Acting

Zeni Pereira

Born 1924-12-19 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Died 2002-03-21

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.

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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
2015
Pátria Minha
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos
1994
Anos Rebeldes
as Dalila
1992
Rainha da Sucata
as Mercedes
1990
Vale Tudo
as Maria José
1988
Running Out of Luck
as Matriarch
1987
Dona Beija
as Maria
1986
Power Play
as Odete Jardim
1984
Women in Fury
as Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
1984
Blame It on Rio
as Mother of the Bride
1984
Mad Love
as Zefa
1983
Plantão de Polícia
as Mãe Dora
1979
Dona Xepa
as Corina
1977
The Trapalhões
1977
Isaura: Slave Girl
as Januária
1976
Bahia
1976
O Comprador de Fazendas
1975
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
as Jurema
1975
Escalada
as Braulina
1975
Carinhoso
as Donana
1973
Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
as Geralda
1973
O Picapau Amarelo
as Tia Anastácia
1973
A Patota
as Basília
1972
When Carnaval Comes
as Cuíca's Mother
1972
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
1972
Bicho do Mato
as Dora
1972
Som, Amor e Curtição
1972
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
as Conceição (Ma. da Conceição)
1971
Rua Descalça
1971
Irmãos Coragem
as Virgínia
1970
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
1970
Verão Vermelho
1969
Véu de Noiva
1969
Jovens Pra Frente
1968
Crime de Amor
as Dona Marocas
1965
Samba
as Trinidad
1965
The Dead at the Phone
1963
Teus Olhos Castanhos
1961
Black Orpheus
1959