OK, I’ll admit: I had no idea Charo (full name: María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Moquiere de les Esperades Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Najosa Rasten) once was a huge sensation in America. My only exposure to her has been on YouTube and on Jerry Lewis’ annual telethon.

Here, she sings “Love Will Keep Us Together” in a 1976 TV special.

Time for a dance break — with Charo!

Was that one of those kids from “Home Improvement” at the 1:02 mark?

One of our favorite TV shows as a kid was “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.” And we remember it was a really big deal when Pee-Wee got a primetime Christmas special in 1986.

There were all sorts of special guests: Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah, Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Grace Jones, k.d. lang, Dinah Shore, Little Richard, Cher, the Del Rubio Triplets, Magic Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joan Rivers and Charo. And let’s not forget the other actors who were “Playhouse” regulars: S. Epatha Merkerson, Laurence Fischburne and Phil Hartman.