Zeni Pereira

Born:December 19, 1924

Place of Birth:Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Died:March 21, 2002

Known 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.

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Zeni Pereira

Filmography

Acting

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Blame It on Rio

Mother of the Bride

1984

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Black Orpheus

1959