Maisha Vrotsos sighed when she read what her younger brother typed in his laptop two days before his death.<\/p>\n
\u201c[It read] \u2018live life to the fullest and take each day to better yourself,\u2019\u201d Maisha Vrotsos said.<\/p>\n
Konstantinos Vrotsos, a criminal justice major at Miami Dade College\u2019s West Campus, died on July 3 after he lost control of his vehicle.<\/p>\n
According to Detective Javier Baez, a Miami Dade Police spokesman, Vrotsos was driving his Nissan 350 Z when he crashed into a Florida Power & Light post near Biscayne Blvd. NW 107 St. at approximately 3 a.m.. The vehicle caught fire.<\/p>\n
He died on impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe walk to his grave is like that of a red carpet, when you reach the end you find my son, Konstantinos,\u201d said Blanca Vrotsos, the young man\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n
Most \u00a0recently, Vrotsos \u00a0traveled with his MDC\u2019s \u00a0Student Allocation Programming Board organization to a conference in Atlanta, GA. It featured ways to promote student life.<\/p>\n
However, Vrotsos didn’t stop at the doors of the College.<\/p>\n
He was well known for his acting career in several soap operas such as Gata Salvaje, Angel Rebelde, So\u00f1ar No Cuesta Nada and Going to California. Born in Athens, Greece on Dec. 5, 1991 and nicknamed Konz, he began his career at the age of five performing in commercials.<\/p>\n
By the age of six Vrotsos became a Screen Actors Guild award member and he began traveling from Miami to Los Angeles with hopes of winning the hearts of casting directors.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was very charismatic and was always called back for castings, more importantly, he was humble,\u201d Maisha said.<\/p>\n
Konstantinos attended five to seven red carpet events annually and won more than five honorable awards, \u00a0including being \u00a0given the keys to the city of the Dominican Republic in 2007, according to Blanca.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a person who lived it all, there are many actors that wish they would have experienced what he did,\u201d Blanca said.<\/p>\n
During his career as an actor Vrotsos acted in more than 100 commercials with companies such as McDonald\u2019s and CVS Pharmacy. He also appeared in a short Pepsi commercial with baseball player Alex Rodriguez. He last filmed a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken in 2010. It\u2019s still airing today.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was with him in moments only him and I shared,\u201d Blanca said. \u201cI enjoyed him for 19 years and I am happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vrotsos\u2019 family has created a Konstantinos memorial Facebook page.<\/p>\n
\u201c[It\u2019s] set up for remembering my brother, it has album for fans and friends, photos and videos of Konz\u2019s work as well as his family pictures.\u201d Maisha said. \u201cIt was made to keep his legacy alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans and friends can purchase \u2018Konz memorabilia\u2019 through the memorial page in order to help the Vrotsos family recover for funeral funds.<\/p>\n
Twenty-one-year-old Jenniffer Carballo, was Vrotsos\u2019 girlfriend of more than a year. She says she will miss singing to him at night the most.<\/p>\n
\u201cI only sang for him because I felt comfortable, tranquil,\u201d Carballo said. \u201cThere was no light; no judging. It was just the perfect environment\u2014 it was private.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Carballo, Vrotsos was a thrill-seeker.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was my partner in crime, and now it feels like I have no crimes to commit,\u201d Carballo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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