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Zeni Pereira(1924-2002)

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Zeni Pereira
Zeni Pereira was born on 9 December 1924 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Corpo a Corpo (1984), Black Orpheus (1959) and O Pica-pau Amarelo (1973). She died on 21 March 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BornDecember 9, 1924
DiedMarch 21, 2002(77)
BornDecember 9, 1924
DiedMarch 21, 2002(77)
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Known for

Corpo a Corpo (1984)
Corpo a Corpo
7.6
TV Series
  • Odete Paiva Manhães
Black Orpheus (1959)
Black Orpheus
7.4
  • Actress
  • 1959
O Pica-pau Amarelo (1973)
O Pica-pau Amarelo
6.2
  • Tia Nastácia(as Zenith Pereira)
  • 1973
Cláudio Cavalcanti, Regina Duarte, Gilberto Martinho, Claudio Marzo, Tarcísio Meira, and Glória Menezes in Irmãos Coragem (1970)
Irmãos Coragem
8.6
TV Series
  • Virgínia

Credits

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Actress

  • Cláudia Abreu and Fábio Assunção in Pátria Minha (1994)
    Pátria Minha
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Isaura
    • 1994–1995
  • Você Decide (1992)
    Você Decide
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1992–1993
  • Pedro Cardoso, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Malu Mader, and Marcelo Serrado in Anos Rebeldes (1992)
    Anos Rebeldes
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Talita
    • 1992
  • O Último Aplauso (1991)
    O Último Aplauso
    TV Special
    • Mãe de santo (as Zeny Pereira)
    • 1991
  • José Mayer in The Promise (1988)
    The Promise
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Mãe Maria
    • 1988
  • Regina Duarte, Glória Pires, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, and Beatriz Segall in Vale Tudo (1988)
    Vale Tudo
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Maria José
    • 1988–1989
  • Brasa Adormecida (1987)
    Brasa Adormecida
    6.4
    • 1987
  • Lucélia Santos in Little Missy (1986)
    Little Missy
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mãe Maria
    • 1986
  • Running Out of Luck (1985)
    Running Out of Luck
    5.1
    • Matriarch
    • 1985
  • Corpo a Corpo (1984)
    Corpo a Corpo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Odete Paiva Manhães
    • 1984
  • Women in Fury (1984)
    Women in Fury
    5.1
    • Denise (as Zenith Pereira)
    • 1984
  • Caso Verdade
    TV Series
    • 1984
  • Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Michelle Johnson, and Joseph Bologna in Blame It on Rio (1984)
    Blame It on Rio
    5.8
    • Mother of the Bride
    • 1984
  • Caso Especial (1971)
    Caso Especial
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Dolores
    • 1983
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Sonia Braga in Gabriela (1983)
    Gabriela
    6.2
    • Arminda (uncredited)
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Zenith Pereira
  • Born
    • December 9, 1924
    • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • Died
    • March 21, 2002
    • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(stroke)
  • Spouses
      ?1976 - 2002 (her death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her sons from the first marriage are Ednelson and Ricardo Antônio.

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