Carlito Brigante his way up to being the heroin kingpin of the neighborhood. Around 1970, Brigante (at the age of 40) is arrested during a drug bust and is sentenced to 30 years in prison. This marks the end of the novel, "Carlito's Way". "After Hours", which is the source for the film version of "Carlito's Way", begins with Brigante beating his prison sentence thanks to his lawyer David Kleinfeld. During "After Hours", Carlito tries to leave his life of crime behind and retire in the Bahamas with his girlfriend Gail. Circumstances conspire against him when Carlito innocuously accompanies his young cousin
Carlito Galvez Jr. Army 104th Brigade , and The 6th Infantry Division. He is happily married to Marissa M. Pascua, an international flight purser of Philippine Airlines, and they have a daughter, Mary Frances Therese. Carlito Galvez Jr. Carlito Guancing Galvez, Jr. is a Filipino General and the incumbent Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1985 (Class of Sandiwa). He is also known for his leadership in the AFP Western Mindanao Command during the Battle of Marawi. He is also a recipient of the United States Eisenhower Fellowships