Zeni Pereira
ActingDecember 19, 1924— March 21, 2002 (age 77)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Also Known As
Зени Перейра, Zenith Pereira
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.
Movies
(19 total)
Blame It on Rio
19845.7
as Mother of the Bride
Samba
19652.6
as Trinidad
When Carnaval Comes
19726.0
as Cuíca's Mother
Running Out of Luck
19875.8
as Matriarch
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
20156.0
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
O Picapau Amarelo
197310.0
as Tia Anastácia
Crime de Amor
1965
as Dona Marocas
TV Shows
(19 total)
Vale Tudo
19888.4
as Maria José
Escrava Isaura
19765.9
as Januária
Rainha da Sucata
19907.7
as Mercedes
Anos Rebeldes
19928.3
as Dalila
Corpo a Corpo
19849.2
as Odete Jardim
Pátria Minha
19947.9
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos
Dona Beija
19868.9
as Maria
Dona Xepa
19778.0
as Corina
Escalada
19756.0
as Braulina
Carinhoso
19739.0
as Donana
Bicho do Mato
19727.0
as Dora
Irmãos Coragem
197010.0
as Virgínia
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Conceição (Ma. da Conceição)
A Patota
1972
as Basília
Plantão de Polícia
1979
as Mãe Dora
Mad Love
19836.0
as Zefa