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name: "Ibrahim Ferrer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ibrahim-ferrer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 February 1927"
died: "6 August 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T05:02:42.660291+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ibrahim Ferrer

Actor. Born 20 February 1927 in San Luis, Cuba. Died 6 August 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 February 1927, San Luis, Cuba
- **Died:** 6 August 2005
- **Also known as:** Ibrahim Ferrer Planas
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1000391

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Buena Vista Social Club*](https://film.one/film/buena-vista-social-club.md) (76)

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## Biography

Ibrahim Ferrer was a Cuban singer who appeared as himself in the 1999 documentary film *Buena Vista Social Club*, directed by Wim Wenders.

Born in San Luis, Cuba, in 1927, he performed son and bolero with orchestras including those led by Pacho Alonso and Beny Moré before retiring from music in 1991. He was invited to participate in the Buena Vista Social Club recording sessions in the mid-1990s and featured prominently in the resulting film and associated releases. Ferrer issued solo albums such as *Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer* (1999) and performed internationally until his death in Havana in 2005.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Buena Vista Social Club* (1999), Fi1m 76, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/buena-vista-social-club.md)

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