Little is documented about who first recorded Zekke Plobema, and the clip circulates mainly as a shared WhatsApp audio rather than from a known film or show. Its staying power comes from Brazilian internet humour, where short voice notes are forwarded, saved to soundboards and reused as reactions. The playful mispronunciation of problema makes it easy to quote and recognise even without context. Shared under descriptions calling the speaker a legend, it has become a go to forwarding joke for groups that trade audios daily.