Irene Papas, legendary actress with over 50 years of career on the shoulder, is once again being Albanian. Papas is known for the roles of Greek heroin in "Zorba the Greek", "Antigone" and "Electra", among others, and has won a number of awards for extraordinary talents.

Today, Klan Kosovo published an article featuring an actress statement saying "I can not leave this world without telling the truth. I am Albanian. I was born in 1926 and my first name was Leleek. "The news spread rapidly, although it comes from an Albanian portal, originally published two years ago . We tried to find the original source of the statement, but without success.

Also two years ago, another mysterious interview of Irene Papas came to light. "I look like my own. My mother is an esmere like me. It comes from Epirus, while my father probably came from Albania. Maybe I am Albanian, or half Albanian. The Peloponnese is full of Albanians, "she has alluded to have said. Again, we did not even find this interview on the Internet.

The page on the English Wikipedia of Irene Papas, born Irini Lelekou writes that her father was Arvanitas and as a reference is the same statement as in the above paragraph, published on Telegrafi.com , again without an initial source. Albanian language ama clarifies that in the first sentences Irene Papas "is a Greek actress, the daughter of an Albanian of a Greek native of Epirus".

Any online proof of Irene Papas's origin sends you where you go, a closed cycle unsupported with evidence. However, it is not entirely impossible for the actress to have genuine Albanian origin, but until it is clear, let's keep calm.