Background:

Brazilian teen actress Sasha Meneghel is perhaps best known for playing Feiurinha on the 2009 family film “Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha,” on which she co-starred with her parents Xuxa Meneghel and Luciano Szafir. Sasha previously portrayed the young incarnation of her mother in the 2002 film “Xuxa Requebra.”


Xuxa's Daughter

Childhood and Family:

Sasha Meneghel Szafir was born on July 28, 1998, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the daughter of Brazilian actress, TV host, singer and former model Xuxa Meneghel (born March 27, 1963) and actor Luciano Szafir (born December 31, 1968). Her godmother is producer and director Marlene Mattos.


Xuxa Requebra

Career:

Sasha Meneghel made her first experience in front of the cameras when she appeared in the video sequel “Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 2” (2001), starring her mother Xuxa and co-directed by her godmother Marlene Mattos. She went on to appear in “Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 3” (2002).

In 2002, Sasha was cast as the Young Helena on the film “Xuxa Requebra,” helmed by Tizuka Yamasaki. The same year, she also acted in the television series “Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação,”  starring Bruna Marquezine, Nicete Bruno and Isabelle Drummond. The series premiered in Brazil in October 2002.

Sasha reunited with her mother for the video “Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 4,” released in Brazil in 2003.

After several years absence, Sasha resumed her acting career when she landed the role of Feiurinha in “Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha,” opposite her parents. Directed by Tizuka Yamasaki, the family movie was released in Brazil on December 25, 2009 and was nominated for a 2010 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Best Children's Film (Melhor Filme Infantil).


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