Zeni Pereira
Also Known As: Зени 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: December 19, 1924
Age: 100 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: March 21, 2002
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Teus Olhos Castanhos
Overview: Portuguese singer falls in love with a blind Brazilian girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1961-01-04
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O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
Overview: Two fishermen Dogfish names Joe and Lula discover the result of a theft of a dangerous gang of smugglers and go immediately to be persecuted by them. In pursuit of the bandits is also the federal agent Carlos, passionate young Diana, of which the fishermen meet and become friends. The action takes place on board the Fishermen, however, when the weather warms there comes the pirate Long John Silver, who is looking for a fabulous map of a treasure that was hidden on a nearby island. The map, now divided into two parts, it becomes cause for persecution, with plenty of good humor and adrenaline, which changed hands throughout the film and leading everyone to the island where the treasure was buried.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-01-28
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Salve-Se Quem Puder - O Rally da Juventude
Overview: A millionaire Aníbal sponsor a car racing, the "Youth's Rally". A couple, Helena and Fernando, want to be part of the competition but after a fight between both, they decide to compete in a team only with men and another one with women.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-02-01
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The Dead at the Phone
Overview: This story begins with Marcelo's funeral. His family, his fiancée Lúcia and three suspicious men are the only people accompanying the coffin. By night, at home, Rosa, Ricardo and Lúcia notice something strange: Marcelo's room has been completely ransacked. Suddenly, the phone rings. Rosa answers and hears the voice of her son who had just died. The shock is too strong for the poor lady, who dies of a syncope. To understand these sinister events, we have to go back three days...
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1963-04-19
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
Overview: Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-01-09
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Rua Descalça
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Genres: Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-03-11
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Samba
Overview: Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is being used by a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes. Written by fabreu
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-02-01
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Som, Amor e Curtição
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-03-25
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O Comprador de Fazendas
Overview: Two conmen (one trying to pretend his lousy farm is a great one to sell, other pretending to buy one without actual money) try to con each other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-03-10
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Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
Overview: A private detective is hired to spy a married woman and ends up falling in love with her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-06-06
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Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-02-08
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Blame It on Rio
Overview: Matthew Hollis is man on holiday in Rio with his best friend. Both men have teenage daughters with them. When Matthew falls for his best friend's amorous daughter named Jennifer, they embark on a secret, if slightly one-sided relationship. Jennifer's father is furious when he finds out about the 'older man' in his daughter's life, and sets out to hunt him down with the aid of Matthew!
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-17
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When Carnaval Comes
Overview: Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-07-13
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O Picapau Amarelo
Overview: The Viscount of Sabugosa is locked in the library writing an encyclopedia about the characters in children's fables. Dona Benta receives a letter from little Thumb, written on a rose petal, in which he, realizing that the inhabitants of the world of fables are forgotten in the books on the shelves, requests that everyone live in Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. Emília and the children love the idea, and Dona Benta says yes. They move
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Bahia
Overview: The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Salvador, Bahia. Though her belongings are stolen from her shortly after arrival, Otalia swiftly meets up with a group of charming and helpful friends.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-09-26
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Black Orpheus
Overview: Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1959-06-12
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Jovens Pra Frente
Overview: After a flood that destroyed the orphanage he managed, Padre João develops a project to rebuild the place. To help, singers Rosemary and Jair Rodrigues will get involved in great adventures.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-09-06
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Running Out of Luck
Overview: A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.
Genres: Music Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-02
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