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

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Carlito's Way mainCharacter Carlito Brigante