Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero has been model and actress in the United States for many years. She is best known as the star of the 1984 Prince Purple Rain film and lead singer of the girl group Apollonia 6 It was among the many female performers who gained from Prince's association during the 1980s. Patricia Kotero, born 1959 in Santa Monica California began her career as a model and actress. In the late 70s she appeared on CHiPS. In 1984, she was chosen to play the lead actress in Prince's Purple Rain. (During this period, she also changed her name.) She then replaced Vanity from the female trio Vanity 6 who performed in the film with Apollonia 6 under their name. The three scored a minor success with the film Sex Shooter, but it was as Prince's duet partner in Take Me with You from the soundtrack that she achieved more of an impact on charts. Kotero cut ties with Prince after an argument during the course of her career. Apollonia 6 broke up due to their disagreement. She was in a number of smaller films, like Purple Rain's sequel Under the Cherry Moon (which she did not want to be in), and then landed the role of Falcon Crest on the Night-Time drama Falcon Crest from 1985-1986. Apollonia made her debut album in 1988, but her comparatively tame collection of dance and R&B songs did not make much impression on the music-buying public and soon the album vanished from sight. Throughout the decade that followed, she remained an active actress, playing minor roles in films as well as small television shows. In 1997, Apollonia recorded a bilingual album in Spanish and English named Stay with me. Later on, following getting back to university and earning an award for filmmaking, she started her own production company. Apollonia Kotero has many roles. She was an actress, singer, and model. As an actress she is famous for her performance in the 1984 movie Purple Rain. Other films and shows that she appeared in include Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a participant in a variety of pageants. Kotero is the winner of Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. In the early 1980s she began the acting profession. Apollonia Kotero was born in the United States. She's an actor as well as a model and talent manager. Her most well-known role was the lead singer in Apollonia 6 and her part in Purple Rain. In her career as a performer, she's recorded a number of solo and collaborative albums and numerous songs, including Red Light Romeo Mismatch The Same Dream and Since I Fell for You. In her role as an actress, Kotero is a regular on numerous TV shows like CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston and Falcon Crest to name a few. In addition to 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. In addition Kotero has appeared in music videos for American model has been seen in music videos for stars such as Ray Parker Jr. and Eddie Money. Kotero Entertainment is a multimedia entertainment firm and is an entrepreneur.