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.
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Acting Credits
Acting
Movie
Black Orpheus
1959
Movie
Blame It on Rio
as Mother of the Bride
1984
TV
Vale Tudo
as Maria José
1988
TV
Isaura: Slave Girl
as Januária
1976
TV
The Trapalhões
1977
Movie
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
as Jurema
1975
Movie
Samba
as Trinidad
1965
TV
Queen of Scrap
as Mercedes
1990
TV
Anos Rebeldes
as Dalila
1992
Movie
When Carnaval Comes
as Cuíca's Mother
1972
TV
Body to Body
as Odete Jardim
1984
Movie
Running Out of Luck
as Matriarch
1987
TV
My Homeland
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos
1994
TV
Dona Beija
as Maria
1986
Movie
Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
as Geralda
1973
Movie
Bahia
1976
TV
Irmãos Coragem
as Virgínia
1970
TV
Dona Xepa
as Corina
1977
Movie
O Picapau Amarelo
as Tia Anastácia
1973
TV
Escalada
as Braulina
1975
TV
Carinhoso
as Donana
1973
TV
Verão Vermelho
1969
TV
Mad Love
as Zefa
1983
Movie
Teus Olhos Castanhos
1961