Ismael 'East' Carlo
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Ismael Manny "East" Carlo (born January 29, 1942) is a Puerto Rican actor. He has sometimes been credited as East Carlo or Ismael East Carlo.


Life and career

Carlo was born in
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, and raised in
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. He served in the
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after enlisting at age 17. He was stationed in Panama. From New York he moved to Florida, where he took a job as a janitor at a local theater and it was at that juncture his acting career started. He started appearing in TV shows back in the 1970s, like his role in ''
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'' (1975) in the lady killer episode, he played lately the role of Don Diego in the comedy movie ''Bandidas'' (2006). He also appeared briefly in the series ''
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'', on episode 15 of the second season.


Family

He has been married twice.


Filmography


Television


Film


Miscellaneous Crew


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlo, Ismael East 1942 births Living people People from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico People from East Harlem Puerto Rican male film actors Puerto Rican male television actors United States Army soldiers