Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists

Born in Limassol, Cyprus on the 17th September 1940 Sotiris Moustakas had a long lasting acting career spanning over forty years. He was described as "an actor without a label" due to his variety of playing in theatrical plays, film, television series etc with ease in different roles receiving great reviews and success in all of them.  He almost received an Oscar award for his role in Zorba the Greek and became a national star in both Greece and Cyprus as being part of the Golden Age of Greek Cinema. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this magnificent and unforgettable actor:

Zannino was  Greek actor born in Galata, Istanbul, Turkey ‎August 21, 1923 - ‎‎Athens‎‎, May 27, 1995.   He was a dancer and actor that appeared in more than 80 films.  ‎Zanninos's artistic career has been brilliant both in ‎‎Greek‎‎ and in ‎‎American‎‎ cinema, having participated in ‎‎the film The Midnight Express‎‎, as well as in ‎‎the theater‎‎ and in ‎‎television‎‎. Listen to the podcast and find out more about his fascinating life story

The real story of this classic Greek hit performed by Grigori Bithikotsis and George Dalaras, composed by Stavros Kouyioumtzis and lyrics by Sotia Tsotou listen to the podcast to find out more

The story of how the song Roza performed by Dimitris Mitropanos, composed by Thanos Mikroutsikos with lyrics from Alki Alkaio, was created and who was it written for, listen to this exceptional on this podcast and learn its meaning

A short story of how the song composed by Stavros Xarhakos and performed by Aki Panou " Oneiro demeno sto mouragio" was created, Giorgos Zambetas played an instrumental part in its creation. Listen to the podcast and find out more 

‎Alekos Alexandrakis‎‎ (‎‎November 27‎‎, ‎‎1928‎‎ – ‎‎November 8‎‎, ‎‎2005‎‎) was a ‎‎Greek‎‎ ‎‎actor‎‎ who excelled on the big and small screen and from early on established himself in jeune premier roles. With the ‎‎neorealist‎‎ film ‎‎Quarter the Dream‎‎ (1961) he was awarded at the ‎‎Thessaloniki International Film Festival‎‎.‎ He starred in more than 60 big screen movies, captivating the female audience with his looks, character & talent. ‎In the theatre he played important roles in performances, among which are: ‎‎Strange Intermezzo‎‎, ‎‎Journey of the Day in the Night‎‎, ‎‎They Were All My Children‎‎, ‎‎Madama Batterflai‎‎, ‎‎The Woman in Black‎‎, ‎‎Four Rooms with Garden‎‎, ‎‎Crime and Punishment‎‎. 

‎Gelly or Gelly Mavropoulou‎‎ (October 21, 1932 – July 19, 2021) was a Greek actress‎, ‎Her parents were also actors ‎‎Angelos Mavropoulos‎‎ (1901 - 1979) and ‎‎Marika Krevata‎‎ (1910 - 1994). ‎She studied at the French Academy of Athens and at the Drama School of the "Art Theatre" of Karolos Koun. ‎‎She made her first theatrical appearance at the "Rex - Kotopouli" theatre - where the artistic direction was ‎‎Dimitris Myrat‎‎, with the play ‎‎"The Seven year  itch"‎‎ by Axelrod, alongside ‎‎Melina Mercouri‎‎, on the big screen‎, she appeared for the first time in 1953 with the film ‎‎Dad is trained‎‎ by Giorgos Lazaridis, followed by leading roles in more than 40 more films. ‎Listen to the podcast and find out more about this memorable actress:

 ‎Kostas Tsakonas‎‎ (‎‎‎‎ ‎‎October 12‎‎, ‎‎1943‎‎ – ‎‎November 4‎‎, ‎‎2015‎‎) was an ‎‎actor in theatre‎‎, ‎‎film‎‎ and ‎‎television‎‎, best known from ‎‎the comedy‎‎ films "‎‎Learn my child letters‎‎", "‎‎Classic case of damage‎‎" and "‎‎The great obstruction‎‎".‎ ‎ He graduated from ‎‎the Diplareios School‎‎ with a degree in  ‎‎Electrical Engineering‎‎ and studied at the ‎‎Drama School of the Popular Experimental Theatre‎‎ of ‎‎Leonidas Trivizas‎‎ and the"‎‎Veaki‎‎"‎‎  drama school‎‎.‎

Born in 1904 Avlonitis was one of the most famous old school Greek comedians.  He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 20th century. Vassilis Avlonitis is best known for his collaboration in films with Georgia Vasiliadou.  Listen to the podcast and find out more about this talented, memorable and loved actor that died on the 10th of March 1970 

On Saturdays Role with Reno we take you back in time a trip down memory lane from 1974 when Greece entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the very first time up until present day.  Listen to the podcast and get a small "history" lesson on all Greek artists & songs that represented Greece in this annual phenomenal music festival: