People

Rafael Padilla

  • Name: Rafael Padilla
  • Birthday: 1865-01-01
  • Also known as: Chocolat,Rafael de Leios,Rafael Patodos,Rafael
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  • Popularity: 0.001
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.

Movies:

Title Release date
La mort de Chocolat 1900-09-30
Le policeman 1900-09-30
Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre 1900-04-28
Foottit et Chocolat, IV. Guillaume Tell   as  Chocolat 1900-01-01
Chaise en bascule 1900-01-01
Foottit et Chocolat, I. Boxeurs 1900-01-01
Foottit et Chocolat, II. Acrobates sur la chaise 1900-01-01
Guillaume Tell   as  Self 1896-08-01