Nikos Papatakis was a Greekborn naturalised French filmmaker, who lived in France.
He was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and spent his early years between Ethiopia and Greece. In 1939 he established himself in Paris and worked as an extra in films. Eventually, he owned the famous Parisian club La Rose Rouge where performers included singer Juliette Greco. He was married to actress Anouk Aime from 1951 to 1954 and from whom he had a daughter, Manuela Papatakis, born in 1951. He was then married to actress Olga Karlatos from 1967 to 1982, from whom he had a son, Serge Papatakis, born in 1967.
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