Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero was an American performer and model. She was a co-star in Prince's 1984 movie Purple Rain. She is known for co-starring in the 1984 film by Prince Purple Rain and for having been the lead singer of the group of girls Apollonia 6. The actor and singer christened Apollonia by Prince and became one of many female performers throughout the 1980s that benefited from her association with Prince, the Purple One. Patricia Kotero, born 1959 in Santa Monica California began her career as a model and actress. Through the end of the 70s she was a guest on CHiPS. Kotero was a lead actress in Prince's Purple Rain in 1984 (when she changed her name). Also in the same year, she replaced Vanity as part of the group Vanity 6 and performed with them as Apollonia 6 in the film. The singer made a bigger impact on the charts as Prince's partner in Take Me with You, which was a duet in his soundtrack. When the two had a dispute over the direction of her career Apollonia 6 broke up, and Kotero was able to end her partnership with Prince. Kotero went on to be featured in numerous minor movies during this time (reportedly not wanting to be on The Purple Rain follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) after which she landed in the role of a nighttime series Falcon Crest during 1985-1986. Apollonia's debut album was released in 1988. However, the R&B/dance tracks did not go over well by those who bought music. The album soon vanished. She remained active (if somewhat unnoticed) acting as an actress over the decade that followed, with a few TV roles as well as minor film and also released an exercise video. Apollonia produced a bilingual Spanish/English album named Stay With Me in 1997. Following that, she returning to school and receiving the degree of filmmaking, she established her own production firm. Apollonia has many hats. She is a former model, singer actress and talent supervisor. She is best known as an actress in the role in the movie Purple Rain from 1984. In addition, she has been featured in numerous other films and television shows like Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a contestant in several pageants. Kotero was awarded the title Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. The actress began her career in the 1980s. Apollonia Kotero is an American actor, model and talent manager. Most well-known for her role in "Purple Rain" and for being the singer in Apollonia 6, she is also an actress, model also a performer and manager. Kotero has released numerous solo album, collaborations and songs like Red Light Romeo Missmatch The Same Dream or Since I Fell for You. She also acts as an actress. Kotero was a part of numerous TV shows such as CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston and Falcon Crest to name a few. As well as Purple Rain, she has performed in a variety of films. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. The American beauty has also been featured in music videos for Ray Parker Jr., Eddie Money and other artists. Kotero is also a businessman and is the founder of Kotero Entertainment an entertainment company that is multimedia. business.