Zeni Pereira
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1924-12-19 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Died
- 2002-03-21
Known for
- Black Orpheus (1959)
- Blame It on Rio (1984) — Mother of the Bride
- Women in Fury (1984) — Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
- Vale Tudo (1988) — Maria José
- Isaura: Slave Girl (1976) — Januária
- The Trapalhões (1977)
- O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro (1975) — Jurema
- Samba (1965) — Trinidad
- Rainha da Sucata (1990) — Mercedes
- Anos Rebeldes (1992) — Dalila
- When Carnaval Comes (1972) — Cuíca's Mother
- Running Out of Luck (1987) — Matriarch
- Power Play (1984) — Odete Jardim
- Bahia (1976)
- Pátria Minha (1994) — Isaura Lopes dos Santos
- Dona Beija (1986) — Maria