Zeni Pereira
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1924
- Died
- March 21, 2002 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Biography
Zenith Pereira de Castro (Salvador, December 9, 1924 – Rio de Janeiro, March 21, 2002) was a Brazilian actress. She stood out as Tia Nastácia in the Rio version of the first Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo, Januária in Escrava Isaura, Maria José in Vale Tudo and Donana in Carinhoso, becoming one of the first and most relevant black references on television.
Known For
Filmography
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
Movie · as Mãe Maria de Iansã
Pátria Minha
TV · as Isaura Lopes dos Santos · 203 eps
Anos Rebeldes
TV · as Dalila · 20 eps
Rainha da Sucata
TV · as Mercedes · 3 eps
Vale Tudo
TV · as Maria José · 204 eps
Running Out of Luck
Movie · as Matriarch
Dona Beija
TV · as Maria · 89 eps
Blame It on Rio
Movie · as Mother of the Bride
Women in Fury
Movie · as Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
Body to Body
TV · as Odete Jardim · 179 eps
Mad Love
TV · as Zefa · 167 eps
Plantão de Polícia
TV · as Mãe Dora · 68 eps
Dona Xepa
TV · as Corina Magalhães · 132 eps
The Trapalhões
TV · 464 eps
Bahia
Movie
Isaura: Slave Girl
TV · as Januária · 100 eps
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
Movie · as Jurema
O Comprador de Fazendas
Movie
Escalada
TV · as Braulina · 199 eps
Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
Movie · as Geralda
O Picapau Amarelo
Movie · as Tia Anastácia
Carinhoso
TV · as Donana · 174 eps
Som, Amor e Curtição
Movie
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
Movie
When Carnaval Comes
Movie · as Cuíca's Mother
A Patota
TV · as Basília · 106 eps
Bicho do Mato
TV · as Dora · 167 eps
Rua Descalça
Movie
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
TV · as Conceição (Ma. da Conceição) · 258 eps
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
Movie
Irmãos Coragem
TV · as Virgínia · 328 eps
Verão Vermelho
TV · 209 eps
Véu de Noiva
TV · 221 eps
Jovens Pra Frente
Movie
Samba
Movie · as Trinidad
Crime de Amor
Movie · as Dona Marocas
The Dead at the Phone
Movie
Teus Olhos Castanhos
Movie
Black Orpheus
Movie