Lahoucine Ibourka Explained

Lahoucine Ibourka
Othername:Da Hmad
Birth Name:الحسين إبوركا
Birth Date:1938
Birth Place:Arbaa Rasmouka, Morocco
Death Date:3 July 1999
Death Place:Marrakesh, Morocco
Nationality:Moroccans
Citizenship:Morocco

Lahoucine Ibourka (in Arabic: الحسين إبوركا) (1938, Arbaa Rasmouka – 3 July 1999, Marrakesh) also known as Da Hmad, in reference to the name of the character he played in a film, was a Moroccan actor performing in Tachelhit.[1]

Biography

Lahoucine Ibourka was born in 1938 in Douar Ait Brahim Youssef, a small Moroccan town in Arbaa Rasmouka. His early career started in the Jemaa el-Fnaa, where he worked with comedians and story-tellers before being noticed and becoming a professional actor. He became widely famous for his role of Da Hmad in the film Boutfounaste, which was shot in the 1990s.

Films

Lahoucine Ibourka participated in few films but all of which earned him respect in Morocco and abroad. His first official appearance, together with actors such as Mohammed Abaamrane, was in the film Boutfounaste directed by Archach Agourram. After his first successful film, he played the main character in the movie Moker, directed by Larbi Altit.[2]

Death

Lahoucine Ibourka died suddenly in Marrakesh on 3 July 1999 some time before finishing working on another film. He was a father of 9 children.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: من هو الفنان الحسين ابوركا المشهور ب داحمد بوتفوناست؟بقلم محمد الوافي - أتــــــيك مـــــيديا ATIG media. 2020-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221170735/https://www.atigmedia.ma/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%A7/. 2020-04-16. 2020-02-21.
  2. Web site: Lahoucine Ibourka. Amazighnews. fr-fr. 2020-04-16.