Maybe you only know her from her "cuchi-cuchi" catchphrase, or from that time Yara Sofia impersonated her on RuPaul's Drag Race.
Maybe you saw her on the finale of Don't Trust The B and thought, "That old lady is really good at guitar" before switching over to Hoarders and forgetting about her forever.
WELL, CHARO IS SO MUCH MORE. Her life is fascinating and her reign just won't let UP.
First of all, she has the greatest name of all time.
Charo was born in outer space, but most contemporary biographies claim she was born in the Region of Murcia in Spain.
She is muy muy misterioso. Nobody knows her real age.
Charo's parents helped her falsify her age to appear older and marry 66-year-old band leader Xavier Cugat when she was was just 21.
When Charo came of age, she bought Cugat a Rolls-Royce as a thank-you, because she was already super rich off her badass guitar skills and could afford cars as gifts.
As a kid she was taught guitar by Andrés Segovia, who has been regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Charo herself is now considered the best damn flamenco guitarist is the world.
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No, really. Guitar Player Magazine said so, twice.
By 1971 she was headlining in Vegas, being paid as much as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Dean Martin. TAKE THAT, PATRIARCHY.
Charo basically invented the word "overexposed." In the '70s she appeared on basically every TV ever, including The Love Boat EIGHT TIMES.
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In 1976 Charo shot episodes for a television show called Charo and the Sergeant, but it was far too brilliant and amazing for American TV and wasn't picked up.
In the show, Charo's gets a job as a dancer at an off-limits night club and her conservative Marine Corps husband finds out. Escandaloso!!!
...which is a shame, because she's a hilarious comedienne.
Charo speaks Japanese, because obviously she speaks Japanese.
Charo, ageless goddess, is STILL charting amazing hit songs...*cough* on the dance charts *cough*
Charo has L-E-G-E-N-D-A-R-Y tetas.
And underneath that substantial cleavage beats a heart of gold. She served as Grand Marshall of the 2008 San Francisco LGBT Pride parade. Bless you, Charo. Bendecida.
Charo's sexiness CANNOT BE CONTAINED, even when she's playing a cartoon frog in flop Disney knock offs.
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Universal Mother Charo thanks you for your time.
