Flamenco-a-Go-Go

Let's turn back the page to 1968 and recall - and why is it always such a surprise? - that Charo was in fact an incredibly talented musician. That she got to be Charo on top of it hardly seems fair.

Take my word for it - you want to stay through the end of this one, kiddies, both to see in its full glory her gilded playsuit and... well, stick around.

Triple Threat

Celebrity widow, fashion goddess, Our Lady of the Flamenco Guitar - really, Charo is the complete entertainer. And I can stare at her for hours, wondering all the while: what do you suppose she stores in her hair?

Uncoupled Cognomens: Mrs. Xavier Cugat

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I give you - Charo!