Panagiotis "Takis" Vougiouklakis (; 6 March 1939 – 8 April 2021) was a

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director and producer.

Biography

Vougiouklakis was born in

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and is the relative of the former prefectural leader of Arcadia, judge Ioannis Vougiouklakis and Aimilis Koumoundourou. He was the brother of

Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Σταματίνα Βουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: ˈlici stamaˈtina vuʝuˈklaci 20 July 1934 – 23 July 1996) was a Greek cinema and theater actress, singer and theatrical produc ...

. He began and finished his studies in

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and began at the Pro-Deo University where he studied and went on to work as a director at the

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(CSC). In his first vocational step, he worked as second unit director, next to the best Greek and foreign directors of the Golden Age of Greek film. He effectively directed in 1963, began his radio directors for 40 theatrical works and then in television with many serials, shows and celebrated programs. He began directing films in 1970. His next artwork tribunes were the theatrical script ''anevazondas'' and 52 musicals, comedies, dramas, etc. by 2008. In 1975 he became a show businessman. He ran a movie production and theatrical companies and television programming. He was BD member of ''Arma Thespidos'' (National Theatrical Stage) for three years as General Μanager. He worked as a consultant for the

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. For several years, he was a member of the Critics Commission at the

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. He was councillor of

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TV station and general commissioner of the Intellectual Property of Writers and Directors. He was elected Public Councillor of the municipality of

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; he became president of the city's Cultural Center. He was elected again and became president of that municipality's public council. Vougiouklakis died on 8 April 2021 at the age of 82.Πέθανε ο Τάκης Βουγιουκλάκης, ο αδερφός της Αλίκης

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vougiouklakis Takis 1939 births 2021 deaths Greek theatre directors Film people from Athens Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni