Charo, age 20, Weds in Las Vegas
On this date: August 7, 1966 – Latin music king Xavier Cugat, age 60, and singer Charo, age 20, were the first couple to exchange vows at Caesars Palace. Cugat discovered Charo — whose birth name is María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, while performing in Spain in a production of “Night of the Iguana.” She went on to bring a little “Coochie, coochie” into the lives of millions.
There’s been much speculation over the entertainer’s birth year. Official documents from Spain say she was born in 1941. Later on, she claimed she was born in 1947, then 1949. In 1977, following the divorce from her first husband, Charo claimed the age on her passport was wrong and she was actually born in 1951. A U.S. judge supported her claim.
Photo by: Las Vegas News Bureau
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So, according to her birthdate of 1951 Charo married this guy at age 15? She looks terrible for a teenager. I thinks me smells some POOchie POOchie in the cuchie cuchie.
some sources report her birth date as March 13, 1941
How can Charo be 20 years old, in 1966, if she wasn’t born until 1951? With all due respect, somebody can’t count/can’t keep up with their lies!LOL!
Yes, here age is without controversy. I update the article to include new information.