Millena Brand?o, child actress from Netflix¡¯s Sintonia, dies at 11: 'You were the light in our lives'

Millena Brand?o, a young Brazilian actress best known for her role in Netflix¡¯s Sintonia, has died at the age of 11. Her parents, Thays and Luiz Brand?o, confirmed the tragic news in an emotional statement shared on social media.

Millena Brand?o's parents pen heartbreaking note

In a heartfelt message posted to Instagram on May 3, Millena¡¯s parents shared their deep grief and paid tribute to their daughter¡¯s short but joyful life.

¡°On May 2nd we lost our little girl, but I'm sure she's in the arms of our almighty father and in a beautiful place to play,¡± they wrote. ¡°The memories we spent together will remain in my memory and I'll never forget your joy that was contagious to everyone around you.¡±

They added, ¡°You were the light in our lives and I know that from up there you'll continue to watch over us and light up our lives¡­ I love you my girl 12/27/2013 to 05/02/2025.¡±

Millena Brando| Credit: X

Millena's parent reveal her health battle

Following her death, Millena¡¯s parents revealed details about the health battle she had faced in recent months. According to her mother, Thays, the young actress experienced symptoms such as headaches, appetite loss, difficulty walking, and eventually, repeated hospitalizations.

Why Millena parents decide to take her off life support?

As her condition worsened, Millena began suffering multiple cardiac arrests daily¡ªup to three per day, with a total of 13¡ªalong with respiratory failures. Doctors discovered an undetermined mass on her brain, though no official diagnosis was made.

¡°She had never had that before. There was one day when she had seven respiratory arrests,¡± Thays told Brazilian outlet G1. ¡°Sometimes they gave her massages and other times they gave her shocks with a defibrillator.¡±

Millena was eventually intubated and did not regain consciousness. Her parents, also raising a 2-year-old, made the heartbreaking choice to take her off life support.

¡°I said that if we were to let her little heart stop beating on its own, we would suffer more, and so would she,¡± Thays said. ¡°And we asked for the machines to be turned off.¡±

Her official cause of death has not yet been determined.

Remembering Millena

On May 5, her parents posted a video montage of Millena through the years on Instagram. The caption read: ¡°Our eternal angel went to shine in the sky. I will miss you forever my girl, may you take care of us and protect us from all evil.¡±

Despite her young age, Millena left a lasting impression on audiences and those who knew her. Her work in Sintonia earned her recognition, but it was her joyful spirit and warmth that her family says will live on in their hearts.

Millena began her acting career in October 2023, making her debut on SBT (Sistema Brasileiro de Televis?o). She appeared in A Inf?ncia de Romeu e Julieta, A Caverna Encantada, and later gained wider recognition for her role in Netflix¡¯s Sintonia.

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