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Charro, a Mexican restaurant, is opening its first Springfield location May 20, 2024. The restaurant's first location in Chesterfield, Missouri is seen in this undated photo.
El Charro Café is a historic three-location Mexican restaurant based in Tucson, Arizona. It has been owned by the Flores family since its establishment in 1922, making it the oldest Mexican restaurant owned by the same family in the United States. It is also one of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States.
The restaurant launched in 1958 by Freddie Munoz survived its founder's death in 2012, with Freddie's daughter Eva Munoz Orta taking over. Then, in 2017, a "closed for vacation" sign went up.
The word "charro" doesn't even register in Basque. However, the Royal Spanish Academy does indicate that the word charro derives from the Basque word txar meaning "defective" or "weak". Well, let's be logic. So, if the English-Basque-Spanish dictionaries, not one supports this word. Then, Charro is a Mexican word and it is not derived form Basque.
With tomorrow's expected FarmVille update, it looks like the Mexico theme will continue in a big way, with new animals, trees, decorations and more becoming available. Thanks to FarmVillePro ...
In Puerto Rico, charro is a generally accepted slang term to mean that someone or something is obnoxiously out of touch with social or style norms, similar to the United States usage of dork(y), (i.e gaudy). The traditional Mexican charro is known for colorful clothing and participating in coleadero y charreada, a specific type of Mexican rodeo.
The National Charro Championship and Congress (Congreso y Campeonato Nacional Charro in Spanish) is a 17-day event where charro and escaramuza teams from all of Mexico and the United States compete at a national level organized by the Mexican Federation of Charreria. In 2021, over 150 teams competed in the host city of Aguascalientes.
The restaurant's exterior and a fanciful depiction of its interior can be found in scenes in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter in which Cugat has a substantial role playing himself. A brief scene revolving around the restaurant can also be seen in the earlier 1943 film The Heat's On , also starring Cugat as himself.