Who is apollonia

Kotero Entertainment also manages young talent such as television and film star Sascha Andres and young pop singer Nikki Barreras, also known as Nikki B. Sign In. Edit Apollonia Kotero.

Showing all 14 items. She was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest of six children of parents of Mexican ancestry, Maria Socorro Torres, a caregiver for the elderly, and Victor Manuel Kotero, a restaurant manager.

She dropped out of high school at age 16 to become a model. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Michael also attempted to teach her English and began teaching her to drive. This indirectly led to her doom one day as the couple was nearing their first anniversary. When Michael was readying to relocate from Don Tommasino 's villa due to concern for his safety after the murder of his brother Sonny , Apollonia wished to impress her husband and show him her newfound driving skills — Sicilian women in that time generally did not learn how to drive.

When she started the car to drive towards him, she unknowingly ignited a bomb planted in the car, intended for Michael, the subsequent explosion killed her instantly. The attack was orchestrated by Michael's trusted bodyguard, Fabrizio , who was paid off by the Barzini family from New York.

After Apollonia's death, Michael returns to the United States and marries Kay Adams , though she is unaware that he had been married, then made a widower while he was living in Sicily.

Years later, Fabrizio was killed in the pizza parlor where he worked, by a Corleone hitman; concurrently with the infamous simultaneous hit of all the family rivals. Apollonia's death made Michael a man with an uncontrollable thirst for revenge, which would set a chain reaction of events in motion. Ultimately, Michael's attitude he gained when he was widowed would cause the self-destruction of the Corleone family.

Michael would never fully recover from the loss and he would remember Apollonia and her death for the rest of his life. Hollywood Icons, Then and Now. Share this page:. The Rise of Will Smith. Around The Web Provided by Taboola. Create a list ». Dumb and Dumber premiere. Price of Glory premiere. See all related lists ». Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Apollonia Kotero's work have you seen?

See more awards ». Known For. Purple Rain Apollonia. It was a little bit dark because he dies in it. I gave him two reasons why he would die and he just gave me this blank look. She also said in his vaults, Prince left her a house music album and began working on an Apollonia 6 film. Writing a lengthy letter to Prince — posted to her Facebook page four months after his death — was also therapeutic.

My life has changed. Prince changed my life when I first met him and he had me in his film.