Ketty Koraka (Καίτη Κόρακα) is an actress, writer, director and philanthropist who has run a preschool in Chania, Crete, for over 40 years. She founded the Girls of Old Town (Κορίτσια της Παλιάς Πόλης) theater troupe in order to exercise the talents of numerous young women ranging in age from 90 to 30. Their comic performances, similar to collections of vaudeville sketches, became a sensation in Chania, and the group has performed on triumphant tours to Heraklion on Crete, and the island of Santorini.

Marianna Dimitrakaki (Μαριάννα Δημητρακάκη) was born in Chania, Crete, and has lived there her entire life. the mother of two daughters, she is a longstanding member of Ketty Koraka's Girls of Old Town theater troupe. She is the mother of Eleni Dimitrakaki and the grandmother of Manousos Goniataki and Vasilis Dimitrakakis.