Charo

If the idea of Charo playing an acoustic guitar doesn’t compute in your mind, the entertainer has a surprise for you.‘Cuchi-cuchi’ is where I get the money,” Charo said. “When I sit on the stool and play guitar, that’s where I get the respect.

“If someone’s at the entrance (of an auditorium), they’ll see a poster (of me) and say, ‘Oh, she’s fun.’ ‘How old is she?’ On the way out, the same people are saying, ‘Oh, goodness gracious. I never expected that.’”

Charo plans on wowing audiences with her guitar work when she returns to The Villages to perform at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Katie Belle’s as part of its Up Close and Personal Series.

Local vocalist Mary Jo Vitale is opening the concert.Doors for the 5 p.m. show open at 3:30 p.m., and people must be seated by 4 p.m., while doors for the 8:30 p.m. show open at 7:15 p.m., and people must be seated by 7:45 p.m.

The 5 p.m. show will include dinner, while the 8:30 p.m. show will have appetizer and dessert service.Tickets for the show are $30-$45 for residents and $35-50 for the public, and are available by calling Katie Belle’s at 750-9411 or the Cattle Baron Club at 750-5981.