Who is Tuca Andrada? Brazilian actor tells Gisele Bundchen to go to hell for asking for donations to LA wildfires

Actor Tuca Andrada, who has appeared in films and TV shows like Sweet Powers and Foolish Heart recently shared a message for Gisele Bundchen through social media which has grabbed a lot of attention.

Notably, the latter shared an Instagram Story around five days ago where she added a video, showing the aftermath of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, as per CNN Brasil. The videos featured satellite images of the current situation in the city and Gisele wrote on top:

"My heart is broken by all the devastation that's happening in California. My prayers are with everyone impacted by this tragedy."

Tuca's first post (Image via X/TucaAndrada3)

In another story, Gisele added a link so that people can donate and provide help during the fires. She requested everyone to help the "real-life heroes" so that they could bring the fire under control. However, Tuca Andrada was seemingly not happy with Gisele's posts and he addressed the same through his official account on X.

Tuca's second post (Image via X/TucaAndrada3)

Tuca Andrada started by sharing a post on January 11, 2025, with a screenshot of a news report speaking about Gisele's request for donations and wrote a statement in Portuguese, which after being translated to English reads:

"Go to sh*t. You can call me whatever you want but go to sh*t."

While Gisele has not shared any response to Andrada, the latter shared another post two days later on January 13, saying that there is money to offer help to those who have suffered due to a "natural disaster resulting from climate denial." He further stated:

"I tell everyone who comes to ask for donations for rich countries that have already left other countries in misery to go to sh*t. Whether they are models, actors or whatever."

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Tuca Andrada has been a part of various films and TV shows in his career

While the Recife, Pernambuco native accumulated a huge fanbase for playing different characters on the big screen and television, he has also been featured on stage plays. The list includes titles such as The Morning Star, The Rocky Horror Show, and Passion of the Christ.

Tuca Andrada additionally served as a director of two plays, including Why Do We Love Them So Much? and Northeasterners. A few characters also became popular among the public. One of them was of the late Brazilian singer Orlando Silva, portrayed by Tuca in three plays.

The premiere of Nada Alem, featuring Orlando Silva, at the Rio de Janeiro-based Ipanema Theater in 2016 featured 18 songs of Silva, as per a report by Rede Globo Teatro.

The outlet also stated that Tuca Andrada was accompanied by five guest musicians on stage such as Berval Moraes, Joao Bittencourt, Cassius Theperson, Caio Cezar Sitonio, and Rodrigo Revelles. Andrada later expressed his happiness for being able to play the character on stage and the contributions of Silva as he said:

"The guy recorded the best of everything. I'm happy to pay this tribute and show Orlando through Tuca's eyes. This show is a demonstration of passion for Brazil, of love for our country. At a time when we really need it."

While Tuca continued being a part of the stage, he slowly expanded his career to films and TV shows. Although he has played minor roles on television, they helped him to become famous among the audience. His credits include shows such as The Owner of the World, You Decide, The Color of Sin, The Law of Love, Mother's Love, The Magic of Aruna, and more.

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Apart from feature films like War of Canudos and The Naked, Tuca Andrada appeared in many short films, including The Crime of Image, The Visit, Incense, and Son of Crime.