Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero was an American model and a singer. Kotero was also a co-star in Prince's 1984 film, Purple Rain. Her most famous work is the main character in Prince's 1984 Purple Rain film and lead singer of the girl group Apollonia 6 Apollonia, a singer/actress who was christened by Prince in 1984 became one of the female singers of the 1980s that benefited from Prince. Patricia Kotero began her acting and modeling career in Santa Monica California, in the late '70s. This included an appearance on CHiPS. As the female protagonist of Prince's Purple Rain was her first part that she played in the year the year 1984. Prince changed the girl's name during this time. She replaced Vanity by the female group Vanity 6 who performed in the film in the role of Apollonia 6 replacing Vanity. She made more of an impact on the charts as Prince's mate in Take Me with You, which was a duet in the soundtrack. Kotero's association with Prince ended when the pair were at odds over the direction she was taking in her career. Apollonia 6, the group she was part of was ended up splitting. Kotero went on to be featured in several minor films during the period (reportedly not wanting to be as a character in The Purple Rain follow-up Under the Cherry Moon) prior to landing a role on the night-time television drama Falcon Crest during 1985-1986. Apollonia was the first artist to release her album in 1988. However, it was a fairly pedestrian mix of dance and R&B music that did not really attract the attention of the general people. The album quickly disappeared completely from the public's view. Apollonia was active, even if not under the spotlight, acting in the decade that followed, with a few film and television roles. Even an exercise DVD was made available. In 1997, Apollonia recorded a bilingual album in Spanish and English called Stay With me. She later returned to school earned a filmmaking degree, and formed her own production company often working in television for children. Apollonia Kotero has many roles. She was a former model, actress, and singer. model. The part she played as an actress in 1984's Purple Rain made her a celebrity. Apart from Purple Rain, she has been in numerous TV shows and movies such as Black Magic Woman or The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a participant in a variety of pageants. Kotero was crowned Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. Her acting career began in the early 1980s. Apollonia Kotero was born in the United States. She is an actress as well as a model as well as a talent manager. Most well-known for her role in "Purple Rain" and as the singer in Apollonia 6, she is as well a model, actress also a performer and manager. Solo and group albums comprise Red Light Romeo, Mismatch, The Same Dream, and Since I have Fled for You. In her role as an actress, Kotero has been featured in a variety of TV shows like CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston and Falcon Crest to name a few. Apart from Purple Rain she also appeared in other movies. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. The American beauty also appeared in music videos featuring Ray Parker Jr., Eddie Money and other artists. Kotero has also been an entrepreneur and established Kotero Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment company.