Charo (born Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza (born January 15, at some point in time)note is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist best known for Thumbelina (1994), The Concorde Airport 79 (1979), and Tiger By The Tail (1970).
She was married to Musician Xavier Cugat and Kjell Rasten and had one child with Rasten.
Unrelated to the modern Spanish slang Charo, roughly an equivalent to the American slang for an Obnoxious Entitled Housewife, Karen.
Filmography
- 1967: The Big Mouth as Mexican Maid (Uncredited Role)
- 1970: Tiger By The Tail as Darlita
- 1972: Ironside (1967) as The Dancer
- 1976: Charo as Charo
- 1976: Charo And The Sergeant as Charo Palmer
- 1977: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour as Charo
- 1977-1978: Chico and the Man as Aunt Charo (6 episodes)
- 1977-1987: The Love Boat as April Lopez/Lupe Zapata De Vega Valdez (10 episodes)
- 1979: The Concorde Airport 79 as Margarita
- 1981-1984: Fantasy Island as Yolanda Morales/Maria Diaz/Dolores DeMarcia
- 1985: The Jeffersons as Charo
- 1985: The Facts of Life as Charo
- 1987: The Tortellis as Charo
- 1988: Marblehead Manor as Cookie
- 1988: Moon over Parador as Madame Loop
- 1994: Thumbelina as Mrs. 'Ma' Toad
- 1994: Agujetas De Color De Rosa as Charo
- 1997: The Naked City as Charo
- 1999: Histeria! as Evita Peron
- 2000: That '70s Show as Charo
- 2006: Las Vegas as Charo
- 2010: The Suite Life on Deck as Senora Ramirez
- 2013: Dont Truth The B In Apartment 23 as Charo
- 2015: Bubble Guppies as Senora Ribitina
- 2016: Jane the Virgin as Charo
- 2017: Sharknado 5: Global Swarming as The Queen
- 2021: The Bitch Who Stole Christmas as Charo
Self
- 1965-1967: The Ed Sullivan Show (4 episodes)
- 1965-1983: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (43 episodes)
- 1966-1977: The Merv Griffin Show (62 episodes)
- 1970: Elvis Thats The Way It Is
- 1971: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
- 1972-1973: The Dean Martin Show (2 episodes)
- 1973: The Carol Burnett Show
- 1976-1977: The Sonny And Cher Show (3 episodes)
- 1978: The Magical World Of Disney
- 1985: Late Night with David Letterman
- 1986-1988: The New Hollywood Squares (7 episodes)
- 2001: Viva Vegas
- 2002-2004: The Hollywood Squares (46 episodes)
- 2006: Chappelle's Show
- 2009-2023: RuPaul's Drag Race (5 episodes)
- 2015: Hell's Kitchen
- 2015: Celebrity Wife Swap
- 2017: Dancing with the Stars
- 2022: Lucy And Desi
Tropes:
- The '70s: When She was especially prominent.
- Catchphrase: "Cuchi-Cuchi".
- Only One Name
