Sotiris Moustakas

Biography

Sotiris Moustakas was a Greek Cypriot actor born on September 17, 1940, in Kato Platres, Limassol. He became internationally famous with his role "Mimithos" in the Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek (1964), catapulting him to national stardom in Cyprus and Greece. A prolific comedian throughout his career, Moustakas was later recognized as one of the greatest Cypriot and Greek actor-comedians in history, appearing in notable films like El Greco (2007) before his passing in 2007.