| Rodolfo Valente | |
| Birth Name: | Rodolfo Arrabale Valente |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Alma Mater: | University of São Paulo |
Rodolfo Arrabale Valente (born 8 March 1993) is a Brazilian actor best known for playing Rafael in the Netflix series 3%.[1]
Valente began working as an actor at the age of nine months. He has appeared in advertisements, movies, television, and on theatre stages.[2] He underwent professional training at Studio Beto Silveira and took courses in physical theatre, such as in Commedia dell'arte, clowning, and mime. He has acted in several plays, such as Excepcionalmente Normal, ABC do Amor, Para Onde Vai a Escuridão Quando a Gente Acende a Luz, Fragmentos de Equus, Caverna do Dragão, Pequenos Palhaços, and Carro de Paulista. He has appeared on television in programs such as Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum, Eterna Magia, Revelação, Seus Olhos, and Essas Mulheres. He has been involved with the Carpintaria do Ator centre since 2008. In 2011, he joined the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of São Paulo.
In 2012, Rodolfo joined the cast of Malhação (Young Hearts) on the Rede Globo network, playing the character of Rafael, who is bullied as he hangs out with the girls in the class, with whom he has more affinity, not liking football and being interested in fashion.
In 2016, he made an appearance in the soap opera Carinha de Anjo, playing Ricardo, a romantic and passionate young man. In the same year, he was cast in 3%, the first Portuguese-language Netflix original series as well as the first produced in Brazil, as Rafael.[3] [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A Floresta Feliz | Macaco | ||
| 2004 | O Moleque | Pedrinho[5] | Short | |
| 2011 | Carro de Paulista | Sunshine[6] | ||
| 2012 | Chapô | Chapô | Short | |
| 2013 | Amparo | Swimmer | Short | |
| 2018 | 13 Andares | Nero |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum | Tavinho | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Seus Olhos | Gilson | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Essas Mulheres | Mateus Bicallo Moreira | 23 episodes | |
| 2006 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Pedrinho | 147 episodes | |
| 2007 | Eterna Magia | Miguel Finnegan | 27 episodes | |
| 2008–09 | Revelação | Pedro Souza | 27 episodes | |
| 2012–13 | Malhação: Intensa como a Vida | Rafael Freire (Rafa) | 228 episodes | |
| 2016 | Carinha de Anjo | Ricardo Ávila | 2 episodes | |
| 2016–20 | 3% | Rafael Moreira/Tiago[7] | 33 episodes | |
| 2019 | Mauá, O Primeiro Gigante | Dom Pedro II | 2 episodes |