Of course, their lives intersect when the wicked Elizabeth suspends the company's sponsorship of the school of Mel, who nevertheless does not give up fighting.

[4] Still in 1989, Xuxa Meneghel Started working on a screenplay for a movie that would tell the story of two twin sisters and would be released in Mexico.

The feature film would be signed by George Lucas, a budgeted co-production of $1.2 million that did not occur due to international commitments of Xuxa at the time.

Created by circus artists and far from the biological family, Mel (Xuxa Meneghel) is a very sweet girl who does everything for the good and the children.

[6] Diler Trindade's expectation was that the film would be seen by an audience similar to that of Lua de Cristal in Brazil and 8 million people in Mexico.

[6] The feature film would be signed by George Lucas, who would use a technology created by his company at the time, Industrial Light & Magic, to make the twins interact.

Brazilian singer Fábio Júnior was invited but refused because he could not reconcile filming with the preparation of his album at the time.

Completing 20 years on Globo TV, For this, the project to make a film with "two Xuxas" was resumed, but this time, without the international character.

[9][10] The TV hosts reported that there would be a contest, designed by Jayme Praça, director of Domingão, and by the production of Xuxa, to choose a lookalike of the artist.

[6] The candidates needed to be between 18 and 35 years old and the winner would have the intention of assisting the filming, especially in the scenes in which the twin sisters counter.

[15] With a budget of R$5.2 million reais, Gêmeas came from a questioning of the director Jorge Fernando "What I would propose different Xuxa?, What she never did?

"[17] Patrícia Travassos, who co-wrote the film with Flávio de Souza, says that The Devil Wears Prada (2006) was a reference to creating Elizabeth.

[18][21] Xuxa commented that the intention of the film is to convey positive messages to the public "It is a comedy for all kinds of people, age and social class.

"[22] Another subject covered in the plot is the community of Morro Tavares Bastos, in Rio, where the project Stars of Tomorrow is developed - young people who use music to express their ideas.

"The interesting thing is that the film shows the favela on its positive side, not the stereotype that society is accustomed to seeing on TV: the dirty and marginal boy, "adds the actor Thiago Martins, who plays Tigre.

[23] Murilo Rosa, lives the magician Ivan, love interest of Xuxa in the film: "She is incredible!

"[23] The production also includes comedians such as Leandro Hassum (Zé Mané), Marcius Melhem (Manézinho), Fabiana Karla (nurse practitioner) and Maria Clara Gueiros (Jennifer) - veteran actors Ary Fontoura, Emiliano Queiroz and the young actors Eike Duarte (Byte) and Maria Mariana Azevedo (Poodle).

[24] The singer Ivete Sangalo - who makes her debut in the movies - joins the cast as Alice, Mel's great friend.

[27][26] Also scenes were filmed in the circus of Beto Carrero World and in the Museu do Primeiro Reinado (some locations of the museum were used to serve as mansion of the Dourado family).

The DVD brought as a gift an adult passport to the Xuxa World Park, which operated in São Paulo.

"[38] However he praised the performance of actress Maria Clara Gueiros, writing that "she is the funniest (or rather the only one who can make her laugh) character as Elizabeth's secretary, Jennifer.

"[39] However, he praised the performance Xuxa, writing that she "plays the role of the good-hearted young lady - herself, obviously - and when the shrew enters the scene, the only word that comes to mind is embarrassment.

[41] Filmog, considered the film one of the worst of Xuxa, defining the direction of Jorge Fernando "crazy and fussy."

"[42] A reviewer at Cineweb wrote that "Xuxa Meneghel's fans who were disappointed that she appeared little in last year's animation, Xuxinha e Guto contra os Monstros do Espaço (2005), can celebrate.

Like the twins of the soap opera Mulheres de Areia, Xuxa is a bad sister and another good one.

[44] Laura Mattos of Folha, considered Gemeas a breakthrough in Xuxa's film career, writing that she finally abandoned the garbage fables ("Elves", "Abracadabra") that wanted to glue the actress to the fairy image.

[49] Still, Xuxa Gêmeas is the second highest grossing national film in 2007, losing to A Grande Família - The Movie, seen by 2 million Brazilians.