Zeni Pereira

Zeni Pereira

Actor

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
December 19, 1924

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.

Photo

Zeni Pereira 1

Representative Works

Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus
7.0
/ Portuguese
Blame It on Rio
Blame It on Rio
5.8
/ English
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
8.0
/ Portuguese
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
5.8
/ Portuguese
Running Out of Luck
Running Out of Luck
5.6
/ English
The Dead at the Phone
The Dead at the Phone
9.0
/ Portuguese
Crime de Amor
Crime de Amor
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Som, Amor e Curtição
Som, Amor e Curtição
8.0
/ Portuguese
Rua Descalça
Rua Descalça
9.0
/ Portuguese
O Comprador de Fazendas
O Comprador de Fazendas
7.0
/ Portuguese
Teus Olhos Castanhos
Teus Olhos Castanhos
8.0
/ Portuguese
Samba
Samba
3.1
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Black Orpheus
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Black Orpheus

Blame It on Rio
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Blame It on Rio

Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
1970Winner

Best Performance

Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados

Career Highlights

O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
1975Highlight

Best Performance

O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro

Running Out of Luck
1987Highlight

Best Performance

Running Out of Luck

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