The death of the last kamaki

Long before Greek tourism was dominated by 'all inclusive concepts' and 'alternative' tourism, Rhodes, along with some other islands, was a summer carousel for Europe. Backpacking tourists from every corner of Europe and the U.S. flocked by the hundreds to live the bohemian atmosphere of summer lazing and to massively experience the “sea, sun and sex” lifestyle.
In this realm of summer enjoyment, Bruno was one of the absolute rulers. Knowing a few words from most European languages, with enviable confidence and always with the proper cue on the lips, Ilias Fanouris or Bruno, as he became widely known, came daily to “hunt”... tourists. German, Dutch, Swedish girls and women of every nationality became objects of admiration and innocent flirting until the female traveler... surrendered.
Bruno quickly became synonymous with the term “Greek Kamaki”: a new type of male, hailing from the lower social strata, with a specific dress code and a specific accent in English. They had only one aim: landing young, foreign tourists in bed.
Bruno in the documentary “The Colossi of Love” which was screened at the 2012 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival confessed that he had slept with 4,500 women and his conquests had reached 6-7 women daily.

“To conquer a woman one has to tell a lie. Not a nasty lie, but a beautiful one,” Bruno admitted in the same documentary, who in order to be more convincing in the role of escort had learned to dance all European dances.
Bruno was found dead at dawn on Friday, when after neighbors called the fire brigade, firefighters found his charred remains in his house. Although the investigation into the case continues, it is probable that the murder motive was robbery or personal differences. He was 64, and up until his death he still hounded foreign female travellers.