16 Brazilian actresses who started their careers as stagehands

Many successful TV and movie stars had other professions before becoming nationally known. Grazi Massafera, for example, was a manicurist, while Tatá Werneck worked as a cosmetics saleswoman. Certain actresses, however, have already started their careers in television. But instead of playing characters, they appeared as stagehands on talk shows.

Among old Paquitas, Angelicats and Faustão dancers, the awesome.club will now show who are the muses of Brazilian soap operas that, years ago, helped the presenters of the small screen. You probably didn’t know about the past of some of them. Check out!

One of the biggest stars of national teledramaturgy, Paolla Oliveira started her career on TV in the midst of scavenger hunts and pies in the face. In the late 90s, the muse of soap operas was making a living as a stage assistant on the show Pass or Passin SBT, classic game show presented by Celso Portiolli.

Anyone who sees Fernanda Vasconcellos shining on the small screen may not even imagine that the girl started her career as an assistant to TV presenters. Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, the actress emerged as one of the show’s assistants. Fantasy and then became a ballerina Nice Sundayby Gugu Liberato.

During her early teens, Camila Pitanga took the first step on her artistic journey by collaborating on live shows. In the late 1980s, the actress debuted in Children’s Clubfrom Rede Manchete, as one of the Angelicats, Angelica’s famous assistants and dancers in the children’s attraction.

Many people may not remember, but the beautiful Giovanna Antonelli did not always appear on TV as a star in Globo’s soap operas. In the beginning of the 90’s, when she was only 13 years old, she was also part of the Angelicats group, helping the presenter Angélica in children’s programs at the time.

In 1993, former presenter Alberto José, still a child, commanded an auditorium program that bore his name. Among the smiling stagehands of the attraction was actress Samara Felippo. At the age of 14, she was showing the albums of musical guests and daring dance steps in front of the cameras, some time before she debuted in TV Globo’s fiction productions.

Being a Paquita was the dream of many girls in past decades. Xuxa’s companions, immortalized with their unmistakable looks, are probably the most remembered assistants of the auditorium programs. They were so successful that they even released records and sold thousands of copies. Among the notable members is Letícia Spiller. The blonde began her career on TV in 1989, in Xou da Xuxaand received the nickname of Pituxa Pastel.

The Paquitas Geração 2000 marked the last formation of the group of girls who accompanied Xuxa on her TV shows. Eight girls have been selected for the coveted assistantships to the Queen of Shorts. Among those chosen was Monique Alfradique, who, years later, was cast as an actress in Globo’s soap operas.

Anyone who thinks that Juliana Alves appeared on the small screen for the first time in Big Brother Brazil🇧🇷 In 2000, years before being announced as one of the participants of the third edition of the realitythe muse already stood out in the ballet of domingão Faustão🇧🇷 On the stage of the program, the actress lived the beginning of her professional artistic journey.

In recent years, Ellen Roche has been accumulating successful characters in TV Globo’s attractions. But those who followed SBT in the late 1990s may remember seeing her making her presence felt on the station’s programs. The actress was one of the assistant girls at the Fantasy and is remembered for her participation in the What is the song?commanded by Silvio Santos, where he appeared with his face painted while dubbed famous songs.

Julianne Trevisol is another familiar face of Brazilian soap operas. But, before debuting as an actress on television, she had her first professional experience in front of the cameras in a famous talk show. In 1999, the young woman was one of the dancers of the domingão Faustãoa job that helped finance her training in Performing Arts.

In 2005, Juliana Silveira was successful among children in the role of the protagonist of the soap opera Floribella🇧🇷 But this was not the first time that the girl worked for children. In 1993, she joined the cast of the show Angelica’s house, in SBT, being an Angelicat. The actress was also alongside Angelica in other attractions on the small screen, such as Animal TV it’s the Angel Mix🇧🇷

Aline Riscado gained notoriety after becoming a poster girl for a series of commercials. The actress, who is also a muse fitnessdebuted in soap operas in 2019. But years before exploring her acting talent, the young woman was one of the dancers of the domingão Faustão🇧🇷 She was so successful in the show’s ballet that she returned some time later as a panel judge. Famous dance🇧🇷

A member of the second generation of Paquitas, Bianca Rinaldi joined the Xou da Xuxa when he was just 15 years old. On the show, where she acted as a stage assistant, she earned the nickname Xiquita Bibi. Later, the girl consolidated her career as an actress on TV, acting in soap operas on Globo, Record and SBT.

At the age of 16, actress Bárbara Borges was one of the “New Generation” Paquitas, in the third formation of the famous group of stage assistants. She made her TV debut on Xuxa Park, in 1995, and remained in the cast of assistants to Rainha dos Baixinhos until 1999. During this period, the young woman became known by her nickname on the program, Babunitona.

Another Paquita who started her acting career was Graziella Schmitt. She started as a stage assistant when she was 14 years old and was next to Xuxa on the small screen between 1995 and 2000. Nicknamed at the time of Grazi Modelão, the girl became a well-known figure in soap operas after her participation in the blonde’s programs.

Who also did not fall into oblivion after being Paquita was Juliana Baroni. She competed with about a thousand girls when she was selected as one of Xuxa’s stage assistants. Known by the nickname Catuxa Jujuba, the young woman was only 11 years old at the time she started working on TV. Afterwards, she landed several roles as an actress.

Did you know that all these actresses had been stagehands or were you surprised by a name? Do you remember other celebrities who started their careers as sidekicks on TV shows? Tell us in the comments!