Carlito

Birth Name: Carlos Edwin Colón Coates, 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, and actor. 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 (the son of Gregoria Colón y León). Carlos was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico. Gregoria was the daughter of Diego Colon Rodriguez and Librada León Rodriguez.

Carlito’s paternal grandmother was Rosa Esther González (the daughter of Eduvigis Torres y Santiago and Engracia Gonzalez y Rivera). Rosa was born in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.

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