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Skriven 2005-03-27 14:14:26 av mark lewis (1:3634/12)
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 ml>> you don't recognize the name of the "hoochie koochie" girl from (was
 ml>> it) Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In? she is also internationally
 ml>> recognized as one of the premier flamenco guitarists in the world...
 ml>>
 ml>> google is your friend! ;)
 ml>>
 ml>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=charo
 ml>>
 ml>> flavour flav is a hip-hop recording "artist" IIRC...

 GP> No google access!

 GP> I have 50 years worth of Mad magazines, and still haven't
 GP> heard of either the above, so they can't be too real!

i doubt seriously that you'll ever see a charo parody in MAD magazine... flavor
flav possibly but doubtful... you /might/ see a parody of either of them on the
MAD television show, though...

 GP> Entertainers ain't real until they've been spoofed by 'the
 GP> usual gang of idiots' at Mad magazine!

you never watched Rowan and Martin's Laugh In?? what about Love Boat or Fantasy
Island? charo made appearances on those shows as well as several of the evening
talk shows like johnny carson ;)

here's more than you likely ever wanted to know about charo O:) i'd include a
uuencoded picture but i suspect that that would be frowned upon more than this
posting ;) O:) O:)

CHARO

Date of birth (location):
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13 March 1941
Murcia, Spain

Birth name:
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Mar¡a Rosario Mart¡nez Molina Baeza

Nickname:
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The Cuchi Cuchi Girl

Spouse:
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Kjell Rasten    (1978 - present) 1 child
Xavier Cugat    (7 August 1966 - 1978) (divorced)

Trade mark:
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Shake of the hips accompanied by a squealed "cuchi-cuchi!"

Trivia:
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Her father was a lawyer who was exiled to Casablanca during the Franco
dictatorship, returning only when Franco died.

Her mother was a homemaker.

She attended the Catholic convent of the Sacred Heart, where she began playing
guitar at age 9.

Received the Distinguished Career Award from Hispanic Exhibitor and
Distributor.

Fluent in Spanish (native language), English, French, Italian, and Japanese.

Was winner of 'Guitar magazine''s Readers Poll as Best Flamenco Guitarist two
years in a row.

Her trademark "cuchi, cuchi" comes from her nickname for her dog, Cuchillo
(Spanish for "knife"): "When Cuchillo was happy he wiggled. I copied him and I
used to say 'como Cuchi, como Cuchi'. Everybody thought that it was very cute
when I wiggled and say cuchi-cuchi, and they give me cookies and candy. Now,
every time I say cuchi-cuchi, people give me money."

When she was 14, she won a scholarship to study classical guitar with Andres
Segovia.

Her son Shel is a philosophy major at the University of Southern California.

Became a U.S. citizen in 1977.

Cugat brought the then 16 year old Charo and her mother and sister to America
on a student visa after he discovered her, but she had to return to Spain and
wait two years to come back because she was a minor.

Married Xavier Cugat at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Charo long maintained that her stated date of birth was incorrect due to a
"clerical error." Official documents in Spain and the United States maintained
she was born in 1941, but Charo argued she was actually younger. In 1977 she
went to court, and was able to successfully convince the judge to rule that she
was born in 1951. This would have made her 15 at the time of her marriage, and
the legitimacy of this date is widely questioned.

Personal quotes:
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"If you believe in what you do, you are immortal. The day that you don't
believe it, the day you're taking other people's opinion, you better go to
Tijuana."

"Around the world I am known as a great musician. But, in America I am known as
the cuchi-cuchi girl. That's okay because cuchi-cuchi has taken me all the way
to the bank."

Where are they now:
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(November 2001) Has returned to Las Vegas to star in her own song/dance show.


Actress - filmography:
======================

 1. Thumbelina (1994) (voice) .... Mrs. Toad
    ... aka Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina
 2. Moon Over Parador (1988) .... Madame Loop
 3. The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979) .... Margarita
    ... aka Airport '79 (USA: short title)
    ... aka Airport '80: The Concorde
    ... aka S.O.S. Concorde
    ... aka The Concorde (USA: short title)
 4. "Chico and the Man" (1974) TV Series .... Aunt Charo
    (1977-1978)

 5. Tiger by the Tail (1968) .... Darlita



Composer - filmography:
=======================

 1. Tiger by the Tail (1968) (song "Let's Drink, Friend")



Herself - filmography:
======================

 1. "The Surreal Life" (2003) TV Series .... Herself/Season 3
    (2004)
 2. VH-1 Where Are They Now: TV Bombshells (2003) (TV) ....
    Herself
 3. The Love Boat: TV Tales (2002) (TV) .... Herself
 4. Christmas Special (1988) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse (USA)
    ... aka Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special (USA: complete
    title)
    ... aka Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (USA: video
    title)
 5. Easter in Guadalajara (1982) (TV)
    ... aka Perry Como's Easter in Guadalajara (USA: complete
    title)
 6. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with
    the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Herself
 7. Happy Birthday, Bob (1978) (TV) .... Herself
 8. Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (1977) (TV) .... Herself
 9. Joys (1976) (TV) .... Cher
    ... aka Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (USA: complete
    title)
10. Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) (uncredited) .... Herself
    ... aka Elvis: Thats the Way It Is - Special Edition (USA:
    video title)
11. "The Hollywood Squares" (1966) TV Series .... Herself
    (semi-regular, 1975)



Notable TV Guest Appearances:
=============================

 1. "TV Land's Top Ten" playing "Herself" in episode: "Top 10
    TV Dads" (episode # 1.1) 16 June 2004
 2. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 24 May 2004
 3. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 15 March 2004
 4. "The Yesterday Show with Johnny Kerwin" (episode # 1.1) 2004
 5. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 1 December 2003
 6. "Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive
    footage) (episode # 1.15) 26 November 2003
 7. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 3 October 2003
 8. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 2 October 2003
 9. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 1 October 2003
10. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 30 September 2003
11. "Hollywood Squares" playing "Herself" 29 September 2003
12. "­Viva Vegas!" playing "Herself" in episode: "Charo! Charo!
    Charo!" 8 July 2001
13. "That '70s Show" playing "Herself" in episode: "Red Sees
    Red" (episode # 3.2) 10 October 2000
14. "Sin City Spectacular" (episode # 1.8) 1998
15. "The Naked Truth" playing "Herself" in episode: "Bully for
    Dave" (episode # 3.3) 6 October 1997
16. "Marblehead Manor" playing "Cookie" in episode: "Chinny
    Chin Chum" (episode # 1.18) 28 February 1988
17. "The Facts of Life" playing "Herself" in episode: "Come
    Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green" (episode
    # 7.8) 9 November 1985
18. "The Jeffersons" playing "Herself" in episode: "You'll
    Never Get Rich" (episode # 11.9) 8 January 1985
19. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "Aerobic
    April/The Wager/Story of the Century" (episode # 8.8)
    3 November 1984
20. "Fantasy Island" playing "Yolanda Morales" in episode:
    "Surrogate Mother/Ideal Woman" (episode # 7.22) 19 May 1984
21. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "I Like
    to be in America/He Ain't Heavy/Abbey's Maiden Voyage" (episode
    # 6.22) 26 February 1983
22. "Fantasy Island" playing "Herself" in episode: "Revenge of
    the Forgotten/Charo" (episode # 6.14) 19 February 1983
23. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "April in
    Boston/Saving Grace/Breaks of Life" (episode # 5.27) 1 May 1982
24. "Fantasy Island" playing "Dolores" in episode: "Mr.
    Nobody/La Liberatora" (episode # 5.5) 7 November 1981
25. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "Return
    of the Ninny/Touchdown Twins/Split Personality" (episode # 4.19)
    14 February 1981
26. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "April
    the Ninny/The Loan Arranger/First Voyage, Last Voyage" (episode
    # 4.15) 17 January 1981
27. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "April's
    Love/Happy Ending/We Three" (episode # 3.17) 12 January 1980
28. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "Super
    Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return" (episode # 2.26)
    5 May 1979
29. "The Love Boat" playing "April Lopez" in episode: "Message
    for Maureen/Acapulco Connection, The/Gotcha" (episode # 1.4)
    15 October 1977
30. "The Merv Griffin Show" playing "Herself" 9 September 1977
31. "The Brady Bunch Hour" playing "Herself" (episode # 1.4)
    21 March 1977
32. "The Dean Martin Show" playing "Herself" in episode:
    "Celebrity Roast: Ed McMahon" 27 September 1973
33. "The Carol Burnett Show" playing "Herself" (episode # 7.2)
    22 September 1973
34. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    22 December 1972
35. "The Dean Martin Show" playing "Herself" 2 November 1972
36. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    19 October 1972
37. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    1 September 1972
38. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    14 August 1972
39. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" playing "Herself" (episode #
    5.13) 20 December 1971
40. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    13 September 1971
41. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    12 July 1971
42. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    (as Charo Cougat) 27 April 1971
43. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself"
    15 March 1971
44. "The Name of the Game" playing "Herself" in episode: "I
    Love You, Billy Baker: Part 2" (episode # 3.11) 27 November 1970
45. "The Name of the Game" playing "Herself" in episode: "I
    Love You, Billy Baker: Part 1" (episode # 3.10) 20 November 1970
46. "The Merv Griffin Show" playing "Herself" 24 June 1970


 GP> I love parodies!

 GP> Like the following:

 GP> (sung to the tune of 'Money for nothing')

[trim]

 GP> Maybe that song is a bit before your time?  It's classic 80's
 GP> rock!

hahaha... i remember classic 60's rock! ;)

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