Carlito

Birth Name: Carlos Edwin Colón, Jr.

Place of Birth: Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Date of Birth: February 21, 1979

Ethnicity:
*father – Puerto Rican [African, some Spanish]
*mother – English, possibly other

Carlito is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is known for his work in World Wrestling Council (WWC); and on WWE, where he has performed on the Raw and Smackdown brands. He appeared on the series GLOW. He is also known as Carlito Caribbean Cool, Carlito Colón, Carlos Colón, and Carly Colón.

Carlito is the son of Nancy Coates and professional wrestler Carlos Colón, who is the founder of WWC. His father is Puerto Rican. His mother is from Canada. A photo of Carlito’s parents can be seen here. His brother, Primo Colón (Edwin Carlos Colón Coates), and cousin, Epico Colón (Orlando Tito Colón Nieves), are also professional wrestlers.

His paternal grandparents were listed as “De Color” on the 1950 Census.

Carlito’s paternal grandfather was named Carlos Luis Colón.

Carlito’s paternal grandmother was named Esther.

Source: Genealogy of Carlito’s father – https://www.familysearch.org