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Actor

Rafael Padilla

Acting

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Acting credits

6

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.1

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Movies: 6Series: 0

TMDB ID: 2100707

Known for: Acting

Born: January 1, 1865

Died: February 4, 1917

Age: 52

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1896 - 1900

Years active: 5

Also known as

Chocolat • Rafael de Leios • Rafael Patodos • Rafael

Biography

Chocolat was the stage name of Rafael Padilla (ca. 1865/68 – 4 November 1917), a clown who performed in a Paris circus around the turn of the 20th century. Rafael was of Afro-Cuban descent and was one of the earliest successful black entertainers in modern France. He was the first black clown to play a lead role in a circus pantomime act, and with his longtime partner George Foottit they revolutionized the art of clowning by pairing the sophisticated white clown with the foolish auguste clown.