Carlo was born in
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and raised in
Spanish Harlem. He served in the
U.S. Army 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 (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, on episode 15 of the second season. ==Family==