Maria da Gra�a Xuxa Meneghel commonly known as Xuxa, is a Brazilian television presenter, film actress, singer and businesswoman. Her various shows have been broadcast in Portuguese, English, and Spanish worldwide. She is a two time winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Children's Album, and is also known for her epithet, Queen of the Shorties. In 1991, she debuted a version of the program Xou da Xuxa in Spanish that was broadcast in 17 countries in Latin America by Argentine television station Telef�. In the United States the program was aired on Univision. 2 million Spanish-speaking children in Los Angeles watched the show produced in Buenos Aires that was carried in Los Angeles. The show was pulled off the air when Xuxa changed it from a daily program to a weekly program. In the same year, she was the first Latin American to appear in Forbes's list of the 40 Highest-Paid Entertainers.. In 1992, she launched the Xuxa Park, presented by the Spanish network Telecinco. An eponymous program, Xuxa Park, was launched by Rede Globo in 1994. 

March 27th, 1963 in Santa Rosa (Age 61)