Vlassis Bonatsos
Vlassis Bonatsos (Greek: Βλάσσης Μπονάτσος) (30 November 1949 – 14 October 2004) was a popular Greek entertainer and singer. His father was a judicial officer and his mother was a piano teacher. Vlassis started his music career by creating a group named "PELOMA BOKIOU" ("ΠΕΛΟΜΑ ΜΠΟΚΙΟΥ") in the early 1970s. The band members came up with the name after combining syllables of their last names: DaPEris, LOgothetis, MArinakis, BOnatsos and KIOUrktsoglou. In the early 1980s he costarred in the legendary theatrical play "Evita" starring Aliki Vougiouklaki (Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη) and him as Che. He maintained a relationship with Vougiouklaki for several years. Then he took up acting and starred in Greek movies, but his fame reached its peak in the 1990s when he started participating in popular TV series such as "Aparadektoi" (1991). He is also remembered as a presenter of iconic TV shows and gameshows on Greek TV including the Greek version of Family Feud (named in Greek: Kontres). In Kontres his memorable catchphrase was "Tora!!!!!" (Now!!!) with a characteristic sudden raise in his voice (almost yelling). On the morning of Thursday, October 14, 2004, Vlassis, while making chamomile for himself and his wife, felt something in his throat. He told his wife to look into his mouth with a flashlight, and she told him to go to hospital. He suddenly became unable to breathe and eventually fainted. They called an ambulance which arrived after half an hour, but it was too late for Vlassis ...
Έλα Τώρα που Λείπει ο Άντρας μου (1986)
A conscientious night watchman, Xenophon, at the risk of his life, saves the secret books of a factory during a fire. The bosses are trying to get them, in every way, each of them separately, because the books show on the one hand that one stole the other and on ... (more)
A conscientious night watchman, Xenophon, at the risk of his life, saves the secret books of a factory during a fire. The bosses are trying to get them, in every way, each of them separately, because the books show on the one hand that one stole the other and on ... (more)
Master of the Shadows (1991)
Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, ... (more)
Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, ... (more)
Γυναίκες Δηλητήριο (1993)
It is a story of a normal, everyday Greek family that each member turns out to be wacko or gets wacko by the other members. The father is the stoic figure that accepts everything. The mother has a middle age crisis and takes advantage of her husbands inability. The ... (more)
It is a story of a normal, everyday Greek family that each member turns out to be wacko or gets wacko by the other members. The father is the stoic figure that accepts everything. The mother has a middle age crisis and takes advantage of her husbands inability. The ... (more)
The Lover-Boys (1971)
Alekos falls in love with Sophie, daughter of tycoon Grigoriadis, and is presented as the son of industrialist Merntsesoli. (more)
Alekos falls in love with Sophie, daughter of tycoon Grigoriadis, and is presented as the son of industrialist Merntsesoli. (more)
Καταζητείται το πρόσωπο της ημέρας (1983)
The trial of a young rapist and murderer becomes the reason for his past to be revealed, through the telling of events that preceded the assassination. (more)
The trial of a young rapist and murderer becomes the reason for his past to be revealed, through the telling of events that preceded the assassination. (more)
Βίτσια γυναικών (2000)
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits. (more)
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits. (more)
O agapitikos tis Dimitroulas (1988)
The show that broke the box office at the "Vembo" theater. A stage comedy of thieves and sinners. (more)
The show that broke the box office at the "Vembo" theater. A stage comedy of thieves and sinners. (more)
Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema (2024)
The documentary Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema explores the role of the producer in the creative process of Greek cinema, highlighting the complexity and unseen creative role that distinguishes this special profession. (more)
The documentary Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema explores the role of the producer in the creative process of Greek cinema, highlighting the complexity and unseen creative role that distinguishes this special profession. (more)