Xuxa e os Duendes
Xuxa e os Duendes is a 2001 Brazilian fantasy musical adventure children's film directed by Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes and Márcio Vito with a screenplay by Vivian Perl and Wagner de Assis.
Based on personal experiences lived by Brazilian TV host Xuxa Meneghel.
It contains in his cast Xuxa Meneghel, Guilherme Karan, Debby Lagranha, Leonardo Cordonis, Gugu Liberato, Ana Maria Braga, Emiliano Queiroz, Angélica, Wanessa Camargo.
The kingdom of the elves is celebrating the delivery of the responsibility of taking care of the nature to the prince Damiz.
But villain Gorgon holds the little elf on the wall of Little Girl Nanda's room and convinces his partner, Rico, to buy the girl's house and take" progress" to the forest.
Kira will have the mission to free the stuck imprisoned in the wall and save Earth.
The film was produced by Diler Trindade with co-production by Globo Filmes and Warner Bros., and was released in theaters on December 14, 2001.
The film was watched by approximately 2,657,091 box office according to Ancine, and earned more than 11 million Brazilian reals for its producers.
As was already common in other Xuxa films," Duendes" was received with suspicion by specialized critics.
However, all were unanimous in saying that they represented a breakthrough in comparison with the previous ones.
Praising the end of over- merchandising, but criticizing the film's script for being" unstable, with weak performances," an extremely childish script and incoherent dialogues.
Writing" Duendes" is a change, has cliches in tons, but for Xuxa, who did everything a little on the screens, this is no problem and that the film was produced just to please its audience, in this case a multitude of children.
The success of the film led Xuxa to create a sequel titled" Xuxa e os Duendes 2: No Caminho das Fadas", released the following year.
A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões
A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões is a 1989 Brazilian adventure film, directed by José Alvarenga Jr and starring Xuxa Meneghel and Os Trapalhões.
Xuxa filmography
This is a complete filmography of Xuxa, a Brazilian singer, actress, and television presenter.
Xuxa's first starring role was in" Amor Estranho Amor"( English title: Love Strange Love), a controversial 1982, erotic film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri.
The plot involves an adult man's recollection of a short period in his life in 1937.
As a teenager, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by her, right before key political changes in Brazil.
In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
Although rather tame by today's modern standards, the movie was considered somewhat controversial by some because it contains two brief scenes of sensuality between a libertine character played by Xuxa and the teenager.
She broke out on her own in 1988 in" Super Xuxa contra Baixo Astral", only to rejoin the Os Trapalhões in 1989 in" A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões", one of the quartet's most popular movies.
The formula was repeated the following year in" O Mistério de Robin Hood"( 1990), on which Xuxa's production company Xuxa Produções acted as associate producer.
In 1990 Xuxa teamed up with another hugely popular children's TV performer, Sérgio Mallandro, in a joint venture entitled" Lua de Cristal".
With just under 5 million spectators, it was the biggest film of the 1990s, and it guaranteed Xuxa a second box- officie hit at a time when the Brazilian film industry had all but ground to a halt.
She returned to cinemas in 1999 with" Xuxa Requebra".
Xuxa also picked up a popular fascination with" duendes" and their magical powers in" Xuxa e os Duendes", and the sequel," Xuxa e os Duendes 2- No Caminho das Fadas".
She released another couple of films in quick succession in 2003 and 2004," Xuxa Abracadabra" and" Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida".
In 2009, Xuxa launched her film" Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha", which tells the story of what happens in fairy tales after the" and they all lived happily ever after" ending.
The film is an adaptation of Pedro Bandeira's book" O Fantástico Mistério de Feiurinha" that has sold over 2 million copies.
The movie's cast included such names as: Sasha, Luciano Szafir and Luciano Huck, Angélica and Hebe Camargo.
It had over 1.3 million viewers and was also shown in the US and Angola, where its numbers surpassed James Cameron's Avatar.
Critters 2: The Main Course
Critters 2: The Main Course( also known as Critters 2) is a 1988 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Mick Garris in his directorial debut, and the second installment in the" Critters" franchise.
A direct sequel to" Critters", the film was written by David Twohy and Garris, and stars Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper and Scott Grimes in their reprising roles.
The plot takes place two years after the first film, as a batch of planted Critter eggs begin to hatch and resume their carnivorous appetite upon the town once again.
Although it did not gross as much as the original, the sequel grossed$ 3.8 million during its theatrical run in the United States.
It is the last installment in the series to be released theatrically, and is followed by" Critters 3" in 1991.
Love Strange Love
Love Strange Love is a 1982 Brazilian erotic crime drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri.
The film stars Vera Fischer, Tarcísio Meira and Xuxa Meneghel.
Fischer won the Best Actress Award at the 15th Festival de Brasília as well as the Air France Award.
Xuxa e os Duendes 2 - No Caminho das Fadas
Xuxa e os Duendes
2- No Caminho das Fadas is a 2002 Brazilian fantasy adventure children's film, produced by Diler Trindade directed by Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes and Márcio Vito with a screenplay by Vivian Perl and Wagner de Assis.
It is the sequel to 2001's" Xuxa e os Duendes".
Xuxa Meneghel, Ana Maria Braga, Debby Lagranha, Emiliano Queiroz, Tadeu Mello and Guilherme Karan reprise their respective roles of" Duendes 2", from the first film, joined by Luciano Szafir, Betty Lago, Vera Fischer, Deborah Secco, Thiago Fragoso.
In this sequence, Xuxa lives once again Kira, the elf of light.
Now she is in charge of saving her friends( and mankind!),
From a curse that would petrify the hearts of lovers and end love on the face of the Earth.
The film was released in theatres on December 13, 2002.
The film repeated the success of the previous and was watched by approximately 2,301,152 viewers according to Ancine and earned more than 11.486.623 Brazilian reals of real by its producers, becoming the fifth biggest box office of the year 2003 in Brazil, being the fifth most watched film in the country in the year.
The accompanying soundtrack was released in January 2003.
Xuxa e os Duendes (soundtrack)
Xuxa e os Duendes the soundtrack of the film of the same name, released in 2002 by Som Livre.
The album consists of songs performed by the protagonist, the presenter Xuxa Meneghel and other artists.
The soundtrack was released in early 2002, shortly after the release of the film on DVD.
The soundtrack brings several artists such as Angélica, Carlinhos Brown, and Wanessa Camargo.
The soundtrack was released in CD and cassette formats.
The album has 14 tracks, 7 songs and 7 instruments.
They would participate in the compositions: Vanessa Rangel, Michael Sullivan, Carlos Colla, Nando Cordel and Maurício Gaetani.
Xuxa e os Duendes
Xuxa e os Duendes is a 2001 Brazilian fantasy musical adventure children's film directed by Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes and Márcio Vito with a screenplay by Vivian Perl and Wagner de Assis.
Based on personal experiences lived by Brazilian TV host Xuxa Meneghel.
It contains in his cast Xuxa Meneghel, Guilherme Karan, Debby Lagranha, Leonardo Cordonis, Gugu Liberato, Ana Maria Braga, Emiliano Queiroz, Angélica, Wanessa Camargo.
The kingdom of the elves is celebrating the delivery of the responsibility of taking care of the nature to the prince Damiz.
But villain Gorgon holds the little elf on the wall of Little Girl Nanda's room and convinces his partner, Rico, to buy the girl's house and take" progress" to the forest.
Kira will have the mission to free the stuck imprisoned in the wall and save Earth.
The film was produced by Diler Trindade with co-production by Globo Filmes and Warner Bros., and was released in theaters on December 14, 2001.
The film was watched by approximately 2,657,091 box office according to Ancine, and earned more than 11 million Brazilian reals for its producers.
As was already common in other Xuxa films," Duendes" was received with suspicion by specialized critics.
However, all were unanimous in saying that they represented a breakthrough in comparison with the previous ones.
Praising the end of over- merchandising, but criticizing the film's script for being" unstable, with weak performances," an extremely childish script and incoherent dialogues.
Writing" Duendes" is a change, has cliches in tons, but for Xuxa, who did everything a little on the screens, this is no problem and that the film was produced just to please its audience, in this case a multitude of children.
The success of the film led Xuxa to create a sequel titled" Xuxa e os Duendes 2: No Caminho das Fadas", released the following year.
Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte
Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte"( The Famous and The Dead)" is a 2009 Brazilian drama film directed by Esmir Filho.
This film won best picture award at Festival do Rio 2009.
O Mistério de Robin Hood
Xuxa e os Trapalhões em O Mistério de Robin Hood is a 1990 Brazilian comedy- adventure film, directed by José Alvarenga Júnior.
The film is starring Xuxa Meneghel and Os Trapalhões.

Question: Are Critters 2: The Main Course and Xuxa E Os Duendes 2 - No Caminho Das Fadas both from the same country?
Answer: no