed, the dagger plunged relentlessly
when suddenly a gunshot bursted out like a cannon...

And Pedro Navaja, fell on the curb as he saw the woman
with the gun in her hand, and mortally wounded telling him:
"I thought: today is not my day, I'm on a bad streak.
But Pedro Navaja, you're worse: you're worthless"

And believe me, people, even though noise was made, nobody came out
nobody was curious, no questions were made, nobody cried
just a drunkard stumbled upon the two bodies
took the gun, the dagger, the money and went off
and stumbling along the way, he went along singing out of tune
the chorus I've brought you, that tells you the message of my song

"Life brings you surprises, surprises are brought by life, O God!"

Singer: Ruben Blades
Piano: Oscar Hernandez
Timpani: Ralph Irizarry
Bongo: Louie Rivera
Tumbador: Eddie Montalvo
Low: Mike Viñas
Synthesizer: Richie Marrero
Bateria: Robby Ameen

PEDRO NAVAJA - A NEW TALE

PETER JACKKNIFE IS PEDRO NAVAJA