Rodolfo Bottino

Rodolfo Bottino (February 11, 1959 – December 11, 2011) was a Brazilian film, television and theater actor, and chef.

Throughout the late 1980s he continued to act on other Rede Globo telenovelas such as Bambolê, Bebê a Bordo and O Sexo dos Anjos.

During the 1990s he collaborated with filmmaker Oswaldo Caldeira on his films Tiradentes (as Joaquim Silvério dos Reis) and Pampulha, ou A Invenção do Mar de Minas.

His final role prior to his death was a guest appearance in the 2011 film O Homem do Futuro as a bartender.

His passion for cooking began when he was five years old; he later travelled to France to study at the famous culinary school Le Cordon Bleu.