Portrait of Zeni Pereira

Zeni Pereira

Acting

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.

Born: December 19, 1924

Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Filmography

1994
Pátria Minha

as Isaura Lopes dos Santos

1992
Anos Rebeldes

as Dalila

1990
Rainha da Sucata

as Mercedes

1988
Vale Tudo

as Maria José

1987
1984
Corpo a Corpo

as Odete Jardim

1984
Blame It on Rio

as Mother of the Bride

1983
Mad Love

as Zefa

1979
1977
Dona Xepa

as Corina

1976
Escrava Isaura

as Januária

1976
1975
Escalada

as Braulina

1973
Carinhoso

as Donana

1973
O Picapau Amarelo

as Tia Anastácia

1972
A Patota

as Basília

1972
When Carnaval Comes

as Cuíca's mother

1972
1971
O Homem Que Deve Morrer

as Conceição (Ma. da Conceição)

1970
Irmãos Coragem

as Virgínia

1965
Crime de Amor

as Dona Marocas

1965
Samba

as Trinidad