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Rafael Padilla
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.
Top Filmography
4.7
Chaise en bascule
1900 // MOVIE
3.5
Foottit et Chocolat, IV. Guillaume Tell
1900 // MOVIE
5.0
Guillaume Tell
1896 // MOVIE
1.0
Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre
1900 // MOVIE
5.0
Foottit et Chocolat, I. Boxeurs
1900 // MOVIE
4.0
Le policeman
1900 // MOVIE
5.0
Foottit et Chocolat, II. Acrobates sur la chaise
1900 // MOVIE
4.0
La mort de Chocolat
1900 // MOVIE