Zeni Pereira

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.

Known For

O Picapau Amarelo

Acting

1961

Teus Olhos Castanhos

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1975

O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro

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1973

Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude

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Geralda

1963

The Dead at the Phone

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2015

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

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Mãe Maria de Iansã

1971

Rua Descalça

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1965

Samba

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Trinidad

1972

Som, Amor e Curtição

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1975

O Comprador de Fazendas

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1972

Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores

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1970

Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados

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1984

Blame It on Rio

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Mother of the Bride

1972

When Carnaval Comes

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Cuíca's mother

1973

O Picapau Amarelo

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Tia Anastácia

1976

Bahia

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1959

Black Orpheus

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1968

Jovens Pra Frente

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1987

Running Out of Luck

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Matriarch

O Homem Que Deve Morrer

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Conceição (Ma. da Conceição)

Escalada

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Braulina

Pátria Minha

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Isaura Lopes dos Santos

Vale Tudo

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Maria José

Corpo a Corpo

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Odete Jardim

Escrava Isaura

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Januária

Carinhoso

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Donana

Rainha da Sucata

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Mercedes

A Patota

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Basília

Bicho do Mato

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Dora

Irmãos Coragem

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Virgínia

Dona Xepa

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Corina

Plantão de Polícia

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Mãe Dora

Verão Vermelho

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Mad Love

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Zefa

Véu de Noiva

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Anos Rebeldes

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Dalila

The Bunglers

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Production

Crew

Directing