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Charo
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María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist who rose to international prominence in the 1960s on American television, as well as starring in several films.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Oxala estiveses aqui
- A secreta melancolía da garza
- Retratos en branco e negro
- No pais do vento + cd
- Estamos no veran
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Film & TV
Murcia, Spain
Charo (born María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza; January 15, 1951), is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist.
Known for
- Stop! That! Train! — Sexy Traffic Controller2026
- Airports2025
- Poppa's House — Charo2024
- Lucy and Desi — Self2022
- Generation Gap — Self - Celebrity Guest2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- The Bitch Who Stole Christmas — Self2021
- Off-Season — Abuelita2021
- The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)2021
- Sharknado 5: Global Swarming — The Queen2017
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- Total plays
- 111,370
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Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza (born January 15, 1945), better known as Charo, is a Spanish-American actress, comedienne, and flamenco guitarist, best known for her flamboyant stage presence, her provocative outfits, and her trademark phrase ("cuchi-cuchi"). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charo">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Charo
- Person.image
- Charo 2013 ALMA Awards.jpg
- Person.caption
- Charo at the 2013 Alma Awards
- Person.birth_name
- Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza
- Person.birth_date
- (See DOB Section)
- Person.birth_place
- Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain
- Person.years_active
- 1963–present
- Person.children
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Murcia
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Genre
- dance music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.charo.com
- Image
- Charo 2013 ALMA Awards.jpg
- Residence
- Beverly Hills
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- date of birth
- 1951-01-15
- Commons category
- Charo (vocalist)
- Commons gallery
- Charo
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/style/charo-cuchi-cuchi.html
- social media followers
- 15071
- name in native language
- Charo
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Birth year controversy
- Career
- Personal life
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Filmography
- Television
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist who rose to international prominence in the 1960s on American television, as well as starring in several films.
Charo began playing classical (Spanish-style) guitar at the age of nine, training under the famed guitarist Andrés Segovia. In 1966, she married 66-year-old bandleader Xavier Cugat and moved to the United States with him. In the late 1960s and 1970s, she became a ubiquitous presence on American television, frequently appearing as a guest star on series such as Laugh-In, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She is known for her uninhibited and exuberant manner, high energy levels, vague age, heavy Spanish accent, and catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi". She frequently pokes fun at herself, while also pointing out the potential judgment of others, through her accent.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.