Zeni Pereira

Actress

Born: December 19, 1924 (77 years old)

Died: March 21, 2002

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (8)

• Anos Rebeldes (1992, ★ 8)
• The Trapalhões (1977, ★ 8)
• The Trapalhão in Treasure Island (1975, ★ 5.6)
• Blame It on Rio (1984, ★ 5.8)
• When Carnaval Comes (1972, ★ 6.1)
• Black Orpheus (1959, ★ 7)
• Running Out of Luck (1987, ★ 6.2)
• Samba (1965, ★ 3.1)