Carlito Brigante

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Carlito Brigante is a fictional Puerto Rican ex-convict and former gangster struggling to escape his criminal past in the crime drama film "Carlito's Way."

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Carlito Brigante canonical 4
Carlito (novel character) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ex-convict
fictional character
film character
gangster
appearsIn Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
appearsInGenre gangster film
associatedWith New York drug trade
nightclub scene
basedOn Carlito (novel character)
linked to: Carlito Brigante
basedOnWork After Hours (novel)
Carlito's Way (novel)
linked to: Carlito's Way
closeAssociate David Kleinfeld
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Edwin Torres
enemy Benny Blanco
ethnicity Puerto Rican
fictionalUniverse Carlito's Way
filmDebut Carlito's Way (1993 film)
linked to: Carlito's Way
filmDirectorOfMainAppearance Brian De Palma
filmGenreContext crime drama
formerOccupation drug dealer
gender male
hairColor black
languageSpoken English
Spanish
legalStatusAtStart recently released from prison
loveInterest Gail
moralAlignment antihero
narrativeRole protagonist
nationalityInStory American
notableCharacteristic loyal to friends
seeks to leave criminal life
skilled street hustler
notableSceneLocation Grand Central Terminal
occupation gangster
nightclub owner
plansToMoveTo Bahamas
portrayedBy Al Pacino
Jay Hernandez
primaryGoal go straight and retire from crime
screenWriterAdaptationBy David Koepp
settingBorough Spanish Harlem
settingCity New York City
timePeriod 1970s
weaponOfChoice handgun

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Carlito's Way mainCharacter Carlito Brigante
Kleinfeld relationshipWith Carlito Brigante
Kleinfeld betrays Carlito Brigante
Carlito Brigante basedOn Carlito (novel character)
linked to: Carlito Brigante