Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 19, 1924
Place of Birth
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Also Known As
- Зени Перейра
- Zenith Pereira
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 - Movies
Blame It on Rio
as Mother of the Bride
Black Orpheus
Running Out of Luck
as Matriarch
Samba
as Trinidad
The Trapalhão in Treasure Island
as Jurema
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
Som, Amor e Curtição
Rua Descalça
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
When Carnaval Comes
as Cuíca's Mother
