So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama.

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• Ruben Blades:

  Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69.

• Ruben Blades:

  And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it u

• Ruben Blades:

  So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I

• Ruben Blades:

  So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they went to Miami.

• Ruben Blades:

  So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a milit

• Ruben Blades:

  It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law.

• Ruben Blades:

  So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed mon

• Ruben Blades:

  What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.

• Ruben Blades:

  They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.

• Ruben Blades:

  In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin market.