Xuxa’s assistant Adriana Bombom celebrates representation for black girls: ‘Paquita came and went and I stayed’

The issue of the lack of representation of black girls in Xuxa’s programs is one of the controversies addressed in the Globoplay documentary, released this Thursday (13).

“Xuxa, O Documentário” arrives on Globoplay this Thursday (13) and speaks openly of the success and controversy that accompanied the Queen of the Little People during its 40-year history. One of the main controversies is already the subject of the first episode: the absence of black girls in Paquitas’ painting.

In the episode, Xuxa explains the rules dictated by Marlene Mattos (blonde, tall girls, with a build similar to the presenter herself), cuts time, but admits the mistake, which cost the self-esteem of many black girls who grew up in the 80s and at the time, he did not see representation in the main product aimed at children. The timid beginning of a paradigm shift occurred in the mid-90s, when Adriana Bombom was hired as a stage assistant for “Xuxa Hits”.

In conversation with Purepeople during the launch event of the documentary Globoplay, Bombom commented on the impact of his presence in the cast of Xuxa. “I was a reference for other black women who would like to be paquitas. Like ‘Wow, Bombom, a black woman, she represents me.’ That’s really cool,” she celebrated.

Bombom remained in the regular cast of Xuxa until the end of “Planeta Xuxa”, in 2002. “Paquitas came and went and Bombom remained. I took three generations of Paquitas, because Xuxa changed, but I always stayed. It was very nice. I made it to the end!”

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Source: Terra

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