Charalabos Garganourakis
Acting
Biography
Charalambos Garganourakis was born on June 28, 1946 in Agios Thomas, Monofatsi, Heraklion, Crete, and grew up in a mountain village. Enchanted by the sounds of the lyre and the lute, he first picked up the lyre at the age of ten. It wasn't long before his talent was recognized and by the time he was 17 he had played in most villages of Crete at various events. At 18 he recorded his first 45 rpm record and after the army, in 1970 he played at the first Cretan center in Heraklion, "Erotokritos". He has recorded dozens of records and is a scholar of Cretan music.
Known For
A documentary about the resistance of the people against the millitary Greek junta.
Songs of Fire
Three stories everyday madness. A retired headmaster angers me when I see the marks of his granddaughter and soon discovers that most education is dominated by bribing. A civil servant who lives a boring life with his wife and his mother in law, and a woman who has been trying for years to get its land in the city plan!