{{short description|Puerto Rican actor}} {{Use American English|date=September 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{family name hatnote|Carbonell|Huo|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox person | name = Raulito Carbonell | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|10|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = actor, comedian, singer, lawyer | years_active = | spouse = | partner = | website = }} '''Raul Carbonell Huo''' (better known as '''Raulito Carbonell''' and also known as '''Raulito Carbonell, Jr.''', born October 24, 1951) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, salsa singer, published author and lawyer.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/entre-drama-y-comedia-ra-l-carbonell/article_bc775e7e-c5cb-11e8-a9c6-4fe725bafcce.html|title=Entre drama y comedia Raúl Carbonell|first=Yomaris Rodríguez, EL|last=VOCERO|website=El Vocero de Puerto Rico}}</ref> He has played several famous characters on Puerto Rican television, most notably "Israel", "El Veterano" and "Papo Swing", and released one salsa album in 1995.

==Biography== Carbonell is the son of Raul Carbonell, Sr., who himself was a poet and voice actor. Raul Sr. used to work on Puerto Rican radionovelas and was well known by the Puerto Rican public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/muere-raul-carbonell-padre/|title=Muere Raúl Carbonell, padre|website=El Nuevo Día|date=27 December 2017}}</ref>

Carbonell, Jr. began his entertainment career at the young age of eight, at first acting on telenovelas and drama films. Around 1975, Carbonell, Jr. began participating on Puerto Rican television comedies.

During the early 80's, Carbonell, Jr. acted alongside Jacobo Morales, playing "El Veterano, Erminio Dominguez", a Vietnam War veteran, on a WAPA-TV variety show's ("El Show del Mediodia") daily comedy sketch, "La Tiendita".

During the late 1980s, Carbonell. Jr., returned to WAPA-TV's canal 4's mid-day television variety show, "El Show Del Mediodia", this time playing what would become his most popular character, "Papo Swing",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/raul-carbonell-celebra-las-tres-decadas-de-papo-swing/|title=Raúl Carbonell celebra las tres décadas de "Papo Swing"|website=El Nuevo Día|date=2 October 2018}}</ref> a streetwise, salsa loving, loudmouth comedic character that required Carbonell, Jr to wear a monster-like mask and perform difficult dancing moves on camera.

Carbonell, Jr. moved to WAPA's rival channel, Telemundo Puerto Rico, in 1991 to participate in a show named Con Lo Que Cuenta Este País, in which he played "Israel", an effeminate character who was the show's main character's (Chevy, el Ponzoñú, played by Melwin Cedeño) friend.

During 2019, Carbonell starred on a theatrical play named "Raulito Carbonell y Los Mas Buscados", where he played some of his better known characters. He toured parts of the United States, including Orlando, Florida,<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/El-Cantante-Raul-Carbonell-Hijo/dp/B000A5SBWE|title = El Cantante| website=Amazon }}</ref> Rochester, New York and Houston, Texas,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/houston/things-to-do/raulito-carbonell-y-los-mas-buscados|title=Raulito Carbonell Y Los Mas Buscados &#124; Things to do in Houston|website=Time Out Houston}}</ref>

===Singing career=== Carbonell, Jr. debuted as a salsa singer on Rubby Haddock's 1981 LP record, "De Regreso" as a background vocals singer. He released an album in 1995, titled "El Cantante".<ref name="auto1"/>

===Filmography=== Carbonell, Jr. has been featured in several films, including:

*La Gran Fiesta (1986, as "M.C.") *Nueba Yol (1995, as "Fellito") *Nueba Yol 3:Bajo la Nueva Ley (1997, as "Fellito") *El Cuento Inolvidable de la Abuela (2002, TV movie, he was credited as "Raulito Carbonelle") *Kamaleon (2003) *Revolucion en el Infierno (2004, TV movie, as "Andres Velez") *La Caja de Problemas (2004, TV movie, as "Sr. Mac Gregor") *Desamores (2004, as "Valdo Frias") *Cayo (2005, as "Willie") *Lavoe: The Untold Story (2011, as Hector Lavoe) *Lio de Faldas (2012) *A Trouble in Dollars (2014, as "Jose M.") *Cows Wearing Glasses (2014) *Mal Dia (2015, short film) *Los Domirriquenos (2015, as "Tommy") *Vasos de Papel (2016, as "Hector") *Dos Policias en Apuros (2016, as "Smith") *La Llamarada (2016, TV movie) *Los Domirriquenos 2 (2019, as "Tommy")

===Law career=== Carbonell, Jr. is the leader of the Carbonell Immigration Law Group, which has its offices in Miami, Florida.<ref name="auto"/> He represents immigrants to the United States in the court of law and specializes in United States immigration laws.

===Published work=== Carbonell published "Latitud 18 Norte, Rescate en el Caribe", a book about a rescue in the Caribbean Sea, during 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raul-carbonell.com/|title=Raúl Carbonell|website=Raul Carbonell}}</ref>

==See also== *List of Puerto Ricans

==References== {{reflist}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carbonell, Raulito}} Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:People from Santurce, Puerto Rico Category:Puerto Rican comedians Category:Puerto Rican lawyers Category:Puerto Rican male actors Category:Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent Category:Puerto Rican people of Chinese descent Category:Salsa dancers Category:Salsa musicians Category:20th-century Puerto Rican male singers Category:20th-century Puerto Rican singers