Juliana Riva Baroni (born 18 April 1978) is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is best known for being a paquita (Xuxa's stage assistant) for five years and for her leading role on the Rede BandeirantestelenovelaDance, Dance, Dance.
Career
Baroni started her television career in February 1990 as a stage assistant (paquita) to Xuxa on Rede Globo's children's television seriesXou da Xuxa. She was a paquita for five years. During that time, she recorded an album with the other paquitas, besides being a backing vocal on Xuxa's records. She left the program in 1995 when Xuxa replaced all of her Paquitas with new ones.
On 2006, she remembered the time she was a paquita on a special program aired on Globo to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xuxa's career. On the same year, she acted on the film Polaróides Urbanas, directed by Miguel Falabella. On the following year, she gained her first leading role on Rede Bandeirantes' telenovela Dance, Dance, Dance.