# Sergio Carlo

Sergio Nicolás de Jesús Carlo Pichardo (born March 19, 1977) is a Dominican actor best known for his role as Carbo, in Andy García's movie The Lost City and as Manolo Tavarez, opposite Michelle Rodriguez in the film Trópico de Sangre. He is also known as the co-host of Chevere Nights, a television entertainment news show in Dominican Republic. More recently, he has been the producer and host of the YouTube political news satire show, El Antinoti, which has become the most famous show of this nature in the Dominican Republic, being a vocal critic of the government and the establishment.

## Early life

He was born Sergio Carlo in Santiago, Dominican Republic to Octavio Carlo and Laura Pichardo, the youngest child with five sisters and three brothers. At the age of 16 he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue his studies in television and radio broadcasting. While in Boston he also participated in infomercials for Geovision and performed in independent student films. He was also a voiceover talent at ESPN.

## Acting career

His first recognition as an actor was in the theater productions of Grease and Saturday Night Fever in the Dominican Republic. He later went on to act in various television series, such as Paraíso in 2002 and the film Cuban Blood with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal.
In 2005, he performed in three major films. La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat), based out of a book by the same name. La Maldición del padre Cardona (The Curse of Father Cardona) in which he plays the lover of Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek, Vantage Point, Pirates of the Caribbean), and Andy García's film The Lost City as Carbo.
In 2007 he performed in Trópico a Venevisión Productions soap opera alongside actor Jose Luis Rodriguez (el Puma).
In 2010 he starred in Trópico de Sangre a film directed by Juan Delancer, in which he played Manolo Tavarez, husband of Minerva Mirabal, played by Hollywood actress Michelle Rodriguez. Rodriguez played the lead role of Minerva Mirabal, based out of The Mirabal Sisters true story.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Segundo de Isabella | |
| 2014 | Lotoman 003 | Commander Lopez | |
| 2014 | Let's go Robbery | Thief | |
| 2013 | Who's the Boss? | Nathaly's boyfriend | |
| 2012 | Jaque Mate | | |
| 2012 | The King of Najayo | Tito | |
| 2010 | Trópico de Sangre | Manolo Tavares | |
| 2007 | Tropico | Eddy Jiménez | |
| 2007 | Operación Patakón | Teniente Neke | |
| 2006 | Viajeros | Johnny | |
| 2005 | The Lost City | Carbo | a film by Andy Garcia |
| 2005 | The Curse of Father Cardona | Cuso | a.k.a. La maldición del padre Cardona - Dominican Republic (original title) |
| 2005 | The Feast of the Goat | | a.k.a. La fiesta del chivo - Dominican Republic (original title) |
| 2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Felipe | Dangerous Liaisons TV episode |
| 2003 | Cuban Blood | Rebel #2 | a.k.a. Dreaming of Julia - USA (original title) |
| 2003 | Paraíso | Tomeo | Todo lo que tengo es tuyo - TV episode |

## Other work

Sergio Carlo is also a regular co-host in Chévere Nights a television entertainment news show in Dominican Republic. He is also the host of 12 y 2, a nationally syndicated top 40, independent music and talk radio show that airs on 91fm.

## Philanthropic activities

Sergio Carlo is an ambassador of Yo Nado con Marcos (also known as Swim Across the Continents) part of the Millennium Development Goals initiative supported by the United Nations. The organization's objective is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, to promote education, equality, health and economic development among other world issues. Also, in his native country, Sergio Carlo organizes various food bank drives which he promotes to recruit volunteers through his Twitter.

## Personal life

Carlo married Gabriela Virginia Arriaza, of Salvadoran descent, on 23 January 2016 in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.