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BornDecember 19, 1924
DiedMarch 21, 2002 (age 77)
Place of birthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
Film credits20
Zeni Pereira
DeceasedKnown for 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.
Filmography
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
2015
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
Running Out of Luck
1987
as Matriarch
Women in Fury
1984
as Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
Blame It on Rio
1984
as Mother of the Bride
Bahia
1976
O Comprador de Fazendas
1975
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
1975
as Jurema
Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
1973
as Geralda
O Picapau Amarelo
1973
as Tia Anastácia
When Carnaval Comes
1972
as Cuíca's Mother
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
1972
Som, Amor e Curtição
1972
Rua Descalça
1971
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
1970
Jovens Pra Frente
1968
Crime de Amor
1965
as Dona Marocas
Samba
1965
as Trinidad
The Dead at the Phone
1963
Teus Olhos Castanhos
1961
Black Orpheus
1959