- Born
- Birth nameAndréa Mendes Veiga
- Nickname
- Paca
- Andréa Veiga was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is known for Salomé (1991), Sonho de Verão (1990) and A Menina Índigo (2016). She is married to André Cechinel. They have one child.
- SpouseAndré Cechinel(? - present) (1 child)
- Piercing green eyes.
- Mother, with André, of a boy named Lucas, born on 2 April 2002.
- The very first "paquita" hired by Marlene Mattos to stagehand Xuxa in her television show Clube da Criança (1983) and later Xou da Xuxa (1988). Was reportedly cast for a slight resemblance noticed by Xuxa herself.
- Portrayed Carmen Miranda on stage in 2009, in the biographical musical "Carmen, o It Brasileiro" to which she also worked as a producer. Appeared alongside Avelar Love who is mostly remembered for his antagonistic role in Xuxa film Xuxa in Crystal Moon (1990).
- Never used the long, blond hair the "paquitas" are mostly remembered for.
- [on Carmen Miranda] She was a woman beyond her time.
- [on Xuxa] We don't speak for 13 years. (...) Xuxa is someone I've always really loved, who's part of my life. I started this year wanting to fix this. I want to get back in touch with her.
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