Carlito Brigante Paradise". Brigante has been portrayed by two different actors, by Al Pacino in the 1993 film "Carlito's Way", and by Jay Hernandez in the prequel "". Carlito Brigante Carlito Brigante is an eponymous character and the antihero of "Carlito's Way" and "After Hours", novels by Edwin Torres. Torres has stated that Brigante was a combination of several men he knew in his street days, as well as a compilation of several of his own personal characteristics. Born in 1930 in Spanish Harlem, his parents were Puerto Ricans with his father being of Corsican ancestry. His father abandoned his family and
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