Who is Charo?

Charo is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and guitarist. She is known for her uninhibited manner, heavy Spanish accent, and vague age.

Charo won the ALMA Ricardo Montalban Lifetime Achievement Award. She has performed and recorded in various styles as a musician.

Charo: Birth facts, Family, Childhood

Charo was born in the town of Murcia, Spain on January 15, 1951. Her full name is Maria del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza. 

Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a homemaker. In her childhood, her grandmother hired a music professor to give her weekly classical guitar lessons. Similarly, she has a sister Carmen Martinez Molina.

Charo studied classical and flamenco guitar in a school in Madrid for underprivileged children. She has stated in several interviews that she graduated with honors at 16 years old.