Carlito's Way in the first place. The film is based mainly on "After Hours", but used the title of the first novel to avoid it being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film of the same name. "Carlito's Way" received a mixed response from critics, with a similar lukewarm result at the box office, but has subsequently become a cult film. Both Penn and Miller received Golden Globe nominations for their performances. A prequel titled "", based on the first novel, was released direct-to-video in 2005. In 1975, after serving 5 years of a 30-year prison sentence, Carlito Brigante is freed on a
Carlito Olivero Carlito Olivero Carlos Emmanuel Olivero, better known as Carlito Olivero, is an American singer and actor of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent. From 2007–09, he was part of the Latin boy band Menudo after taking part in MTV's "Making Menudo". Moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he appeared in various singing and acting events and in 2012 appeared in the film "We the Party" directed by Mario Van Peebles. In 2013, he auditioned for season 3 of the American singing competition series "The X Factor" and finished 3rd in the competition. He was mentored by Paulina Rubio. Olivero was born