What old is guitar genius Charo?

Ageless, circa 1947.

[quote] What old is guitar genius Charo?

Could I get the English translation for that?

Yes R2 Cuchi cuchi!!

[Quote] What old is guitar genius Charo?

Piss smell old.

She claimed to be 18 when first came to the US in 1964, but looked older than that then. Some say she was born as early as 1941. And 1951 is out of the question.

Somehow, she got a judge to legally change her birth year in 1951 (and change her sisters as well) because he accepted a sworn statement from the parents stating that's when they were born.

That should be "she got a judge to legally change her birth year to 1951"

But wasn't she married sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s?

She was married in 1966. The Wikipedia article is very interesting:

[quote] The performer has said in interviews that her parents allowed her to falsify her age to appear older when marrying 66-year-old Xavier Cugat in 1966, although according to her later claims, that would have made her 15 at the time. However, as noted previously, she has stated in many interviews that she was attending school in Madrid at that age and graduated at 16, not having yet begun her performing career. She has never clarified the obvious discrepancy.[16][13] Numerous articles and interviews published shortly before and at the time of her wedding placed her birth year between 1945 and 1946. In 1964 Charo was referred to as Cugat's "18-year-old protegée."[17] An April 1966 column on the wedding plans stated she was 20 and Cugat was 60.[18] Many sources identified her as 21 on the day of her wedding.[19][20][21]

Sorry, I posted the link incorrectly:

But was her father Cab Calloway?

It’s incredible that she has such an extraordinary guitar talent but she became famous worldwide for...saying cuchi cuchi while shaking her boobs.

She learned from Segovia. How did she wind up with Xavier Cugat? Sexy cunt Cuchi Cuchi. There's a story here but I don't have the talent to uncover it. Charo was/is a great musician.

I love that her real name is Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza and somehow she created “Charo.”

Nothing about her makes any sense. Except in a good way, unlike Trump.

R13 Thanks for the name information. There is nothing odd about creating a new name or a nickname. Especially on this site!

Ageless

The original Anna Nicole

I saw her sister at BBB in West LA and her facelift was so bad she looked like a burn victim. Her name is Carmen and she's got a great personality but that face! This was right after Charo's husband committed suicide.

Charo become a great entertainer. In addition to the guitar, she sang, danced and told jokes and the audiences loved it.

R16 It's not easy getting a break in the business, even if you are talented. I don't blame her for marrying him to launch her career.

Her face in this picture is priceless, though.

With her original nose.

[Quote] she sang

That reminds me of the review I read of her album for the Salsoul label:

[Quote] If Charo could sing even a little teeny bit, this would have been a classic album.

[Quote] 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.

That ain't her original nose, r19. Earlier nosejob, sure.

Here she is in 1965 -- a fresh, 14-year old!

did you know she's playing the castanets with her pussy in OP's vid? she's a megatalent.

She never could really sing, could she? All that gyration and yelping.

her guitar playing seems pretty good. I don’t know enough about guitar to be critical but it certainly sounds nice to my ear and it doesn’t look easy.

Well she had a career, didn't she?

She’s older than my great-grandma

About five months ago, I was in the United Club at LAX. While sitting at a table working on my computer, I heard this eruption of laughter and noise behind me. I turned around and saw Charo and several others sitting and in discussion. Soon others from the Club were becoming part of the group. She seemed very open to fans stopping by and participating in the discussion. While I did not participate, she appeared to be still very enthused and truly responsive to fans.

Oh, and I forgot to inform you that she took out her guitar and sang for those in the United Club.