Rafael Padilla
ActingBorn 1865-01-01Died 1917-02-04
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.
Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre
Apr 28, 1900Rated 1 out of 10
Foottit et Chocolat, II. Acrobates sur la chaise
Jan 01, 1900Rated 5.5 out of 10
Foottit et Chocolat, I. Boxeurs
Jan 01, 1900Rated 5 out of 10
Le policeman
Sep 30, 1900Rated 4 out of 10
La mort de Chocolat
Sep 30, 1900Rated 4 out of 10
Chaise en bascule
Jan 01, 1900Rated 4.7 out of 10Foottit et Chocolat, IV. Guillaume Tell
Jan 01, 1900Rated 4.2 out of 10
Guillaume Tell
Aug 01, 1896Rated 5 out of 10