Biography
María José Charro Galán, better known under her stage name La Terremoto de Alcorcón or La Terremoto (transl. The Earthquake of Alcorcón), and also as Pepa Charro, is a Spanish singer born in Madrid, Spain.
She grew up in Alcorcón and studied languages. She went to the United Kingdom to work as an au pair. She has been a member of the group Diabéticas Aceleradas since 1999. She lives in Majorca, where she owns a bar. She became well known in Spain for parodies of Madonna's "Hung Up" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "2 Hearts", both by Kylie Minogue.
Recently she appeared as a regular feature of TVE2's late-night programme, presented by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.
She has become a gay icon in Spain and has performed in New York City, London (at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern), and Mexico D.F. clubs. In 2007, she wrote and performed the track "Libérate", becoming the Official Europride Anthem (2007, Madrid). She performed in Lisbon during its "Arraial Gay Pride" in June 2009.In 2019 she signed with Netflix to host the Spanish version of its reality series Nailed It!, which is titled Niquelao!. The first season of Niquelao! was released on October 25, 2019.In 2023, she was a guest celebrity judge in the episode "Snatch Game - España Season 3" of the Spanish language reality television series Drag Race España streamed on ATRESplayer Premium.
Filmography
all 29
TV Shows 20
self 11
Movies 9
Un Nuevo Amanecer (2024)
Password (2023)
Nacho (2023)
Juntos pero no revueltos (2023)
Joaquín, el novato (2022)
¡Esta noche gano yo! (2022)
Los Miedos De.... (2022)
Family Feud: The Battle of the Famous (2021)
Drag Race España (2021)
Typical Spanish (2020)
Nailed It! Spain (2019)
Father There Is Only One (2019)
A Remarkable Tale (2019)
Maestros de la costura (2018)
MasterChef Celebrity (2016)
Paquita Salas (2016)
Truman (2015)
Sopa de Gansos (2015)
The Ministry of Time (2015)
El pueblo más divertido de España (2014)
La vuelta a la tortilla (2013)
Me Resbala (2013)
Inside Love (2013)
Tenemos de todo (2013)
Letter to Eva (2013)
I'm So Excited! (2013)
Fenómenos (2012)
Tu cara me suena (2011)
20 Centimeters (2005)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1977-09-17 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceMadrid, Spain
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsPepa Charro
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