Acting
Zeni Pereira
1924-2002
Known for Blame It on Rio, Black Orpheus, O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro.
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Born12/19/1924
Died03/21/2002
AgeDied at 77
BirthplaceSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
DepartmentActing
Also known asЗени Перейра, Zenith 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.
