Biography
Rodolfo Arrabale Valente (born March 8, 1993) is a Brazilian actor, recognized for his role as Rafael in Netflix's series 3%.
Valente began his acting career at just nine months old. He has worked in commercials, films, theater, and television. He received professional training at Studio Beto Silveira and studied physical theater techniques, including Commedia dell'arte, clowning, and mime. His stage credits include 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. On television, he has appeared in shows like Pirlimpimpim (based on Sítio do Picapau Amarelo) as the character Pedrinho, Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum, a telemovie adaptation of Carro de Paulista, and series including Eterna Magia, Revelação, Seus Olhos, and Essas Mulheres. Since 2008, he has been affiliated with the Carpintaria do Ator center. In 2011, he enrolled at the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of São Paulo.
In 2012, Rodolfo joined the cast of Rede Globo's Malhação (Young Hearts), portraying Rafael, a character who faces bullying for associating mostly with the girls in class, showing little interest in football and a keen interest in fashion.
In 2016, he appeared in the soap opera Carinha de Anjo as Ricardo, a romantic and passionate young man. That same year, he was cast as Rafael in 3%, the first Netflix series produced in Brazil.
