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Xuxa

Name in Native Language: "Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel" (Portuguese/PT)
Television Presenter / Film Producer / Businesswoman / Model (person) / Film Actress / Television Actress / Songwriter | * 03/27/1963 (61) | Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( SHOO-sha; Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈɡɾasɐ ˈʃuʃɐ mẽneˈɡɛw]; born Maria da Graça Meneghel, 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian presenter, actress, singer and businesswoman. Known as the "queen of the short ones", Xuxa built the largest Latin and Southern American children's entertainment empire. In the early 1990s, she presented television programs in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the United States simultaneously, reaching around 100 million viewers daily. Xuxa has sold over 30 million copies of her records worldwide, which makes her the highest-selling Brazilian female singer. Her net worth was estimated at US$100 million in the early 1990s. Also successful as a businesswoman, she has the highest net worth of any Brazilian female entertainer, estimated at US$400 million. ()
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Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Her various shows have been broadcast in Portuguese, English, and Spanish worldwide, and her films are among the top earning Brazilian releases of all time, including the record-breaking box office hit "Lua de Cristal" (1990). As a singer, she is a two-time winner of the Latin Grammy Award for Best Children's Album, and her 1988 album "Xou da Xuxa 3" is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the best-selling children's album of all time. She is also known for her epithet, the "Queen of Children".

Most frequent genres for this person: Kids & Family | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Baixo Astral, an evil spirit who lives in the sewers, and whose mission is to bring unhappiness to the world, sees Xuxa on TV asking children to fight for a better world. Threatened by those words, he ...

Super Xuxa Versus Baixo Astral

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1988 | 2.4/5 | 1h 26min
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Music
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Kira is a botanical with magical powers, but doesn't know their origin, until her friend Nanda finds and elf named Damiz trapped in her room. Soon they discover that Damiz is the prince of the elves a ...

Xuxa and the Elves

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2001 | 1.9/5 | 1h 30min
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
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Sofia goes to her cousin Matheus's house to take care of his two children, Júlia and Lucas, while he goes to a party. She finds a magical book, which transports them to the Magic Forest, where they m ...

Xuxa Abracadabra

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2003 | 3.1/5 | 1h 27min
Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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With the help from his little guardian angel, Xuxinha, a 7-year old boy called Guto faces the terrible garbage eating monsters from the planet XYZ in the first-ever animated Xuxa film. ...

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters

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2005 | 2.4/5 | 1h 25min
Kids & Family, Animation
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Awards & Nominations for Xuxa

2x Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Children's Album Troféu Imprensa Prêmio Da Música Brasileira 6x Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Children's Album
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Movies with Xuxa as Actress(39)

as Anjo2024 Mallandro: O Errado que Deu Certo
as Tatu2023 Uma Fada Veio Me Visitar
as Self (archive footage)2023 Nosso Sonho
as Archive footage2023 At Midnight I'll Slay my Uncle
as Ela mesma2016 Porta dos Fundos: Contrato Vitalício
as Xuxa Meneghel2013 Aconteceu, virou Manchete! A História da Rede Manchete
as Self (archive footage)2010 Senna
as herself2010 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 10: Baixinhos, Bichinhos e +
as Cinderela2009 Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
as herself2009 Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 9
as herself2008 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 8
as Kika (Érica Cristina)2007 Xuxa: a Girl's Dream
as herself2007 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 7
as Mel Montiel / Elisabeth Dourado2006 Xuxa Twins
as Xuxa / Narrator2005 Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters
as herself2005 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 6: Festa
as herself2004 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 5: Circo
as Bárbara / Deusa Blomma2004 Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Sofia2003 Xuxa Abracadabra
2003 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 4
as Kira2002 Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
as herself2002 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 3
2002 Zico
2001 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos 2
as Kira2001 Xuxa and the Elves
as herself2000 TV Ano 50/Globo Ano 35
as Nick2000 Xuxa Popstar
2000 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos
as Helena (Nena)1999 Xuxa Requebra
as Narradora1991 Black Gaucho
as Maria da Graça1990 Crystal Moon
as Tatiana1990 Xuxa e os Trapalhões em O Mistério de Robin Hood
as Princesa Xeron1989 A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões
as Super Xuxa1988 Super Xuxa Versus Baixo Astral
as Irmã Maria1985 Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia
as Aninha1984 Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz
as Diana1983 Fuscão Preto
as Lira1983 O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé
as Tamara1982 Love Strange Love

TV Shows/Series with Xuxa as Actress(10)

as Ylla2024 Tarã
as herself2023 Xuxa, O Documentário
as Self - Host2023 Queens on the Run
2019 Que História é Essa, Porchat?
as Host2017 Dancing Brasil
as herself2017 Lady Night
as herself2012 Sparkling Girls
as Rita Prates2012 As Brasileiras
as herself1995 Viva el lunes
as Self - Musical Guest??? Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Movies with Xuxa as Crew(14)

Production/Producer2009 Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess
Production/Producer2007 Xuxa: a Girl's Dream
Production/Producer2006 Xuxa Twins
Production/Producer2005 Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters
Production/Producer2004 Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Production/Producer2003 Xuxa Abracadabra
Production/Producer2002 Xuxa and the Elves 2: The Road of The Fairies
Production/Producer2001 Xuxa and the Elves
Production/Producer2000 Xuxa Popstar
Production/Coordinating Producer2000 Xuxa Só para Baixinhos
Production/Producer1999 Xuxa Requebra
Production/Producer1991 Inspector Faustão and the Vagabond
Production/Producer1991 Black Gaucho
Production/Producer1990 Summer Dream

Additional Information

Citizenships: Brazil, Italy
Born: Wednesday, 03/27 1963 (March) in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) (current age: 61 years + 27 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Brazilian Portuguese
Record Label: Som Livre, Sony Music, RCA Records, PolyGram, Philips Records
Spouses (current/former): Luciano Szafir, Junno Andrade
Children: Sasha Meneghel
Other names for Xuxa (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Maria da Graça Meneghel"
"Xuxa Meneghel"
"Rainha dos Baixinhos" (Nickname)
Xuxa frequently works together with these people:
Renato Aragão (12x, Actor)
Diler Trindade (10x, Crew)
Dedé Santana (8x, Actor)
Angélica (8x, Actress)
Sérgio Mallandro (7x, Actor)
Sasha Meneghel (5x, Cast)
Flávio de Souza (5x, Crew)
Paulo Sérgio de Almeida (4x, Crew)
Tizuka Yamasaki (4x, Crew)
Jorge Fernando (4x, Crew)
Juliana Paes (4x, Actress)
Mussum (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:64749, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024