Cuchi Cuchi: NYT does Charo

I love how they treat her age in the article.

her son's kinda cute

goddess

While she's obviously had work done, I'm glad she's not wholly unrecognizable and pulled so tight her belly button could double as her mouth.

[quote]“The best thing that happened in my life,” Charo said. “I recommend it to you, one day you have sangria, open your legs and get pregnant.”

oh my

r2 don't know how to post a link.... here's the stud son!

I want to see the son cuchi cuchi.

sad that her husband killed himself.

She was everywhere and then.....nowhere

Charo is an International Treasure.

When Charo is around Sofia Vagina, does she yell out, "Bitch stole my act!" ????

Charo should play Sophia’s mother on Modern Family.

Charo is, to quote Mommie Dearest, NOT one of Sofia's FAAAANS.

Charo's fun. I'd love to know what she really sounds like, her accent can't be THAT heavy after all these years.

She once said, In the rest of the world, she is known as a premier Spanish classical guitarist, in the US, she's known as the cuchi cuchi girl.

Before the Charo, there was.......

[quote]Charo's fun. I'd love to know what she really sounds like, her accent can't be THAT heavy after all these years.

I definitely believe that that's her real accent because her pronunciation of certain words in English sounds like the way she pronounces things in Spanish. And even though she's lived in the US a long time, she nonetheless speaks Spanish most of the time. I suspect her husband probably learned Spanish to be able to communicate better with her at home.

She look betty betty goodt.

It's rumored that she was actually born in 1941. I don't believe she's that old, as that would make her almost 80. If anything, she must really be in her late 60s. Her body looks fantastic, especially her legs. Those aren't the legs of someone pushing 80. Especially when considering that she's not a dancer by trade but is instead a musician.

When did she first appear on the scene?

I had such a big smile on my face reading that whole article

She's such a distinct personality. No one like her during my entire life

R20 1965 I believe. She was on some nighttime tv show. The tonight show with Johnny Carson I think.

She's played fast and loose with her age since she first got on the scene in the US.

She claimed to be 18-years-old in 1964. She looks old for 18, and no was in hell was she 13 here, when she somehow got her year of birth legally changed to 1951.

Another newspaper article from 1964 at the supposed age of 18.

Ewwwwww.

Three years later in 1967, she only aged two years and is only 20.

Good finds! Who knows what her true age really is lol.

As for her son, he looks ugly in that picture but he looks better nowadays with short hair.

Her older sister, Carmen, also managed to get the same judge than made Charo's birth year 1951 to take 11 years off her age.

Charo and Carmen a year and a half ago.

OP Thanks for posting this! Charo is so talented, smart, and hilarious. Big lessons to be learned from old talents with longevity regarding dealing with criticism. They fight the fight every day.

R16 thanks for introducing me to Abbe Lane!

She seems like a nice lady with a sense of humor.

The son is hot.

R28, Wow even her sister got her age changed? That's really weird and a bit disturbing. However, if her sister's true age in 1977 was 40, then that would make her 82 this year. Looking at that picture of her sister from last year, she does not look to be in her 80s. She's obviously had work done, but still doesn't appear to be so elderly. It's such a mystery. With that being said, the sister kinda looks like an older version of the former model named Valeria Mazza.

R31 lmao at Charo just about breaking at 2:38 - 2:50

Apparently Charo will be on The Talk tomorrow.

Cuchi?

Geezus christ, I was crying at R31.

"That's believable! We've got a truck stop, a schizo pilot, the woman in red -- all I need now is for Charo to walk through the front door."

Angelynne with more talent.

I love her, she's a sweet person, and much more intelligent than people realize.

Does anyone remember Charo's stint as a Disco Diva? She released the disco song "Olé Olé" in 1978.

I like Salsoul but I've never sought out the album, probably because of this review:

[Quote] If Charo could sing even a little teeny bit, this would have been a classic album. Montana outdoes himself with smooth funk ("Cookie Jar"), lively dance ("You're Just The Right Size") and crazy flights of camp (a moderate salsa arrangement of the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend The Night Together"). The arrangements have clever offbeat touches (the spectacular bass runs on "Speedy Gonzalez"). And of course, Charo's bubbly persona - she became famous mostly as a Tonight Show guest - is a continual guilty pleasure. But Christ, she's such a bad singer! Her sense of pitch is vague, and her breathy voice continually slides into half-whispered spoken word - at first it's funny but after a while it's downright irritating. Anyway, thanks to Montana and the musicians the record's better than it has any right to be, probably a more impressive demonstration of his talents than any of the Orchestra's other records.

I was a young gayling back then, but I remember Charo performing "Ole Ole" on The Tonight Show and various other talk shows. I thought it was a catchy little tune.

It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. But it was a minor hit on the Billboard dance chart, peaking at #36.

Let's have her for brunch!

Charo explains how to wash your hands ....

OMFG thank you R31

Charo is a great classical guitarist, had quite a career in Europe before all this Cuchi Chuchi stuff. She learned from Andre Segovia; he was her mentor. She has beautiful technique.