Charo's House

María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, lives here. The Spanish American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist owns this 5-bed, 5-bath, 8,002 sq ft home that was built in 1931. Charo has been charming audiences since her youth, and continues to be a guitar virtuoso.

Charo began playing guitar at the age of 9, taught by Andrés Segovia, and was quickly recognized as a world class talent. In 1966 she married her bandleader Xavier Cugat and they moved to the United States. In the late 1960s and 1970s, she became a common face on American television, with her signature charisma and wit. She frequently appeared as a guest star on series such as Laugh-In, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She is known for her uninhibited and exuberant manner, vague age, ostensible lack of fluency in English, heavy Spanish accent, and the catch-phrase "cuchi-cuchi." Audiences love her and many television die hards would still recognize her today.

In 1995 her flamenco album Guitar Passion won the Female Pop Album of the Year award at the Billboard International Latin Music Conference and was named best female Latin pop album by Billboard. Charo was well received internationally, but she never seemed to quite garner the appropriate respect in the united states. Despite this, she remains upbeat, charming, and dynamite on stage. Her performances are marked with dedicated passion, precision, and a great commitment to her lifelong love, music.

An internationally recognized, and world class musician, Charo has earned a net worth of over $12 Million. No surprise since she was headlining a Vegas shows by 1971, being paid as much as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, or Dean Martin. Charo’s certainly been saying ‘Cuchi-cuchi’ all the way to the bank.