Charo, the "Cuchi-Cuch Girl" Is back in town
The fiery Latin entertainer with the big blonde hair, comedic fractured English, voluptuous body and the hip motion she calls “cuch-cuchi” has made her latest move in the Las Vegas market. She is now “shaking” things up at the Riviera -- with a long-term contract and her brand new show called “Charo in Concert: A Musical Sensation.”
The deal has several strings attached but, happily, they are all on her Flamenco guitar, with which she has been delighting audiences and winning awards for years. In fact, Charo is back on the Billboard charts with her latest dance club hit – Espana Cani, the traditional bullfighting song. Charo teamed up with top-name DJs and producers from around the world, who added their own dance mixes to her virtuoso guitar performance, and created what’s become a huge hit at dance clubs around the world, earning her a World Dance Music Award Nomination.
“I am delighted to be back in Vegas,” says Charo, “This is one of the places where I started, where I have many friends and have called home through the years. I want to invite all the fans to come to the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas to see my brand new show. It is full of great music, dancing and lots of comedy -- a real Las Vegas experience.”
The performer, comedienne and award-winning recording artist has been entertaining audiences around the world on stage and screen since the 1970’s. She has been an integral proponent of contemporary Latin music, highlighted by her winning the “Female Pop Album of the Year” award for his Flamenco-inspired platinum album, “Guitar Passion,” at the Billboard International Latin Music Conference in 1995.
Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza was born into a large family in Murcia in southeastern Spain and nicknamed Charo as a child. Her father, a lawyer, was exiled to Cuba during the Franco dictatorship, returning only after Franco died. Her mother was a homemaker and self-educated. Charo began playing guitar at the age of 9. As a teenager in Madrid, Charo recorded albums and debuted on film starring in the Spanish classic “Don Juan Tenlorio,”
She was also featured on a children’s TV show similar to “Sesame Street.” When famed Big Band leader Xavier Cugat spotted her on the show, he decided Charo was just what his orchestra needed. He brought her to America when she was barely 16 and they subsequently got married. With her ‘cuchi-cuchi’ and her subsequent appearances on numerous TV shows and commercials, Charo became a household name.
- by Bobbie Katz, Las Vegas Reporter for HelloMetro
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