Zeni Pereira

Known for

Acting

Born

December 19, 1924

Birthplace

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Died

March 21, 2002 (aged 77)

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.

Best known work

Black Orpheus

1959

Blame It on Rio

1984

Women in Fury

1984

Vale Tudo

1988

Isaura: Slave Girl

1976

The Trapalhões

1977

O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro

1975

Samba

1965

Rainha da Sucata

1990

Anos Rebeldes

1992

Filmography

2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
1994
Pátria MinhaTV
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos (203 episodes)
1992
Anos RebeldesTV
as Dalila (20 episodes)
1990
Rainha da SucataTV
as Mercedes (3 episodes)
1988
Vale TudoTV
as Maria José (204 episodes)
1987
Running Out of Luck
as Matriarch
1986
Dona BeijaTV
as Maria (89 episodes)
1984
Power PlayTV
as Odete Jardim (179 episodes)
1984
Women in Fury
as Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
1984
Blame It on Rio
as Mother of the Bride
1983
Mad LoveTV
as Zefa (167 episodes)
1979
Plantão de PolíciaTV
as Mãe Dora (68 episodes)
1977
Dona XepaTV
as Corina (132 episodes)
1977
The TrapalhõesTV
1976
Isaura: Slave GirlTV
as Januária (100 episodes)
1976
Bahia
1975
O Comprador de Fazendas
1975
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
as Jurema
1975
EscaladaTV
as Braulina (199 episodes)
1973
CarinhosoTV
as Donana (174 episodes)
1973
Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
as Geralda
1973
O Picapau Amarelo
as Tia Anastácia
1972
A PatotaTV
as Basília (106 episodes)
1972
When Carnaval Comes
as Cuíca's Mother
1972
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores