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Charo's Filmography
A list of Charo's appearances in movies and on television.
This information is obtained primarily from IMDb and fleshed out from various sites.

Movies
Tiger by the Tail (1968) as Darlita
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) Charo performed in the show with Xavier Cugat
The Concorde, Airport '79 (1979) as Margarita - Buy the Airport Terminal Pack (which includes Airport '79) DVD at Amazon
Moon Over Parador (1988) as Madame Loop - Buy the Moon Over Parador DVD at Amazon
Thumbelina (1994) as the voice of Mrs. Toad - Buy the Thumbelina DVD at Amazon

TV Appearances
The Ed Sullivan Show (episode 908 - 2/26/1967) Charo performed "Shalom Aleichem" with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra
The Ed Sullivan Show (episode 918 - 5/7/1967) Charo performed a latin medley with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra
The Hollywood Palace (episode 172 - 3/15/1969) Charo performed with Sammy Davis,Jr. and also by herself
The Name of the Game 11/20/70 and 11/27/70 - Charo appeared in this series in the two part episode "I Love You, Billy Baker"
Ironside (1/13/72) - Charo guest starred on the episode "Find A Victim"
The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972)
Hollywood Squares - Charo appeares as a regular panelist every now and then from 1972 to 1978.
Carol Burnett Show 09/22/73 - with Tim Conway, Petula Clark
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (1976)
The Donny and Marie Show First Season Episode 6 (2/26/76) - with Roy Clark, George Gobal, and the Osmond Brothers
The Charo Show May 24, 1976 - This was a pilot for a variety show starring Charo and Dave Michaels. It was through his web site that I found about the show. He was glad to pass on the following interesting facts as well as the image:
It taped October 20, 1975 at CBS Television City
It featured Frank De Vol and Dave as the straight men to Charo's zaniness. The producers were trying to capture the magic of Charo's appearances on the Merv Griffin Show with frequent misunderstandings etc.
Other guests on the show were Mike Connors, Beatrice Colen, Ray Steward and Phillip Tanzini
The show won it's time slot beating the John Davidson Show, but was never picked up as a series
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast Danny Thomas (1976) and Gabe Kaplan (1977)
The Midnight Special (episode 156 - 4/2/1976) - Charo performed her single "La Salsa" on this weeks show hosted by Natalie Cole.
The Mike Douglas Show (Week of 11/29/76) - Charo co-hosted the Mike Douglas Show this week
Sonny and Cher Show (1976-1977) - Charo appeared on Shows 12, 15, and 32 - this was the last of the 4 shows that Sonny and Cher hosted.
The Captain and Tennille Show (1976-1977) - Apparently Charo was hit in the face with a pie on the 3/7/77 show
Chico and the Man - Charo played Aunt Charo in the 1977-1978 season
The Love Boat - One of her most famous roles, Charo played April Lopez in episodes:
  Season 1 1977-1978
Episode 4: Message for Maureen/Gotcha/Acapulco Connection
Season 2 1978-1979
Episode 51: Super Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return
Season 3 1979-1980
Episode 69: April's Love/We Three/Happy Ending
Season 4 1980-1981
Episode 93: April the Ninny/The Loan Arranger/First Voyage, Last Voyage
Episode 99: Return of the Ninny/Split Personality/Touchdown Twins
Season 5 1981-1982
Episode 136: April in Boston/ Breaks of Life/Saving Grace
Season 6 1982-1983
Episode 150: Abby's Maiden Voyage/He Ain't Heavy/I Like to Be in America
Season 8: 1984-1985
Episode 201: Aerobic April/The Wager/Story of the Century
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The Brady Bunch Hour(episode # 1.4) 3/21/1977 Charo appeared with the Hudson Brothers
Happy Birthday Las Vegas 1977 - Charo appears in this TV Special celebrating Las Vegas
The Wonderful World of Disney - Charo appeared on the November 19, 1978 episode honoring Mickey's 50th Birthday
3rd Annual Circus of the Stars aired December 10, 1978
The John Davidson Show July 10, 1981 - She appeared on the show not long after giving birth to her son and by all accounts, proved she was still in great shape.
Fantasy Island Episode 5-5 (7 Nov 1981) "La Liberatora / The World's Strongest Man" and Episode 6-15 (26 Feb 1983) "Return to the Cotton Club / No Friends Like Old Friends"
Perry Como's Easter in Guadalajara (4-3-1982)
The Jeffersons playing "Herself" in episode: "You'll Never Get Rich" (episode # 11.9) 1/8/1985
The Facts of Life playing "Herself" in episode: "Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green" (episode # 7.8) 11/9/1985
Hollywood Squares - The John Davidson era - Charo appears on at least these eps: 1/16/87, 11/23/87, 1/88. 10/88
Marblehead Manor playing "Cookie" in episode: "Chinny Chin Chum" (episode # 1.18) 2/28/1988
Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special (1988) - Charo appeared on the show and sang "Feliz Navidad"
Blame it On the Macarena (1996) Charo's video instructs people how to do the then-famous dance craze. See Discography page for more info.
The Naked Truth (1995/I) playing "Herself" in episode: "Bully For Dave" (episode # 3.3) 10/6/1997
Sin City Spectacular (1998) (episode # 1.8)
The RuPaul Show Charo appeared on the show sometime in 1998
That '70s Show (1998) playing "Herself" in episode: "Red Sees Red" (episode # 3.2) 10/10/2000
¡Viva Vegas! (2000) playing "Herself" 7/8/2001
Sprint PCS Commercial (2001) - Charo was seen in an ad for Sprint PCS - The wife says "I want to go hiking tomorrow" and the husband "brings home Charo".
The Brak Show (2001) - (episode #8 - December 2, 2001) Charo provides the voice of 'Chiquita' in the episode Psycholahoma.
The Love Boat TV Tales (2002) - Charo talks about her many, many guest appearances
The Wayne Brady Show (2003) - Charo appeared on the 2/3/03 episode of Vegas Week. She appears 40 minutes into the show performing "The Ketchup Song" by Las Ketchup and then later sits down for an interview where she blows right on by the usually quick Wayne Brady.
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2003) - Episodes 5 and 8 - Charo makes brief appearances
Insomniac With Dave Attell (2003) - Charo appeared on the 6/5/03 episode (#405) "Las Vegas". Dave had a dream to play cards with Pat Morita, Charo, and Robin Leach and does so at the Sahara Casino.
Today Show (2003) - Charo performed on the 7/26/03 episode. She performs "The Ketchup Song" aka "I said a Hey!" as well as "Bolero" at Rockerfeller Center in NY
After Hours with Cal Thomas (2003) - Charo appeared on the 8/16/03 episode. Charo sits down with Cal in the second half of the show and then performs Bolero.
VH-1's Where Are They Now: TV Bombshells (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003) - Charo appears on the 11/26/03 episode (1.15)
2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004)
TV Land's Top Ten (2004) Charo was a frequent talking head on the show
The Yesterday Show with Johnny Kerwin (2004) - Charo appears with Dick Cavett on the pilot episode
The Surreal Life Season 3 (2004) - Charo is one of the house guests in this season along with Flava Fav, Jordan Knight, Ryan Starr, Brigitte Nielsen, and David Coulier.
Cold Turkey (2004) - Charo guests on one of the episodes. The show is about a group of smokers who have been duped into living in a house to quit smoking cold turkey.
The George Lopez Show (2005) - Charo guested on the Tues. Feb 22, 2005 episode called "George Buys a Vow"
That's Kentertainment (2005) - Charo guested on the Feb 17 episode - you can watch an archived version at www.BroadwayWorld.com
3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005) - Charo appeared in a Desperate Housewives skit along with Shirley Jones, Don Knotts, Barbara Eden, Joyce DeWitt, and Tom Bosley
Tony Danza Show (2005) - Charo was a guest on the 10/25/05 episode
I Love the Holidays (2005)
Las Vegas (2006) - Charo was a guest on the 3/10/06 episode titled "Lyle and Substance"
So noTORIos (4/23/2006) - Charo guest stars as herself
Matha Stewart (4/25/2006) - Charo was a guest on the 4/25/06 show - they showed a clip of a 1983 Merv Griffin Show where they appeared together.
I Love the 70's Part 2 (2006) - Charo was a commentator on the series
GEICO (2006) - Charo appears in a GEICO ad as a celebrity translating regular customer's statements. Began airing in July 2006
Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes - Charo appeared in a skit on the 16 July 2006 episode
5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) - She appeared in the skit 'Ugly Betty White'
The Insider - Charo appeared on the 1-4-08 episode to promote getting herself on Dancing with the Stars
Viva Hollywood! (2008) - Charo appeared on the 5-11-08 episode to help aspiring Telenovela stars
Escandalos TV (2008) - Telefutura dropped into Charo's house on 10-31-08 to see what she was doing on Halloween

In addition to the shows listed here, Charo also appeared on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson", "Late Night with David Letterman", "The Merv Griffin Show", and "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" many times.

In 2001 Charo appeared as a guest star in the off-Broadway play Pete 'N' Keely

If you have any more information on Charo appearances not listed here, or wish to add information or correct any information, send me an e-mail at .




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