Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero has been model and actress in the United States over a long period of time. Her name was associated with her as the co-star of Prince's 1984 movie Purple Rain, and the vocalist for the girl group Apollonia 6 Apollonia was given the title of an actress and female singer by Prince. In the '80s Apollonia was one of several other performers who gained from Prince. Patricia Kotero was born in Santa Monica, California in the year 1959. Her career started as a model during the latter part of 1970. She also was a guest on CHiPS. In 1984 she landed the female lead for Prince's Purple Rain (during which time she changed her name) and replaced Vanity in the female duo Vanity 6 performing with them in the movie under the name Apollonia 6. Sex Shooter on the soundtrack had a small success for the trio, but as Prince's duet partner in Take Me with You she had more success. The relationship between Kotero and Prince ended when the pair disagreed on the direction she was taking in her career. Apollonia 6, the group that she belonged to had a split. Following her appearance in minor movies (and reportedly refusing to participate in the Purple Rain film Under the Cherry Moon), she was cast in the 1985-1986 nighttime drama Falcon Crest. Apollonia was finally able to release her debut album in 1988, but her comparatively tame collection of dance and R&B songs did not be a hit with the music-buying public and it soon disappeared out of sight. The actress continued acting (if somewhat unnoticed) during the subsequent decade. Her small TV roles as well as minor film roles and exercise videos kept her busy. Apollonia produced a Spanish/English bilingual album called Stay with Me. Then, she went back to school and earned the degree of filmmaker. She also formed her own production company. Apollonia Kotero has many roles. She has worked as model, actress as well as a talent manager. She is renowned for her role in the 1984 movie Purple Rain. In addition, she has been featured in a variety of other films and TV shows such as Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. She was in a variety of pageants. Kotero was crowned Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. Then, in the 80s Kotero started acting. Apollonia Kotero, an American model and singer, also works as a talent agent. She was best known as the vocalist for Apollonia 6 and her part in Purple Rain. She has released several solo albums, as well as collaborative songs such as Red Light Romeo Missmatch The Same Dream or Since I Fell for You. Kotero, as an actress has appeared in a variety of television shows including CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston Falcon Crest among other shows. Apart from Purple Rain, she has been in several films. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. Kotero has also been model in music videos by stars like Ray Parker Jr. Kotero Entertainment is a multimedia entertainment company and he is a businessman.