Ratliff, Ben (8. august 2005). «Ibrahim Ferrer, 78, Cuban Singer in 'Buena Vista Social Club,' Dies». New York Times (på engelsk). Besøkt 23. september 2018. «the film set up Mr. Ferrer as a particularly sympathetic figure -- tall, distinguished and lively, an excellent bolero singer who used space and silence in his relaxed elegant delivery to increase the drama, a man who had been rolled over by history and was now simply trying to enjoy an absurdly lucky situation.»
