CharytÃn Goyco (born MarÃa del Rosario Goico RodrÃguez,[note 1] on
May 23, 1949 in Santa LucÃa), better known in show business as simply
CharytÃn, is a Dominican singer, television hostess and actress.Born
in Santa LucÃa, El Seibo, to a Dominican father (of Russian, Serbian,
Montenegrin, French and Spanish ancestry), and a Spaniard mother (her
mother was an attorney from Asturias, Spain who found herself exiled
during the regime of Francisco Franco). At an early age, her mother
took her and her sister to Spain after breaking up with her father.
She returned to the Dominican Republic after nearly ten years of
living abroad, when her parents reconciled.CharytÃn moved to Puerto
Rico in the 1970s, where she met her husband, television actor and
producer Elin Ortiz. During the 1970s, she began a weekly TV show on
WAPA-TV, which aired every Sunday night until 1985.CharytÃn became an
international superstar with her song Mosquita Muerta, named after a
character she played on a comedy section of her show, becoming a chart
topper in places like Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina.
May 23, 1949 in Santa LucÃa), better known in show business as simply
CharytÃn, is a Dominican singer, television hostess and actress.Born
in Santa LucÃa, El Seibo, to a Dominican father (of Russian, Serbian,
Montenegrin, French and Spanish ancestry), and a Spaniard mother (her
mother was an attorney from Asturias, Spain who found herself exiled
during the regime of Francisco Franco). At an early age, her mother
took her and her sister to Spain after breaking up with her father.
She returned to the Dominican Republic after nearly ten years of
living abroad, when her parents reconciled.CharytÃn moved to Puerto
Rico in the 1970s, where she met her husband, television actor and
producer Elin Ortiz. During the 1970s, she began a weekly TV show on
WAPA-TV, which aired every Sunday night until 1985.CharytÃn became an
international superstar with her song Mosquita Muerta, named after a
character she played on a comedy section of her show, becoming a chart
topper in places like Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina.
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