Biopic on music legend Stelios Kazantzidis in the works

A biopic on the Greek music legend Stelios Kazantzidis (1931-2001) is currently being filmed in Athens, Piraeus and other locations in a Tanweer production directed by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos. 

Making his cinematic debut in the title role is Christos Mastoras, frontman of the band Melisses. 

"I remember going for a swim in Sounio as a boy and my parents throwing me directly into the water. What else could I do? I started moving my arms and legs, and that's how I learned to swim. This is the same sort of thing. Can you turn down the opportunity of a lifetime? This man's photograph was displayed alongside icons of Jesus in many people's homes," the 37-year-old singer told Kathimerini on location in Piraeus last week. 

Titled "Yparcho" (I Exist) after one of Kazantzidis' most popular albums, the film is based on a screenplay by Katerina Bei, who also wrote the...