Nia Vardalos gave her first interview on Cypriot television and even in Greek. Tasos Tryfonos was the one who secured this exclusivity for the broadcast of Wed-A-Tet ​​broadcast by Alpha Cyprus.

The Greek -born actress, screenwriter and producer talked about her life in Canada and also referred to her father’s death.

“I was born and raised in Canada. My parents are Greeks. If we do not know our story we lose something from within us. Nia is from Eugenia – Antonia. One grandmother was in Kalavryta and the other came from Smyrna and lived in Canada. Classic Greek family. I have 27 cousins, we are very close because in Canada we had nothing else to do with us a very nice relationship. Our age is very close. Every Sunday we were in church and then at each other’s house, “he said.

The actress said it was very difficult to get into series or films when she went to Los Angeles. Her agenda had told her that she would not say that she is Greek but Spanish. “I said it was disrespectful and he told me he couldn’t work with me because there are no roles. And I said I would solve it, writing about my family. I borrowed a computer from a friend of mine to write. ” And so my Big Fat Greek Wedding was born.

Her father’s death

“My father played in the first movie and still now that she died she gets rights from her because she spoke! He had met Nick playing his role and gave him ok, “he said.

“My father passed away the day before everything closed for the quarantine on March 12, 2020. He did not die of a coronary. He had sick. It is strange what I will say but fortunately he died that day, because so at least my mother was with him.

We couldn’t do his funeral. I couldn’t get on the plane. The doctor told me “you can’t travel”, because then there were no tests, we didn’t know anything. I had come into contact with people who had a coroner. I didn’t really say goodbye to him, “said the creator of” Marriage but Greek “.

“He had something in his heart last November and we all went to Christmas. And I saw in his eyes that he knew he would die. I saw it! I sat with him and we talked forever. Then when she entered the hospital we talked every day with Facetime while she was in the hospital. We were told that he would overcome it and we didn’t go – and fortunately, because if we had all gone, we might have transferred his virus to my mother. It was worth having a funeral. But we were not alone, but he said.

“He was very proud of all of us. It was a very open heart. I have written about people who have not closed circles in their lives. I closed him with my father and I am very pleased with it, ”he said.