Sergio Nicolás de Jesús Carlo Pichardo (born March 19, 1977) is a Dominican actor best known for his role as Carbo, in

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's movie '' The Lost City'' and as Manolo Tavarez, opposite

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in the film '' Trópico de Sangre''. He is also known as the co-host of ''Chevere Nights'', a television entertainment news show in Dominican Republic. More recently, he has been the producer and host of the YouTube political news satire show, El Antinoti, which has become the most famous show of this nature in the Dominican Republic, being a vocal critic of the government and the establishment.

Early life

He was born Sergio Carlo in

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to Octavio Carlo and Laura Pichardo, the youngest child with five sisters and three brothers. At the age of 16 he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue his studies in television and radio broadcasting. While in Boston he also participated in infomercials for Geovision and performed in independent student films. He was also a voiceover talent at ESPN.

Acting career

His first recognition as an actor was in the theater productions of '' Grease'' and '' Saturday Night Fever'' in the Dominican Republic. He later went on to act in various television series, such as ''Paraíso'' in 2002 and the film '' Cuban Blood'' with Mexican actor

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. In 2005, he performed in three major films. '' La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat)'', based out of a book by the same name. ''La Maldición del padre Cardona (The Curse of Father Cardona)'' in which he plays the lover of Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana (

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, Star Trek, Vantage Point, Pirates of the Caribbean), and

's film '' The Lost City'' as Carbo. In 2007 he performed in ''Trópico'' a Venevisión Productions soap opera alongside actor Jose Luis Rodriguez (el Puma). In 2010 he starred in '' Trópico de Sangre'' a film directed by Juan Delancer, in which he played Manolo Tavarez, husband of Hollywood actress

. Rodriguez played the lead role of Minerva Mirabal, based out of The Mirabal Sisters true story.

Filmography

Other work

Sergio Carlo is also a regular co-host in ''Chévere Nights'' a television entertainment news show in Dominican Republic. He is also the host of 12 y 2, a nationally syndicated top 40, independent music and talk radio show that airs on 91fm.

Philanthropic activities

Sergio Carlo is an ambassador of ''Yo Nado con Marcos'' (also known as ''Swim Across the Continents'') part of the

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initiative supported by the

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. The organization's objective is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, to promote education, equality, health and economic development among other world issues. Also, in his native country, Sergio Carlo organizes various food bank drives which he promotes to recruit volunteers through his Twitter.

Personal life

Carlo married Gabriela Virginia Arriaza, of

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descent, on 23 January 2016 in

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, Dominican Republic.

References

External links

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Sergio Carlo official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlo, Sergio 1977 births Living people Dominican Republic activists Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States Dominican Republic male film actors Dominican Republic television presenters