Apollonia Kotero

Patricia Apollonia Kotero was an American model and a vocalist. She was the co-star of Prince's 1984 film, Purple Rain. Most famously, she is known for her performance in Prince's 1984 movie Purple Rain as well as having the role of lead singer in Apollonia 6, a girl group. The 1980s saw the actress-singer Prince christened Apollonia became just one of numerous female performers to benefit from their association with him. Patricia Kotero, born 1959 in Santa Monica California began her career as an actress and model. Through the end of the 70s she appeared on CHiPS. In 1984, she got the title of female lead for Prince's Purple Rain (during which time he switched her names) and replaced Vanity as a member of the female group Vanity 6 singing with them in the film under the title Apollonia 6. The trio scored a modest hit with Sex Shooter but it was in the role of Prince's duet partner in Take Me with You from the soundtrack, that she created more impact on the charts. When the two had a dispute regarding the direction she was taking in her career Apollonia 6 broke up, and Kotero stopped her collaboration with Prince. In the following years she was in a number of smaller film projects. (She is reported to have refused to be a part of the Purple Rain film Under the Cherry Moon.) The singer then landed a part on the evening show Falcon Crest between 1985-1986. Apollonia made her debut album in 1988. But it was an average album of R&B and dance music that did not catch the attention of people. The album was quickly wiped in the shuffle. Apollonia remained in the spotlight (if somewhat under the radar) acting as an actress over the decade that followed, with a few film roles on television and released videos for exercises. Apollonia released a bilingual album in Spanish and English called Stay with Me in 1997. The following year, she attended college. for a degree in filmmaking before forming her own production firm. She is often involved in the field of children's TV. Apollonia Kotero wears many hats. Model, actress, as well as manager of talent. Her role as an actor in the 1984 film Purple Rain made her a famous star. The actress has also been seen in various other films as well as TV shows such as Black Magic Woman and The Divorce Ceremony. Kotero debuted her career as a model. Kotero was a participant in a variety of events and contests. Kotero was named Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant. In the early 1980s, she started her career as an actor. Apollonia Kotero was born in the United States. She is an actress as well as a model, singer, as well as a talent management professional. The most prominent roles she has played include the role she played in Purple Rain and as the singer for the girl group Apollonia 6 Kotero has released numerous solo albums, including collaborative and songs including Red Light Romeo Missmatch The Same Dream or Since I was a Fool for You. Kotero is an actor who has appeared in a variety of television series, such as CHiPs Fantasy Island Tales of the Gold Monkey Knight Rider Matt Houston Falcon Crest among other shows. Aside from Purple Rain she also appeared in other films. Her popular films are Back To Back Black Magic Woman La Donna di una Sera and Cattive Ragazze. Kotero has also been a model in music videos for musicians like Ray Parker Jr. Kotero has been a successful businessman and has founded Kotero Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment business.