
Zeni Pereira
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1924
- Died
- March 21, 2002
- Birthplace
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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
Actor

O Comprador de Fazendas 1975
Actor

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
Actor

Som, Amor e Curtição 1972
Actor

Rua Descalça 1971
Actor

Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados 1970
Actor

Jovens Pra Frente 1968
Actor

Crime de Amor 1965
as Dona Marocas

Samba 1965
as Trinidad

The Dead at the Phone 1963
Actor

Teus Olhos Castanhos 1961
Actor

Black Orpheus 1959
Actor
Credits from TMDB.