Burt Reynolds & Charo 1971

Burt Reynolds guest hosts this 1971 episode of "The Tonight Show" and welcomes Charo to the couch (alongside fellow guest Alex Karras).

[@rosemiller1448]

She's beautiful, outspoken and clean fun. She's down to earth, not aloof.

[@suuzq02]

Gorgeously talented artist

[@kirkwatson1914]

Wow ! Charo , what a dynamite Charming gorgeous showpiece !

[@mrspringheeledjack1]

Charo is incredible in so many ways. Beautiful, sexy, funny as Hell, a great dancer, singer & a phenominal Flamenco guitarist. She is still a one in a million gem.

[@sungchoe4370]

Charo was, is, a truly wonderful guitar player. I watched her once just come on stage and play classical guitar like Jose Feliciano. After that, and also listening to her when she was serious (some long forgotten interview) and seeing how intelligent and knowing she was I never lost my admiration for her, and saw that her lively, funny persona was her own creation. Here the guys all look like lumps of coal next to her.

[@tracylf5409]

Thank you for that insight. Women, more than men, must create a persona. It gives me a sense of relief that she was acting the character she wanted.

[@bradbassett1240]

She is so adorable.. Sweet and Classy!

[@roman14032]

people don't know that she was living with her mother in the bronx all through the years of her greatest fame and that her sister made her stage clothes for her by hand

[@carp68]

Always a treat to see a clip from before the show moved to Burbank. This episode is from Monday, September 13, 1971. Charo was electric! Also on this show was former boxer Jake LaMotta, Miss America Laurel Lea Schaefer and mentalist Kreskin. Good show. Burt was a very capable guest host. Thanks for posting this gem!

[@louiselaubach6010]

Remember, Charo is a Classically trained musician!!

[@robatsea2009]

Some years back I had the occasion to meet Charo as well as hear her perform. As a musician she's the real deal, and as a person she was extremely gracious and outgoing.

[@boudiccaswrath8813]

I hate that most people don’t even know that about her... she’s not just classically trained.... at one time she was the best female guitarist in the world...

[@Lerch-zc3ww]

@@boudiccaswrath8813 She's quite distracting if you're just trying to listen to the music. ;/

[@MicroSoftner]

@@boudiccaswrath8813 i grew up in the 70's and never knew till now...

[@yankee2666]

Gee, thanks for reminding me; I almost forgot (Idiot).

[@drstevie]

Top notch !

[@danheilman7729]

As with Carol Wayne, the joke was on anyone who laughed at Charo. She knew exactly what she was doing.

[@jubalcalif9100]

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe !!

[@boudiccaswrath8813]

Yah she did.. She was brilliant, it wasn’t just her beauty that was intimidating...

[@coldwinter5710]

Absolutely correct!

[@binaryvoid0101]

She’s controlled chaos.

[@Rnyargd]

Every word of what you just said is a fact.

[@christinehueske614]

Rest in Peace Burt, we will miss your laugh!!

[@nikkirae8453]

DWTS brought me here. :-) :-) I met Charo when I was a little girl.. She was nice in person

[@yankee2666]

So what?

[@johnmartin7040]

she used to be a nun in south america

[@Theodoric93]

She's from Spain, not South America, and was never a nun.

[@pattyoneill6724]

Check out Carol Burnette as Charo, over the top funny !

[@sherritremblay8282]

@@yankee2666 So what is your problem? Ass

[@isthathernan]

She’s always been a sweetheart 💞

[@MrAzrancher]

I was fortunate to see her show in Las Vegas a while back...great performer.

[@breahsaldana9251]

And she's still maintaining her beauty in 2019!!! Best guitarist in the world!!

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Her husband Kjell Rasten passed away 3 years ago they were married 41 years

[@jeffs8242]

she was so over the top and so confident and enthusiastic. it's always great to watch her.

[@jubalcalif9100]

How true ! Her enthusiasm was contagious...and still is ! She's still going strong !

[@NightinMadrid]

I want that hair,wow!!

[@aloysha38]

I wish this clip showed how well she plays guitar. She's an amazing musician!

[@LesbianVampireLover]

Total hotness. Someone needs to post some high-quality clips of her back then.

[@HEVYMTL99]

this is the first time i heard her sing. this was early in her career. she went on to study under Andres Segovia as her personal teacher!!! she was much more than just Flamenco. Spanish/Classical as well. i had no idea. i just remembered her as the zanie "coochie coochie" lady. then i swithched to playing acoustic guitar and rediscovered Charo. LOVE U CHARO! U are one of the best!!! Thank you for this vid! +++

[@deboramccallum3987]

Vibrant personality, glad to see her thriving and alive

[@Pace9000]

I was an opening act for Charo in some Performing Arts Center in San Diego..in between shows she took me down to her dressing room and played for me on her guitar..After she finished I smiled and said You studied with Cigovia....She just smiled.... What a talent

[@jorgemejia32]

woooow! what a beauty she was and the end was explosive. Amazing talent.

[@johncastro39]

Charo was and still is an all around entertainer. Musician, Singer, dancer, actress and comedian.

[@robatsea2009]

Alive and well, and I believe still performing

[@kevinnelson66]

robatsea2009 Charo appeared as the Queen of England in Sharknado 5 Global Swarming.

[@NathanRiveraMelo]

Wonderful performance! What an entertainer.

[@tangobango9653]

Ahhh yes....back when CHARO was a star! Those were the days Folks! LUV Alex Kara’s reaction to Charo!

[@depaola63]

I always loved Burt! it's sad to see how he is not well in his older yrs! God bless the legend!

[@craigsmith157]

He's deceased now.

[@susanarsoniadou3588]

BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE , CHARO!

[@JulianHills]

Alex Karras is a gem.

[@jlbaker2000]

She's charming.

[@ronbo11]

Dude, a new Ironside movie! NBC was rolling back then.

[@coryvittur2581]

@Ron D. And all that time he was Gay. No, people, I don't care but it just seemed so unbelievable. Back then, folks had to keep their "personal" life, just that. ....PERSONAL.

[@Selectrolux]

She still looks exactly the same, 40 years later. What an entertainer she is. And I've heard she's fun to meet in person.

[@EFISHANT]

A lot of people don't know she was actually a very accomplished Flamenco guitarist!

[@markmalenowski8399]

why wasn't charo cast as sofia vergara's mother on Modern family?

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

I don't know

[@dharma__3]

Excellent suggestion, please tell them.

[@trinity.6655]

mark malenowski charo didn't like being compared to her

[@chewy2804]

They tried Charro wasn’t having it

[@marcsmilen6565]

Thats actually a brilliant idea.

[@LimaHeSilvaLS]

She's wonderfully and innocently gorgeous!!!! A lot of people these days actually got inspired from her.

[@sandersonbr18]

charo is well known all over the world by the hit "dance a little bit closer" Never seen her sing this huge success live. if someone has this video... please post it here!

[@NightinMadrid]

I soo love her hairstyle,I want it!

[@haljames4290]

What a great entertainer.

[@ZacksEyewear]

Andres Segovia was her guitar teacher she would practice 4 hours a day if she missed one note she would have to start the song over i seen her on the Mike Douglas taking about it awesome guitarist

[@jameshoran8]

I still remember The Sopranos episode when Tony and Paulie were meeting the Mexican gang in Florida and Paulie said, Where's Charo?"

[@robmclean4352]

Monday, September 13, 1971. The ad at the end is for an Ironside "movie" (actually two-hour-long episode) that aired the next day.

[@michaelmattice4986]

Love Charo's outfit!...Of course she fills it out better than I do but who's counting?

[@aleta9134]

I know she will not read this but happy birthday to her. We share the same month and day. 🎼🎉

[@darlasanto9439]

Charo!!!

[@jimlaforte1755]

I remember watching the opening of this show but it is now nowhere to be found. Thanks for sharing.

[@jlbsr1959]

funny I remember seeing he ron all the shows of th e70;s when tv was worth staying home and watching, I always loved her but felt like we were getting to see an x-rated star....looking back I smile and say she was really talented!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheNextGoogification]

There's some good videos of Charo playing guitar

[@stevephlyer]

Burt Reynolds was the best guest-host of The Tonight Show. He could've easily have his onw talk show and would've been quite successful. And Charo seems like such a funny woman!

[@kurtfrancis4621]

Spanish documents list her as 1941 birthday. That makes her 30 here, and her demeanor speaks to that. I don't know of 20 year olds like this.

[@Caleiva]

WOW! the name of this song is "El Porompompero" a widely known spanish flamenco song. Charo may not have a great voice but surely is a great guitar player and an exceptional showman still nowadays.

[@noeljokait]

She still muy bonita!!!!

[@ljmcdonald2703]

R.I.P Burt

[@coldwinter5710]

All the guys are acting a bit silly with her here, but truth be told, everyone loved her. She's great fun and a talented guitar player!

[@robatsea2009]

As identified in the clip description, the person sitting next to Ed is guest Alex Karras, form NFL pro turned actor.

[@kevinnelson66]

Alex looked a little pissed off in this clip.

[@thomasjj1976]

And Webster's dad.

[@jessegrd071163]

Burt taps anything that moves, even a chicken. Nonetheless, Charo is a good guitar player. One of a kind.

[@ferherraiz]

Pedazo de artista nos perdimos en España !!

[@alexanderdiaz1]

@robatsea2009 I second that comment...She is a brilliant Flamenco Guitarist!!!

[@jamesh4426]

Wow before her time.

[@HEVYMTL99]

the video with Don Rickles is priceless! Carol Burnett too.

[@ernestconnell8087]

Charo, Burt and all the rest 🍻

[@robatsea2009]

@EFISHANT I've seen her perform, and agreed - she doesn't get much recognition (if any) for her guitar skills, which are exceptional

[@mysticnamja]

BURT MOTHER EFFING REYNOLDS!

[@kevinnelson66]

Back when his buddy Sterling Archer was still in diapers, learning how to say "goddammit, mother" while taking swigs of whisky from his baby bottle

[@LeahJane1995]

She really is something ain't that right

[@handsomeblackman255]

The men of this era never respected her, but she fought through.

[@lmrs2]

Guauuu !!! que grandes !!!!!!

[@TheTriplelman]

nice hair piece burt.

[@roman14032]

she was 20 years old here, she had already been world famos for 5 years

[@ferzach8687]

Que sexy el.presentador 😍😍😍

[@johnsalazar8210]

Boy how did I end up here???

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

I don't know

[@351charlie7]

I want to see Alex Karras!

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

Hello... thanks for posting this clip and another from this episode, this rare episode! would you have any more segments of this ? I'd like to see the rest of it. Thanks.

[@robatsea2009]

I do have the entire episode but I limit my postings to clips only. I used to have more clips from the Carson era "Tonight Show" but removed them as a precaution when Carson Productions began their own YT channel and started uploading. The few "Tonight Show" clips I left up were from programs featuring guest hosts.

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

@@robatsea2009 oh ok... if you could do the opening and maybe when he talks to Alex Karras a little bit that would be cool...Thanks

[@coldwinter5710]

@@robatsea2009 Yes! Lets see you post the other interviews within this segment. Do you also have any other shows taped where Burt was the guest host?

[@stevehansen3412]

Charo’s first appearance on tonight show

[@marcdeacon3021]

so shakira stole this womans whole act

[@shierocshieroc3735]

Marc Deacon Absolutely!

[@trinity.6655]

Marc Deacon sofia vegara too

[@flowernaya]

No she didn’t. they both make completely different music. And Spanish is both of their first language so they naturally have an accent.

[@bluedragon4]

lol, I was just about to write this. So true!

[@galesayers]

Shakira's body can't touch Charo's

[@MBDLDN]

SHE WAS 30 YEARS OLD

[@mariepetite5329]

DD Martinez 26

[@johnstitt3717]

According to Charo, she was 20 here. The most worldly, self-assured 20 year old I have ever seen.

[@mariepetite5329]

John stitt This was recorded in 1971; she is now 66. She don't look 20 here. Twenty year olds can pass for 17.

[@robertkelly9772]

Charo was born in '46. Do the math. Cuchi! Cuchi!

[@telsport]

Ok, a little gootchie gootchie is magnifico ! TL

[@VelmaTheID]

Looks like public access cable tv in the 1990s.

[@mariewinter8869]

She's quite a personality i did not know she could sing.

[@7beers]

Is that her hair?

[@leonardaguitar]

mucha muchacha!

[@manofiske3318]

Reynolds wig is frightening.

[@IThinkYouLookLarvely]

I wish I was enjoying as much 'sucksex' as she was! Her flares are huge, I thought she was wearing two skirts :D

[@jlbaker2000]

Ahahaha!!

[@coldwinter5710]

Great comment! LOL!

[@DevilMaskMedia]

I bet Burt tickled his mustache on Charo's "coochi, coochi".

[@jeffdawson2786]

Charo is a great example of what American taste was like back then. She was a classical guitarist, but we wanted her to gyrate and say, “Coochie Coochie.” Well, give the people what they want. I think that was the name of her dog.

[@albasabina]

If she was born in 1951, in this video she would have been 21 yo, she looks quite older.

[@craigsmith157]

If she was born in 1951 she'd be 20 not 21 here. This aired in 1971.

[@cherrycakejulie]

she is actually very talented, I like her a lot, how old is she now

[@rfelix5726]

80 years

[@imbluz]

Burt's sarcastic one-liner put this crazy twit away. "You need to stop acting so shy." Burt's timing was impeccable. Charo is like a caricature. I've asked many Latinas if they new who she was and they didn't really appreciate her. She overdoes her act.

[@LeahJane1995]

Aye dios mio was a tongue roll

[@amaribrown3600]

Does anyone know what song this is?

[@dono8721]

Smoking like crazy

[@fifthdaughter]

What is the song she's singing? I like it mucho! : )

[@rudolfo963]

@rkcsam69 Johnny Carson would go on vacation and even if it was a regular week he often was off the show on Monday nights and so a variety of guest hosts would sit in. Burt was one of them and many others including Garry Shandling, David Letterman, Joey Bishop, Joan Rivers, David Brenner, Bob Newhart etc.

[@GypsyRock]

“Oh yes I crick”

[@LeahJane1995]

She always said 'cuchi cuchi' lol

[@user-wh7nj2bn9u]

Ooo...

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

Beautiful charo always had to stay out of reach of men. And keep their hands off of her. She always did it in a classy manner too....

[@WaltGekko]

This is rare footage of any episode from the original New York run of The Tonight Show. By early the following year (1972), the show had moved permanently to Burbank. It was written at the time of Johnny Carson's death in 2005 by The New York Post the reason that happened (allegedly) was due to celebrities refusing to come to New York due to the area surrounding Rockerfeller Plaza going through a rapid decline and becoming downright dangerous, largely because of a drug trade that had exploded by the early '70s that was blamed in large part for crime rising sharply through the late 1960's and early '70s (and growing up in New York in the 1970's and early '80s, I do remember that area being very seedy back then with many stores having perpetual "going out of business" sales back then).

[@onstarvue]

I wonder if she's still living. This video is from 42 years ago.

[@louiscabrera7552]

I wonder if you are still living this was posted 5 years ago.

[@craigsmith157]

Yes, she's still living AND performing on cruises.

[@jubalcalif9100]

She's still going strong ! She was in the news recently because her husband of many years had passed away. Bless her little ol' pea pickin' heart, as Tennessee Ernie Ford used to say !! :-)

[@evilgary747]

Is the host Vicente Fernandez?

[@mr.hostetter855]

the host is dead...

[@kevinnelson66]

Burt Reynolds was guest hosting for Johnny Carson that night.