ACTOR · FROM SALVADOR, BRAZIL
Zeni Pereira
1924–200239 credits since 1959
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ABOUT ZENI
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born19 December 1924
Died21 March 2002
BirthplaceSalvador, Brazil
Known forActing
On Cineora10 of 39 titles
Known for
The titles people know Zeni from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 10
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- Vale TudoIMDb 9.1
- Working since
- 1959
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 8.2 on average
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos · 203 episodes
Seriesas Dalila · 20 episodes
Seriesas Mercedes · 3 episodes
The 1980s
7 titles · IMDb 6.7 on averageSeriesas Maria José · 204 episodes
as Matriarch
as Maria · 89 episodes
as Odete Jardim · 179 episodes
Movieas Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
Movieas Mother of the Bride
as Zefa · 167 episodes
The 1970s
20 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Mãe Dora · 68 episodes
as Corina · 132 episodes
Series464 episodes
Seriesas Januária · 100 episodes
Movieas Jurema
as Braulina · 199 episodes
The 1960s
7 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
209 episodes
221 episodes
as Dona Marocas
Movieas Trinidad
The 1950s
1 title · IMDb 7.4 on average
MovieOften works with
The people who keep turning up in Zeni’s titles.
Gilberto BragaCreator · Isaura: Slave Girl, Vale Tudo and 1 more
Léa GarciaBlack Orpheus and Isaura: Slave Girl
Cássio Gabus MendesVale Tudo and Anos Rebeldes
Renato AragãoThe Trapalhões and O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
Renata SorrahVale Tudo and Rainha da Sucata
Antônio FagundesVale Tudo and Rainha da Sucata
Regina DuarteVale Tudo and Rainha da Sucata
Dedé SantanaThe Trapalhões and O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro