Acting · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil · Born December 19, 1924
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.
MovieLuz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
2015
as Mãe Maria de Iansã
TVPátria Minha
1994
as Isaura Lopes dos Santos
TVAnos Rebeldes
1992
as Dalila
TVRainha da Sucata
1990
as Mercedes
TVVale Tudo
1988
as Maria José
MovieRunning Out of Luck
1987
as Matriarch
TVDona Beija
1986
as Maria
TVPower Play
1984
as Odete Jardim
MovieBlame It on Rio
1984
as Mother of the Bride
TVMad Love
1983
as Zefa
TVPlantão de Polícia
1979
as Mãe Dora
TVDona Xepa
1977
as Corina
TVThe Trapalhões
1977
TVIsaura: Slave Girl
1976
as Januária
MovieBahia
1976
MovieO Comprador de Fazendas
1975
MovieO Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
1975
as Jurema
TVEscalada
1975
as Braulina
TVCarinhoso
1973
as Donana
MovieSalve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
1973
as Geralda
MovieO Picapau Amarelo
1973
as Tia Anastácia
TVA Patota
1972
as Basília
MovieWhen Carnaval Comes
1972
as Cuíca's Mother
MovieUm Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
1972
TVBicho do Mato
1972
as Dora
MovieSom, Amor e Curtição
1972
TVO Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Conceição (Ma. da Conceição)
MovieRua Descalça
1971
TVIrmãos Coragem
1970
as Virgínia
MoviePais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
1970
TVVerão Vermelho
1969
TVVéu de Noiva
1969
MovieJovens Pra Frente
1968
MovieCrime de Amor
1965
as Dona Marocas
MovieSamba
1965
as Trinidad
MovieThe Dead at the Phone
1963
MovieTeus Olhos Castanhos
1961
MovieBlack Orpheus
1959
