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
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo (, ) is a city and municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area.
Hist ...
, and raised in
Spanish Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or and historically known as Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, roughly encompassing the area north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, F ...
. He served in the
U.S. Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...
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 ''
Caribe
Caribe may refer to:
* ''Caribe'' (Venezuelan TV series), a Venezuelan telenovela
* ''Caribe'' (American TV series), a 1975 television series produced by Quinn Martin
* Caribe, or Cabir, a computer worm designed for mobile phones
* ''Caribe'' ...
'' (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 ''
Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'', on episode 15 of the second season.
Family
He has been married twice.
Filmography
Television
Film
Miscellaneous Crew
External links
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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