Apollonia Kotero is an American actress, singer, model and talent manager. Today the star is 59 years old. Over the years, she has appeared in dozens of films and TV series. For many of them, the actress is also familiar to the Russian audience.
Biography
The real name of the actress, given to her at birth, is Patricia. Apollonia is a pseudonym. The future star, Patricia Cotero, was born on August 2, 1959. It happened in California, the city of Santa Monica. The parents of the star are immigrants from Mexico, Patricia was the eldest of six children in the family. Her father Victor was a restaurant manager. The actress's mother, Soccora, worked as a nurse, caring for the elderly. Patricia dropped out of school at the age of 16 and became a model. Whether she later received any education is not reported anywhere.
Career
Kotero has worked as an actress, singer and model. In the early 80s, Patricia won the Miss San Pedro beauty pageant. She played in the support group of the Los Angeles Rams football team, and she still remembers those times with great pleasure. Then the girl began acting in films and television series. And in 1977, an 18-year-old girl appeared in a series called "California Highway Patrol." Then the aspiring actress appeared in the films "Tales of the Golden Monkey", "Fantasy Island", "Mat Houston" and "Knight Rider" (the latter, by the way, was also broadcast on Russian television).
In March and September 1982, Kotero appeared in the music video for The Other Woman by Ray Parker Jr. and Shakin by Eddie Money. In May 1984, she played the Native American Wicahpi in The Mystic Warrior.
Patricia Cotero became famous for the leading role in the Prince's film "Purple Rain" and the soundtrack for this motion picture, recorded as part of the group "Apollonia 6". Kotero then presented her version of the song Manic Monday for the band's album. Written by Prince, this song later became a worldwide hit with The Bangles. Another song of the Prince, Take Me with U, performed with Kotero, reached number 25 in the Top 40 in the United States of America.
The collaboration between Kotero and Prince ended in 1985 when she appeared in the soap opera Falcon Crest. There, the actress played the role of Apollonia - the girl of the main character, played by Lorenzo Lamas. The star has presented several solo compositions, including Red Light Romeo, for which John Lind wrote poetry and music.
In 1988, Kotero released her first solo album and three singles - Since I Fell for You, The Same Dream and Mismatch.
Apollonia Kotero has appeared in the films Ministry of Vengeance (1989), Back To Back (1990), Black Magic Woman (1991). She played in two Italian films - La Donna di una Sera (1991) and Cattive Ragazze (1992). The actress later returned to the television screen, appearing on television shows such as Sliders and Air America (where Lorenzo Lamas again became a partner on the set, with whom the star played in Falcon Crest) and The Jazz Channel's Latin Beat program. The last time Apollonia Kotero appeared on the set was in 2006.
In 2005, Kotero founded the entertainment company Kotero Entertainment, which produces animated children's television series. Apollonia is also looking for young talents. Among the celebrities she found are the TV star Sasha Andres and the popular performer Nikki B.
In 2009, Apollonia recorded a cover of the song When Doves Cry with singer Greg Dulli of The Twilight Singers.
Now the 59-year-old star is still active in public life. She has her own Instagram page, where Apollonia regularly shares her pictures. The feed contains a lot of photos with world celebrities such as Karl Lagerfeld and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.
Filmography
In the filmography of Apollonia Kotero today there are more than 30 paintings. Among them are such genres as drama and melodrama, thriller and action, musical and documentary. The Russian viewer may remember her for her roles in the series Travels to Parallel Worlds and the film Back to Back.
Interesting data
Apollonia Kotero considers Los Angeles to be his hometown. Today the former model is 59 years old.
Her height is 163 centimeters. Apollonia jokes about her appearance on her Instagram page like this: “I was born with makeup on my face, my baby clothes were made of leather and lacing”.
The woman says that she continues to play sports (by the way, this is noticeable by how beautiful the actress looks on the way of her sixties). “When I train I am in the best shape. Feeling the release of endorphins is like having amazing sex. That's why I train often,”says Apollonia Kotero.
The star, who does not hesitate to upload nude pictures, does not hide that she did plastic surgery. Fans are sure: the celebrity had breast and buttock augmentation surgeries.
Personal life
Apollonia Kotero has been married twice. The first time the actress married the actor Kazja, the second time - the screenwriter, producer Kevin Bernhardt (he wrote the script for the films "Shanghai Carrier", "Turbulence-2", "Cleaner", "Peacemaker" and others). The second marriage lasted ten years - from 1987 to 1997. Unfortunately, he also broke up, and the actress never married again. There is no information about children on the web.
Meanwhile, today the star, who has replaced the sixth decade, does not hide an affair with a young man named Eric Harrison. The couple often appears together at public events and shares pictures together on social networks.
