I have always been fascinated by the stories behind the camera. From the time I, as a kid, climbed the wall of the neighborhood's summer cinema, to today when my good fortune brought me close to all those legendary actors who, like storytellers, recounted their backstage "feats" to me, sometimes vividly and charmingly, and other times touchingly and tearfully. What wonderful narratives, and what unforgettable nights I spent close to all those legendary actors who were part of my own dream!

So, behind the bright lights, microphones, clappers, and cameras, another "movie" was playing, perhaps more real, more human, and certainly more entertaining. These little backstage scenes are what I wanted to capture in this book and to tell you the stories as I heard them from the protagonists themselves, who whispered them to each other and had a lot of fun with them.

In the following pages, we will delve into the depths of the backstage of our own Hollywood and will be transported mentally to all those historic studios and sets, meeting familiar beloved faces, simple, everyday, without embellishments, lights, and makeup, just before they transform from ordinary mortals into bright mythical figures.

Red thread tied... And the stories of the backstage of Greek cinema begin...